2014 Queensland Business
Leaders Hall of Fame Fellowship
Application form
State Library of Queensland is a leading collector of Queensland’s documentary heritage
and aims to make these resources more visible and accessible to Queenslanders and the
rest of the world.
Since 2009, State Library of Queensland has partnered with QUT Business School and the
Queensland Library Foundation in the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. This
initiative acknowledges and celebrates the public contribution of Queensland’s leading
businesses to our state’s economic, commercial and social development.
The Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellowship has been established to further
research, understanding and new knowledge about Queensland’s business history. Using
the resources contained within the collections of State Library, and especially in the John
Oxley Library, the focus of the Fellowship is Queensland’s business history.
A bursary of $15,000 will be made available to the successful applicant. Subject to
aforementioned considerations, the Fellow will determine how the funds will be expended.
Fellows are required to provide multiple research outcomes both tangible and intangible,
during and at the conclusion of the Fellowship. Please see Terms and Conditions for further
details.
Fellows should also be guided by the goals of the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of
Fame when preparing their applications. These goals are articulated through the criteria for
inductions into the Hall of Fame, which can be found on the Queensland Business Leaders
Hall of Fame website at www.leaders.slq.qld.gov.au/about/
Application requirements
Please complete all details on the application form. Additionally, please enter the name of
the applicant at the top of each page.
Your application should demonstrate your project’s relevance to Queensland business
history, originality and contribution of new knowledge about Queensland’s economic or
commercial development, use of the John Oxley Library and State Library collections, and
the existence of clear, defined outcomes.
The panel will take these points into account when assessing applications. Please see
Terms and Conditions for more detailed criteria information.
Please note: Fellowships are not intended to support research projects which are a
component of postgraduate studies.
Keep a copy of the application for your records.
Applicant [add your name]
The completed application must be submitted before 5pm Monday 17 March 2014 to:
The Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellowship
C/- A/Senior Research Officer,
John Oxley Library
State Library of Queensland
PO Box 3488
South Brisbane Qld 4101
Or by email to fellowships@slq.qld.gov.au
Enquiries or requests for further information should be directed to, A/Senior Research
Officer, State Library of Queensland on 07 3840 7879 or fellowships@slq.qld.gov.au
More information is available on the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame website at
www.leaders.slq.qld.gov.au/hall-of-fame/fellowship/
Applicant [add your name]
Contact details
1. Name in full:
2. Home address:
3. Postal address
(if different from above)
4. Telephone numbers
Home:
Work:
Mobile:
5. Email:
Please type your responses to questions 6-17 and 19 noting the word limit.
6.
Brief title of project (No more than 30 words)
7. Summary of project (No more than 300 words)
Applicant [add your name]
8. Relevance of project to the collections of the John Oxley Library and State Library
of Queensland.
Please list resources already identified and outline how the John Oxley Library is a
critical resource for the work you are undertaking.
9. Relevance of the project to Queensland’s business history.
Please state how the project will contribute new knowledge to Queensland’s business
history.
10. Outline your research methodology for this project?
Applicant [add your name]
11. Has the project commenced?
Yes
No
If yes, please outline when the project was started and the current state of progress on
the project.
12. Will this project be undertaken as part of the requirements for a formal
qualification?
Yes
No
Please give details
13. What will be the outcomes of your research?
For example, publication, online engagement, exhibition, film, heritage trail etc.
14. Have you applied to any other funding body for this project?
Yes
No
If yes, please give details of the funding body, the amount requested and the result of the
application, if known.
Applicant [add your name]
15. Current position or occupation
16. Education record
Please give details of academic achievements (including university/higher education
programs, areas of expertise and year of graduation), special prizes or other distinctions.
17. Scholarships or awards previously or currently held
18. Writing and research
Please list a selection of articles, books and/or papers you have written. Attach a
separate list if necessary.
Applicant [add your name]
19. Names and contact details of three referees familiar with your work
1.
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
2.
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
3.
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
Email:
Applicant [add your name]
20. How did you become aware of the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame
Fellowship?
SLQ website
SLQ staff
SLQ enewsletter
Please specify:
QBLHoF website
Advertising
Where:
Word of mouth
Other.
Please specify:
Declaration
I have read the Terms and Conditions relating to the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of
Fame Fellowship. I certify that, to the best of my knowledge, all the information in this
application is correct. If my application is successful, I agree to abide by the conditions for
appointment as a Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame Fellow.
Signature:
Date:
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Applicant [add your name]
Terms and Conditions
The amount of the Fellowship to be awarded will be $15,000. This amount may be used to
supplement the researcher’s income during work on his/her project or to meet any necessary travel
and research cost, within the parameters of the Fellowship.
The project must be completed within 6 months of the appointment of the successful Fellow.
Before the scholarship is awarded, the successful Fellow will be required to sign an agreement with
State Library of Queensland detailing terms of the Fellowship. This agreement covers reporting
timelines, use of copyright materials, observation of standards in outcomes, plagiarism,
acknowledgements, use of social media and research protocols.
Two progress reports are to be submitted to the project supervisor over the course of the project. The
first report is due mid-term of the Fellowship, the second report at the conclusion of the Fellowship. It
is anticipated that the Fellow maintain close contact with the designated project manager.
Outcomes:
 It is expected that the project will deliver a minimum of one (1) major tangible outcome.
Examples of acceptable outcomes include a publication, online engagement, cultural heritage
activity or product, a significant acquisition for, or a substantial curatorial contribution to, the
John Oxley Library collection.
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An annotated bibliography will be compiled as a result of the research undertaken and
presented to the State Library for its collection.
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The Fellow will be expected to compose and contribute at least 3 articles to the John Oxley
Library Blog related to his/her research.
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The Fellow will be expected to deliver a presentation to the Queensland Business Leaders
Hall of Fame Governing Committee.
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It is desirable that all outcomes give due acknowledgement of the award
Additionally, the Fellow is to be available for publicity purposes relating to the Fellowship.
A State Library committee will consider all applications for the John Oxley Library Fellowship, and
interview short-listed applicants.
The successful applicant will be notified before any public announcement. All applicants will be
notified in writing regarding the outcome of their application after the decision is announced.
The decision of the selection committee is final and no discussion or correspondence will be entered
into in regard to the committee’s decision. It should be noted that State Library of Queensland staff
are not eligible to apply.
The Panel reserves the right to offer an additional award(s) which allows a Fellowship applicant(s)
special privileges in relation to the use of John Oxley Library facilities.
In the event of no suitable applicant being found in a particular year, the Panel reserves the right to
withhold the Fellowship for that year.
Applicant [add your name]
Assessment of applications
The Panel will consider the following points when assessing applications:
1. Relevance to Queensland business history and Queensland Business Leaders Hall of
Fame
Does the project create new knowledge about or enhance understanding of Queensland’s business
history or economic development?
Does the project align to the criteria for Induction into the Qld Business Leaders Hall of Fame?
(see www.leaders.slq.qld.gov.au/about/)
Is the project original or does it duplicate existing studies?
2. Use of John Oxley Library/State Library collections
Does the project make relevant use of the information sources within John Oxley Library and/or State
Library or will it contribute to filling a gap in the collection?
Will the project raise awareness of the content and/or importance of the John Oxley Library and/or
State Library collections?
3. Project Outcomes
Is the project achievable within the timeframes or taking into account accessible information
resources?
Are clear outcomes defined?
Is there a major tangible outcome, e.g. publication, on-line resource, lecture, exhibition, curatorial
contribution?
4. Obstacles
Copyright implications?
Moral rights obligations?
Any cultural sensitivity