Entry Details 2010   |   Winners of the Allan Martin Award   |   Allan Martin Lectures

The Allan Martin Award commemorates the contribution to Australian History of A.W. Martin (1926–2002), in particular his interest in and encouragement of students and younger colleagues over a lifetime of teaching and research. The Award is available biennially for a sum of up to $4000. Academic historians, public historians, and historians working independently are invited to apply. The Award will be administered jointly by The Australian National University and The Australian Historical Association. The Allan Martin Award is intended to assist early-career historians further their research in Australian History. It is particularly intended to assist in the achievement of a public outcome that will make a significant contribution to the field. That outcome could be a monograph or a series of articles, but there is also a commitment to encourage other outcomes, such as an exhibition or documentary film, or a podcast or website, or some mix of these. Allan Martin was a graduate of the University of Sydney and the ANU. He was a member of History departments at the Universities of Melbourne, Adelaide, and the ANU, and at La Trobe University he was Foundation Professor of History (1966–73) and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities (1970 and 1971). In addition to many articles, chapters, and conference papers he wrote biographies of Henry Parkes and Robert Menzies. Page constructed by Carolyn Brewer Last modified by Carolyn Brewer 25 January 2009 1022 URL: http://www.theaha.org.au/awards/martin/history.htm