Chinese Studies Association of Australia (CSAA)
The Chinese Studies Association of Australia (CSAA) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the Best Honours, Master’s, and PhD Theses in China Studies Prize. These are new prizes that are being offered in response to our members’ feedback and are intended to recognise the outstanding work of higher research degree students in China Studies in Australia.
The first prize for each category consists of a cash award of $1,000. Prize winners will also receive a certificate recognising their achievement.
The writer of the selected PhD thesis will also receive priority consideration for publication of their thesis by ANU Press.
There will be an honourable mention for the runner ups in each category.
Criteria
- Both nominators and students have to be current members of the CSAA.
- The thesis must have been conferred by an Australian university in 2020.
- The thesis must primarily focus on China (broadly defined, including Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora across the global) or its relationship with other parts of the world.
- The thesis must be in humanities or social sciences disciplines, broadly defined.
Assessment
The prizes will be judged by Council Members of the CSAA. The CSAA Council reserves the final decision on eligibility.
* Nomination by Friday 5 February 2021.
Fill out the online nomination form here