Australia Student Prize for Australian Environmental History 2007

The prize will be awarded for original unpublished research undertaken whilst enrolled as a student (postgraduate or undergraduate) at any tertiary educational institution.

The research should be presented as an essay not exceeding 8,000 words in length (exclusive of endnotes). Essays must be written in English and fully documented following the style specified for the Australian Academy of Science’s journal, Historical Records of Australian Science.

Essays may deal with any aspect of Australian environmental history. The winning entry may be considered for publication in reCollections: Journal of the National Museum of Australia.

The Prize will be a certificate and $2,500.

The judging panel will have three members:
Chair (or nominee), National Committee for History and Philosophy of Science (Chair of panel).
Editor (or nominee), Historical Records of Australian Science.
Director of Research (or nominee), National Museum of Australia.

Attach a cover sheet to your essay indicating:
Full name
Contact details (postal and e-mail addresses and telephone number)
Title of submission
University course (and year of course if undergraduate)
Student number

Your essay must be accompanied by a letter from your academic supervisor attesting that the essay meets the eligibility criterion set out above.

Please send three hard copies of your submission and an electronic copy on disk to the Librarian, Australian Academy of Science, GPO Box 783, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, to be received by the closing date.
Inquiries: rosanne.walker@science.org.au

Closing date for submissions 28 February 2007.

Entries will not be returned. Judges’ decisions are final. The winner will be contacted by mail and/or e-mail, and will be announced on the websites of the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Academy of Science in June 2007.