Each year Oral History WA offers a bursary to our members of up to $2,000 as a way to support and encourage the practice of oral history in Western Australia.
This bursary is named for Jean Teasdale, the founder of the Oral History WA association. Jean was one of the first interviewers appointed during the establishment of the Battye Library’s oral history collection. She conducted over 60 life-story interviews herself and trained others in oral history practice. Recognising the lack of support for oral history practitioners in Australia, Jean joined international associations and built a network that eventually became the Oral History Association of Australia.
What Projects Can Be Funded?
Suitable projects may include:
- recording oral history interviews
- transcribing new or existing oral history interviews
- work that interprets new or existing interviews for a public audience, for example, an exhibition, display, website content, multimedia product, arts projects, or
- a combination of these.
Projects should highlight an aspect of Western Australian history, such as:
- a particular subject area, e.g., music, sport, education, medicine, architecture
- community or family history
- history of an organisation or business.
Applicants are encouraged to seek part funding for their projects from additional sources, where possible.