State Library Victoria Fellowships 2023

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 18 December 2023 (AEDT).

IMPORTANT: Please read the information below to help you complete your online application.

Before you begin

Welcome to State Library Victoria's online grant application service, powered by SmartyGrants.

We highly recommend that you preview the form before starting your application to get an idea of the requirements and eligibility criteria. 

You can begin anywhere in this application form. Make sure you save as you go.

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines or questions in the form, please email fellows@slv.vic.gov.au and quote your submission number.

Visit the State Library Victoria website to view our guidelines.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

State Library Victoria is committed to protecting user privacy. The personal information in this form is collected for the purposes of preparing submissions for assessment for the 2023 Fellowships Program. Your personal information is managed in accordance with privacy legislation, including the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and any other applicable laws. For more information, please see our Privacy statement.

Using the application form

On every page of the form, you will find a 'Form Navigation' contents box. Select the links to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also choose 'Next page' or 'Previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

Saving your draft application

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, choose 'Save and close' and log out. When you log back in and select 'My Submissions' at the top of the screen, you'll find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, draft or completed, as a PDF. Choose the 'Download PDF' button at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

Submitting your application

You will find a 'Review and Submit' button at the bottom of the navigation panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application, you can submit it by choosing 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel.

You won't be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you've submitted your application, you won't be able to edit the application or upload supporting materials.

When you submit your application, you'll receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you don't receive a confirmation of submission email, your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: Check your spam or junk email folder.

Attachments and supporting documents

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but you'll need to have the documents saved on your computer or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each, however, we recommend keeping files to a maximum of 5MB. The larger the file, the longer the upload time.

Completing an application in a group/team

Several people can work on an application using the same login details, as long as only one person is working at a time. Make sure you save as you go.

Formatting and spell check

If you're pasting from Word, some formatting (bold, italics, etc.) will be removed, so you may need to reformat. Links will not be clickable, so please provide full URLs.

Most internet browsers (including Firefox v2.0 and above, Safari and Google Chrome) have spell check. You can switch this function on or off in your browser settings.