[Aqualist] FW: Prize closes 30 April - don't forget!!

[Kate.Harle at csiro.au]

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From: Libby Robin [mailto:libbyr at cres10.anu.edu.au] 
Sent: Friday, 7 April 2006 8:58 AM
To: Libby Robin
Subject: Prize closes 30 April - don't forget!!

The National Museum of Australia and the 
Australian Academy of Science through its 
National Committee for History and Philosophy of 
Science invite submissions for the inaugural

National Museum of Australia Student Prize
for the History of Australian Science 2006

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

Closing date for submissions 30 April 2006.

The prize will be awarded for original 
unpublished research undertaken whilst enrolled 
as a student (postgraduate or undergraduate) at 
any tertiary educational institution.
(a)   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.
(b)   Essays may deal with any aspect of the 
history of Australian science, pure or applied, 
or its cultural influences. The winning entry 
will be considered for publication in Historical Records of Australian
Science.
(c)   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 also be accompanied by a letter 
from your academic supervisor, head of 
department, or dean of studies, attesting that 
your 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: <mailto:rosanne.walker at sci.org.au>rosanne.walker at sci.org.au

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 2006.


Dr Libby Robin
Fellow
Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies
Australian National University
Building 43, Canberra 0200, AUSTRALIA

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