Australian Academy of the Humanities

The Australian Academy of the Humanities was established by Royal Charter in 1969 to advance scholarship and public interest in the humanities in Australia. To this end, the Academy: supports excellent humanities research through conferences, awards, and the facilitation of major project initiatives; supports the wide diffusion of humanities research findings through publication subsidies and media promotion; provides expert advice to government, industry, the media, and the community on matters concerning the humanities; builds and maintains collaborations with other bodies concerned with national cultural prosperity; and builds and maintains relations and exchanges with allied international bodies.
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