Enquiries
For all enquiries concerning the Army History Research Grants Scheme contact:
Research Grants Officer
Army History Unit
CP2-5-169
Department of Defence CANBERRA ACT 2600
Ph: 02 6266 2280(enquiries only)
Fax: 02 6266 4044
Email: AHU enquiries
Scheme
The Army History Research Grants Scheme supports research into the role and involvement of the Australian Army in the development of the nation. The scheme has been in operation since 1993. Grants range to a maximum of $15,000 in the financial year and are awarded by the Army after academic assessment.
Applications are now open for the 2010/2011 financial year. Applications close 19 February 2010.
2010 Army History Research Grants
The 2010/11 Army History Research Grants are now open. AHU encourages all applicants to carefully read the 'Advice to Applicants' and 'Conditions of Grant'. If there are any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact Nick Anderson on (02) 6266 2280 or at AHU Enquiries
Applications close on 19 February 2010.
2009-2010 Recipients
The Army History Unit congratulates recipients of grants for the 2009-2010 period.
| Michelle Bomford |
Yelling Like Bushrangers: the Australian Capture of Mont St Quentin and Peronne 1918 |
| Phillip Bradley |
The Capture of Lae: September 1943 |
| Neville Browning |
Leane's Battalion: A History of the 48th Battalion AIF |
| Justin Chadwick |
Sword and Baton: A century of Senior Command: Volume 1 Federation to 1939 |
| Tim Cook |
From the Snowy to the Somme: A History of the 55th Battalion |
| Bronwyn Hughes |
Light Everlasting: Commemorative Stained Glass of the First and Second World Wars |
| Richard Irvine |
The History of the Volunteer Defence Corps 1940-1945 |
| Wayne Matthews |
History of the 19th Infantry Battalion, AIF 1915-1918 |
| John Maynard |
The Black Battlefield – The WWI Experience of NSW Aborigines Home and Abroad |
| Kate McCulloch |
Collection Policies by Army in relation to the Vietnam War: Relationship between the Army and the Australian War Memorial |
| Barry Reed |
Endurance, Courage & Care: The 1942 Kokoda Campaign of Captain Alan Watson, Dental Surgeon |
| Noah Riseman |
Defending Australia, Defending Indigenous Rights: Australian Indigenous Soldiers Since World War 2 |
| Peter Stanley |
Bad Characters: AIF Discipline in the Great War |
| Gerard Windsor |
Bunker Action of Charlie Coy 7RAR, 5-7 Feb ‘68 |
| Brad Duncan & Bob Marmion |
The Port Phillip Defences, 1854-1945 |
Grants recipients since 1993/94
Applications
Application forms are currently available to download as PDF files which can then be printed, filled out, and mailed to the address below. There are two forms you will need:
- the main form is to be filled out by the applicant; and
- the referee form is to be filled out by the referee.
Main form 
Referee form Applicants from within the Department of Defence can access versions of both forms AC293 (Main form) and AC294 (Referee form) that can be completed online via the Defence Web Forms System: Web Forms System
Send 3 copies of the completed application form to:
The Research Grants Officer
Army History Unit
CP2-5-169
Department of Defence CANBERRA ACT 2600
Facsimile: (02) 6266 4044
Telephone: (02) 6266 2280 (enquiries only)
Before completing an application, applicants are advised to read:
Conditions of Award Sample Successful Application 
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