Category: Notices

29 June 2026. The Eamon Cleary Postdoctoral Fellowship in Irish Studies is open to Ph.D. graduates in any area of Irish studies (Irish literature, history, politics, sociology, diaspora etc), but scholars with a medical humanities dimension to their research are particularly encouraged to apply. There is no required teaching associated with the role but it is expected that the postdoctoral fellow will actively participate in the life of the Centre, including public engagement and research dissemination, and contribute to the running of the Centre’s events and conferences. Applications quoting reference number 2600864 will close on Monday, 29 June 2026, 11:59PM NZST.

19 May 2026. Elizabeth Malcolm died peacefully in Melbourne following a long illness aged 77. Elizabeth was the inaugural Gerry Higgins professor of Irish Studies at the University of Melbourne. She was also one of the founders of ISAANZ, the Australasian Journal of Irish Studies and a renowned historian of Irish and Irish Australian history.  Teacher, mentor and friend to many, Elizabeth will be greatly missed. She is survived by her son Hartley and her brother Robert. May she rest in peace. Funeral details to be announced. 

Applications are open for the 2027 O’Donnell Fellowship in Irish Studies at St Mary's Newman Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. The O’Donnell Fellowship is available for the period Monday 4 January – Sunday 14 February 2027. The Fellowship, which is non-stipendary, offers: college living quarters and all meals; access to the Academic Centre building and collections; research space in the Gerry Higgins Room; access to the University of Melbourne library; $2000 for travel and other expenses. The application deadline is Friday 3 July 2026.

2026 Winner of AJIS/ISAANZ postgraduate essay prize is Constantin Torve from Queen's University, Belfast, for his essay: Tipperary Boys, Red Ribbons, and the Eureka Stockade: The global Irish diaspora and agrarian protest repertoires in Australia, 1840-1860. The editors received a wide field of excellent essays and thank all those who entered the competition. Constantin's essay will be published in the next issue of AJIS.

15 May 2026. With the support of a National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant, the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for its postdoctoral fellowship program.The NEH Keough-Naughton Fellowship will enable outstanding scholars to continue their research while in residence at the Keough-Naughton Institute for up to three years beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The fellowship is open to Ph.D. scholars in any area of Irish studies. The fellow’s stipend will be determined based on experience.The fellow will participate in a periodic research seminar and present a paper on their research during the academic year. Apart from the seminar, the fellow’s only obligation is to pursue their research. The fellow will be fully integrated into the life of the institute, with library privileges and access to the institute’s research tools and network.

2025 Winner of AJIS/ISAANZ postgraduate essay prize is Ciara Maloney (Mary Immaculate College, Limerick) for her essay titled "Haunting in The Beauty Queen of Leeane and The Lonesome West". The editors received a wide field of excellent essays and wish to thank all those who entered the competition.

Applications are open for the 2026 O’Donnell Fellowship in Irish Studies at St Mary's Newman Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia. The O’Donnell Fellowship is available for the period Monday 5 January – Sunday 15 February 2026. The Fellowship, which is non-stipendary, offers: college living quarters and all meals; access to the Academic Centre building and collections; research space in the Gerry Higgins Room; access to the University of Melbourne library; $2000 for travel and other expenses. The application deadline is Friday 11 July 2025..