The Australian Historical Society (AHA) is calling for applications for their 2012 round of prizes.
The awards open for application are:
MAGAREY MEDAL FOR BIOGRAPHY 2012
This biennial $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.
The Magarey Medal for Biography will be awarded to a female author who has published the work judged to be the best biographical writing on an Australian subject in 2010 or 2011.
ALLAN MARTIN AWARD 2012
The Allan Martin Award is a research fellowship to assist early career historians further their research in Australian history. The biennial award of up to $4000 will assist with the expenses of a research trip undertaken in Australia or overseas in support of a project in Australian history.
Applicants are required to show how the research is essential to the completion of their project and how the findings will be published or otherwise made available to the public. It must be spent within two years.
KAY DANIELS AWARD 2012
The Kay Daniels 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 Australian convict, heritage and/or early colonial history, including its international context, published in 2010 or 2011.
W.K. HANCOCK PRIZE 2012
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 published a first book in any field of history in 2010 or 2011.
THE SERLE AWARD 2012
The Serle Award is a biennial prize established through the generosity of Mrs Jessie Serle to honour the contribution to Australian history of her former husband, Dr Geoffrey Serle for the best postgraduate thesis in Australian History awarded during the previous two years. The $2500 biennial award may be used as a publication subsidy or to subsidise other costs associated with transforming the thesis into a book, such as the cost of carrying out extra research, funding permissions, copyright fees or illustrations: these examples are not exhaustive.
All awards are awarded biennially. Applications due 1 December 2011
For further information email the AHA Executive Officer or visit the AHA website.