This scholarship is open to teachers currently teaching history in NSW schools or TAFE NSW campuses who are also individual financial members of the History Teachers' Association of NSW.
The scholarship is for a study in any aspect of history and history education, designed to support history teaching in NSW.
Research can include studies into aspects of Australian or international history. Recent recipients of the scholarship have completed projects on:
- making modern Iranian history accessible to Australian teenagers
- Australian surf culture and the anti-war movement
- the historiography of the Salem Witch Hunt
- the historiography of the Aztec Empire
- the course of the Spanish Civil War
- history and memory in the former USSR
- approaches to teaching Indigenous histories.
The History Teacher's Association NSW would encourage scholarship recipients to disseminate the findings of their completed scholarship projects to teachers at conferences and through other mediums.
The successful applicant will undertake a study tour of up to 5 weeks internationally or within Australia. Study tour travel is to be completed in one block between 1 January and 30 June 2026, with follow-up activities and reporting to be completed within 90 days of study tour completion.
Time may involve formal study, for example, undertaking a short course at a respected tertiary institution, or a program of visits to sites, schools and institutions to conduct interviews, observe exemplary practices and collect resources for the preparation of teaching materials related to the specific scholarship category.
The Scholarship Terms and Conditions apply to all NSW Premier's Teacher Scholarships. Applicants should refer to the FAQs for applicants when preparing and submitting an application. As part of the online application, applicants must upload their research and study tour proposal along with the Endorsement of Application form. Researching and writing an application may count as professional development to help maintain your accreditation. For more information, refer to NESA’s professional development requirements for teachers.
Up to 2 scholarships of $15,000 each will be offered for travel during 2026.
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