Applications open for Mike Smith Student Prize (Australia)

Prize Information

• Cash prize of $3,000, with minor prizes awarded at the panel’s discretion.

Criteria

• The prize will be awarded for an essay based on original, unpublished research undertaken whilst enrolled as a student (postgraduate or undergraduate) at any tertiary educational institution worldwide.
• The essay should range from 4000–8000 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 explore any aspect of the history of Australian science, including medicine and technology or Australian environmental history.
• The term ‘Australia’ may encompass essays focusing on the Australian region, broadly defined, which includes Oceania.
• They also welcome essays that compare issues and subjects associated with Australia to those of other places.
• The winning entry, if it is within a suitable subject area, may be considered for publication in ‘Historical Records of Australian Science.’

For more information, visit Australian Academy of Science.