ASAA Presidents Prize Regulations
(Amended at 28.4.2001 Council Meeting)
Purpose:
The purpose of the ASAA Presidents' Awards are to encourage and reward excellence in scholarship on Asia at the doctoral level, to publicise the best Australian scholarship at this new level, and to encourage its publication in Australia.
The Committee:
1. The ASAA Presidents' Award Committee shall be comprised as follows:
- The President or immediate past President of the ASAA, as chair.
- One other member of the ASAA Council (normally the Publications Officer).
- One representative each (normally the respective chairs) of the editorial committees of the ASAA Southeast Asia Publications Series, the ASAA East Asia Series, the ASAA South Asia Series, and the ASAA Women in Asia Series.
- Such additional members (not more than three) as appointed by the Council of the ASAA.
2. Each member of the Committee holds office for two years, with the possibility of no more than two consecutive terms.
3. The Committee's proceedings are confidential.
4. Responsibility for the selection of the award winning thesis lies solely with the Award Committee, and no discussion about the decisions can be entered into.
5. The Award Committee may in confidence refer any thesis or theses to an expert assessor.
Eligibility:
1. The Award is restricted to Ph.D thesis accepted for the award of Ph.D at Australian tertiary institutions on topics wholly concerned with Asia or the relations between Australia and Asia.
2. All disciplines within the humanities and social sciences are included within the scope of the Award.
3. The Award in each year will be made for theses from PhD degrees that are conferred during the previous year.
Nomination:
1. Each year Vice-Chancellors will be requested to circulate relevant departments of their university inviting nominations for the Award.
2. Any department of an Australian tertiary institution may nominate for the Award a thesis submitted in that year.
3. Each university is restricted to one nomination in a year.
4. In making the nomination, the university will provide a copy of the thesis and a document setting out the reasons for the nomination, which may include anonymous examiners' reports if allowed by the regulations of the university in question.
5. Nominations, like all other papers before the Award Committee, are confidential to it.
The Award:
1. The ASAA Presidents' Award consists of a prize of $1000, and a certificate. The winning thesis will also be considered for priority publication in one of the Publication Series sponsored by the ASAA.
2. The sole criteria for the Award are excellence in scholarship, relevance to Asia and appropriateness for publication.
3. The Committee reserves the right not to grant the Award in a given year, or to accumulate nominations for two years for a single Award.
4. The Award will be made public, when possible at the ASAA Conference.
Alterations:
Any changes in these regulations shall be made by the Council of the ASAA.