AHA Prizes and Awards

AHA PRIZES 2008 - up-to-date forms available

The AHA is pleased to announce that it is now accepting entries for its 2008 prizes and awards. The prizes are for various categories of endeavour and offer exciting opportunities for new and established historians alike.

MAGAREY MEDAL FOR BIOGRAPHY 2008
This biennial Medal and $10,000 prize is kindly donated by Adjunct Professor Susan Magarey, and is administered and judged by a panel established by the Australian Historical Association and the Association for the Study of Australian Literature. It will be awarded to the female person who has published the work judged to be the best biographical writing on an Australian subject in 2006 or 2007.
[Information and application form]

ALLAN MARTIN AWARD 2008
The Allan Martin Award is intended to help early-career historians achieve a public outcome such as a monograph, series of academic articles, exhibition, documentary film, or some mix of these, which will make a significant contribution to the field of Australian history. The $4000 biennial award may be used to cover travel for research purposes, a publication subsidy, a contribution towards exhibition or film production costs, or acquisition of documents or pictorial material: these examples are not exhaustive.
[Information and application form]

KAY DANIELS AWARD 2008
This Award has been sponsored by members and associates of the Australian Historical Association, the University of Tasmania, and the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority. Consisting of a $1500 prize and citation, it recognizes outstanding original research with a bearing on convict, heritage and/or early colonial history, either Australian or non-Australian published in 2006 or 2007.
[Information and application form]

W.K. HANCOCK PRIZE 2008
The W.K. Hancock Prize was instituted in 1987 by the Australian Historical Association to honour the contribution to the study and writing of history in Australia by Sir Keith Hancock. Offering a $2000 prize and citation, it is intended to give recognition and encouragement to an Australian scholar who has recently published a first book in any field of history in 2006 or 2007.
[Information and application form]

THE SERLE AWARD 2008
The Australian Historical Association has constituted the Serle Award as a biennial prize. The Award has been established through the generosity of Mrs Jessie Serle and takes the form of a publishing subsidy of $2500 for the best postgraduate thesis in Australian History completed and examined during the previous year.
[Information and application form]

ALL MEDALS AND AWARDS are awarded biennially. Applications due: 28 February 2008

2008 AHA-CAL POSTGRADUATE HISTORY PRIZE

The AHA is pleased to announce a prestigious new postgraduate history prize drawing on the CAL Cultural Fund. The prize will be offered annually with a substantial award of $4000 plus publication in History Australia. Applications are now invited for the 2008 prize.
[Flyer]
[Application form]

2008 MAX KELLY MEDAL

The History Council of NSW is currently inviting nominations for the 2008 Max Kelly Medal. The winner will receive a Medal and $500 prize money.
Nominations close 14 December 2007.
[Full details]

AHA/CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS HONORARY FELLOWSHIPS
Offering the convenient of workspace and ready access to materials these fellowships may be applied for at any time:
[Information and application form]

For further information please on AHA Prizes and Awards contact the AHA Executive Officer at: theaha@humn.mq.edu.au

OTHER PRIZES

2008 PRIME MINISTER'S PRIZE - OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS!
A call for nominations for the 2008 Prime Minister's Prize for Australia History was recently released. The prize comprises an embossed gold medallion and tax free grant of $100,000. Eligible nominations include: published books, documentaries for film, radio or television, or a variety of multimedia works.
Nominations close 5pm AEST, 20 January 2008.
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