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Awards and Prizes

Awards and Prizes

ASAA Mid Career Book Prize 2026 — Applications Now Open

The ASAA Mid Career Book Prize 2026 is now open for applications! This biennial award celebrates excellence and innovation in Asian Studies by recognising the outstanding work of early career scholars. The winner receives $1,000, with an honourable mention for the runner-up. Applications close on 30 January 2026, and the winner will be announced by May […]

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ASAA Early Career Book Prize 2026 — Applications Now Open

The ASAA Early Career Book Prize 2026 is now open for applications! This biennial award celebrates excellence and innovation in Asian Studies by recognising the outstanding work of early career scholars. The winner receives $1,000, with an honourable mention for the runner-up. Applications close on 9 January 2026, and the winner will be announced by May

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Thesis about Agrarian Transitions in Indonesia wins the John Legge Prize for 2024

The Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ (ASAA) is pleased to announce that Dr Colum Graham, a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Asian Research Institute at the National University of Singapore, has won the 2024 John Legge Prize. Dr Graham completed his PhD in the Department of Political and Social Change, the College of Asia and the

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Book about the Mao-era origins of Chinese industrialisation wins Reid Prize for 2025

The Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ (ASAA) is delighted to announce that Dr Koji Hirata, a historian from Monash University in Melbourne, has won the 2025 Reid Prize for his recently published book, Making Mao’s Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism (Cambridge University Press, 2024). The Reid Prize is the most prestigious prize

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Postdoctoral Writing Grant Recipients Announced

The ASAA is pleased to announce two winners of the Postdoctoral Writing Grant 2025. Dr Xiao Yang has been awarded a grant to further research on the globalisation of Chinese film and Dr Clara Siagan has been awarded a grant to further research on the politics of social housing in Jakarta. The ASAA thanks the judging panel, Dr Sharyn Davies (chair),

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Applications now open for 2026 Fellowships at the National Library of Australia

Applications are now open for the 2026 Fellowships offered by the National Library of Australia, and will close on Monday 5 May 2025. In 2026, NLA Fellows will receive $35,000 to support a sustained residency at the NLA. The NLA is offering two Fellowships specifically in the field of Asian Studies, one Fellowship in memory

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