From the Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Indexers (ANZSI) is offering scholarships of A$1,000 for enrolment and completion in an approved indexing course. One year of ANZSI membership will also be provided to the successful applicant.
For information about indexing as a career, please check out the following resources:
- What does a professional indexer do? – ANZSI
- A career in indexing – Society of Indexers (UK)
- So you want to be an indexer? – American Society of Indexing
- For new and aspiring indexers – Indexing Society of Canada
If you would like to test your interest, see Indexing Books as a Career, a free course on Canvas Network. This free course is intended for individuals interested in exploring a possible indexing career, as well as for authors and editors who work with indexers.
Eligibility criteria
You must fulfill the following requirements:
- Residency: Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.
- Availability: Ready to commence indexing studies, in an approved course, within four months of receiving scholarship.
- Equipment: Own or have unlimited access to a PC or laptop with internet access enabling completion of the course.
Approved indexing educational programs
- Indexing: Theory and Application (University of California Berkeley Extension Indexing Course). This online course teaches “the fundamentals of writing, editing, and delivering back-of-the-book indexes to publishing clients”, as well as embedded and web indexing. Further information about the course can be found at: https://extension.berkeley.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=41381#!#courseSectionDetails_87654771
- Society of Indexers (UK) Training Course (Modules A and B). The Society of Indexers runs its online course, “Training in Indexing”, which consists of four assessed modules plus a practical indexing assignment. For further details see: https://www.indexers.org.uk/training-development/si-training-course/
- Scholarship applicants who wish to enrol in courses other than those listed here may include that request in their application for consideration of the ANZSI Scholarship Committee.
Conditions
- Ready to commence course within four months of announcement of successful scholarship recipient.
- Completion of your chosen course within the timeline stipulated by the course convenors and as agreed to by the ANZSI Council.
- Payment of scholarship money: 50% on receipt of proof of enrolment and 50% upon successful completion of program.
Complete the ANZSI scholarship application form.
All applications must be received by 31 May 2025.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact a member of the ANZSI scholarship sub-committee at scholarship@anzsi.org.