Applications now open for the 2018 Hugh Martin Weir Prize
TheÌý×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog Library is very pleased to invite applications for the 2018 Hugh Martin Weir Prize.
The Prize honours the memory of Lieutenant Hugh Martin Weir (1915 – 2004) and his fellow prisoners of war. It is designed to encourageÌýstudy and research, including the use of the Barr Smith Library collections, into any aspect of ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s involvement in any war, or the treatment of prisoners of war in any conflict, including the impact on those persons involved, their families, and/or their communities.
The Prize is open to ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide students who are enrolled in an Honours thesis program or a postgraduate program by coursework or by research, either commencing or already in progress. Postdoctoral researchers are eligible to apply within three years of a doctoral award.
The maximum value of the Prize will be $2,000,Ìýwhich can be put towards the costs of travel and accommodation, books, printing, inter-library loans, copying and publication or other agreed purposes.
Applications open on 11 October 2017 andÌýclose on 27 FebruaryÌý2018. More information and an application form areÌýavailable on the website.