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The Australian Historical Association and the editors of History Australia are pleased to announce a new prize for work by Early Career Historians. The Ann Curthoys Prize is awarded for the best unpublished article-length work by an Early Career Researcher (within 5 years of PhD graduation) in any one or combination of the following fields Read more …
The Association has available on a competitive basis, two travel grants to enable student presenters to participate in the 25th Annual Conference to be held this year at Atherton in the Cairns Hinterland, Queensland. The conference will be held from 8-12 July, 2019, with a pre-conference tour on 7 July and a post-conference tour on Read more …
The ASSH Book Awards for monographs and edited works recognise outstanding scholarship in sports history. Books for both Awards must have been published in the previous two calendar years prior to the year of the award. Works must be sent to the judges by the due date to be eligible. Articles submitted for the ASSH Student Read more …
The AHA is thrilled to announce a new conference prize, the Jill Roe Early Career Researcher AHA Conference Scholarship. Funding for this scheme is made possible by a generous bequest from Professor Emerita Jill Roe (1940–2017), an eminent and much-loved Australian historian who made a very significant contribution to the writing, teaching and public communication of history Read more …
The Australian Historical Association (AHA) in association with the Copyright Agency offers travel and writing bursaries linked to the AHA annual conference. The bursaries are intended to encourage and support emerging historians who would otherwise be unable to attend the conference. Applications close 11 March 2019. Further information.
The Economic History Association of Australia and New Zealand (EHSANZ) will award its annual prize for the best paper given in the Economic History stream at the 2019 AHA Conference. The Prize is intended to encourage economic historians at the postgraduate or early career stage, and help them make connections in the wider field of Read more …
The Jill Roe Prize is awarded annually for the best unpublished article-length work of historical research in any area of historical enquiry produced by a postgraduate student. The Award will consist of a cash payment of $150 and a citation, presented annually at the AHA national conference. Applications due 31 March 2019 Further information.
During select weeks of the year, the AHA will invite members as guest tweeters for the association’s social media account. We will focus these account takeovers around significant events, anniversaries or milestones addressing a breadth of historical and contemporary themes from around the world. We are currently seeking expressions of interest from those members who Read more …
The History Council of South Australia and Wakefield Press welcome applicants for the 2018 annual Wakefield Press Prize for the best essay on a topic relating to the history of South Australia. The prize is open to anyone who during the year 2018 has written or published an essay dealing substantially with some aspect of Read more …
National Archives of Australia/Australian Historical Association scholarships assist talented postgraduate scholars with the cost of copying records held in the Archives. Students enrolled in a Masters or PhD degree in history are invited to apply for these scholarships. Applications for this round close Wednesday 31 October 2018. Further information.