Student prize applications

The prize will be awarded for original unpublished research undertaken while enrolled as a postgraduate or undergraduate student at any tertiary educational institution.

The research should be presented as an essay not exceeding 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 deal with any aspect of the history of Australian science. The winning entry may be considered for publication in Historical Records of Australian Science.

The judging panel has three members:

• Chair (or nominee), National Committee for History and Philosophy of Science
• 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:

• Your full name
• Your contact details (postal and e-mail addresses and telephone number)
• The title of your submission
• The university course you are studying (and year of course if undergraduate)
• Your 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 disc to:

The Librarian
Australian Academy of Science
GPO Box 783
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia

Your submission must be received by 28 February 2008.

Email inquiries to: rosanne.walker@science.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 2008.