ABOUT THE ABC TOP 5
The ABC TOP 5 is for early-career PhD scholars with a passion for communicating their work to non-academic audiences.
Each year, ABC Radio National puts out a call to Australia’s higher education sector and research organisations to find the TOP 5 PhD scholars in three categories:
- Humanities
- Science
- Arts
The three media residencies are designed to develop the communication skills — providing researchers with the skills to share their knowledge and expertise with audiences seeking credible information and informed debate.
The researchers-in-residence in each of the three categories get to spend two weeks on site working alongside the ABC’s award-winning journalists and producers, in television, and digital platforms.
Program graduates are equipped with career-long skills, knowledge, and confidence to communicate with media and their audiences about their field of expertise.
- Find out more about the ABC TOP 5 Arts here.
- Find out more about the ABC TOP 5 Humanities here.
- Find out more about the ABC TOP 5 Science here.
APPLY HERE
Applications are open from 9am (AEST) Thursday March 13, 2025, and close at 11:59pm (AEST) Sunday May 4, 2025.
Find the forms for the three residencies online via Submittable: ABC TOP 5 Submission Manager
What does it cost?
The ABC TOP 5 is delivered at no cost to participants.
The program is an investment by the ABC and our four program partners whose support makes the ABC TOP 5 media residencies possible:
The ABC TOP 5 is supported by:
- Creative Australia
- University of Melbourne
- University of Sydney
- Australian National University