Australian Academy of the Humanities is currently being accepted for the Max Crawford Medal 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Australian Academy of the Humanities Max Crawford Medal Award
The Max Crawford Medal is Australia’s premier award for emerging humanities scholars, celebrating research that demonstrates both academic excellence and meaningful contribution to disciplinary knowledge and public understanding. The award accepts diverse scholarly outputs, including books, journal articles, films, digital media, and other forms that meet rigorous academic standards.
Benefits of Australian Academy of the Humanities Max Crawford Medal Award
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Recognition as a leading emerging scholar in the humanities
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Prestige and visibility in academic and public spheres
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Support for career advancement and scholarly networking
Australian Academy of the Humanities Max Crawford Medal Award Requirements
- The award is based on a nomination process and nominations will be accepted by Fellows and non-Fellows. The Nominator must obtain the permission of the Nominee before nomination. Self-nominations are not accepted.
- Nominees must be Citizens or Permanent Residents of Australia who are residing in Australia at the time of nomination.
- Nominees must be in the early stages of their careers, which will be determined, inter-alia, by how recently a PhD was conferred. In normal circumstances it should have been conferred no more than five years prior to the closing date for nominations.
- Nominees who have received their PhD more than five years ago but who can demonstrate a significant, commensurate period of career interruption (such as maternity or parental leave, carer’s responsibility, illness, unemployment, or non-research employment) may be considered eligible. This includes disruptions caused by COVID-19. A justification for the career interruption must be submitted as part of the proposal.
Criteria
- Quality and Impact: The Nominee’s work must be both of high quality, and deep impact. It must be academically sound and thoroughly researched and have contributed to a deeper understanding of a humanities discipline amongst the general public.
- Enrichment of Cultural Life: The Nominee’s work must have contributed to the enrichment of the cultural life of Australia or have the potential to do so.
- Media/Genre: The Nominee’s work can exist in any form, as long as it fulfils the selection criteria. It could be a monograph, a television or radio documentary, a series of journal articles, a scholarly website, or a film of academic merit, etc.
- Goal Focused: The Nominee’s work must focus specifically on a particular research goal within the wider discipline. For example, for a series of journal articles to meet this criterion, they must all have in their purpose the development and/or conclusion of a specific path of research in a humanities discipline.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
29 March, 2026
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