Awards & Grants

Article Prize

  • 2025

    Amanda Kearney, John Bradley & Vincent Dodd (02 May 2025): , Anthropological Forum, 183 - 211.

    2024

    Drew, Georgina (2023). Consumer Buffering Practices in Contexts of Chemo-Uncertainty. TAPJA. 24(5):323-345


    2023

    Anderson, Drew (2023). Intra-Action in a Central Australian Community Development Project. Oceania. 92(2): 195-212.  

    2022

    Pini, Sarah (2022). The Australian Journal of Anthropology 33(1): 34-46.


    2021

    Scott, Michael W (2021). . Oceania 91(1): 106-127.

    2020

    Gibson, Thomas (2019). . Anthropological Forum 29(3): 234-248

    2019

    Roberts, Jason (2019). . Oceania 89(1): 68–88.

    2018

    Pertierra, Anna Cristina (2018). . The Australian Journal of Anthropology 29(1): 3-18.

    2017

    Dawson, Andrew (2017). . The Australian Journal of Anthropology 28(1): 3-20.

    2016

    Gillison, Gillian (2016). . Oceania 86(1): 2-24.

    2015

    Schram, Ryan (2015). . Anthropological Forum 25(1): 3-20.

    2014

    Plueckhahn, Rebekah (2014). . The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology 15(2): 123-140.

    2013

    Hetherington, Tracy (2013). . Anthropological Forum 22(2): 165-185.

    2012

    Biersack, Aletta 2011. The Sun and the Shakers, Again: Enga, Ipili, and Somaip Perspectives on the Cult of Ain. Oceania 81(2): 113-136; (3): 225-243. ( and )

    2011

    Sansom, B. 2010. . Oceania 80(1): 24-57.

    2010

    Telle, K. 2009. . Anthropological Forum 19(3): 289-306.

    2009

    Rollason, Will 2008. . Anthropological Forum 18(1): 17-35.

    2009 Special Commendation

    Telban, Borut 2008. . Oceania 78(2): 217-235.

    2008

    Scott, Michael 2007. . Oceania 77(3): 337-354.

    2008 Special Commendation

    Ram, Kalpana 2007. . The Australian Journal of Anthropology 18(2): 138-153.

Each year, nominations are called for the 91ÖÆƬ³§ Article Prize, awarded for the best scholarly article published in an Australian journal. The call is sent out to the editor(s) of the following five eligible journals, who are responsible for nominating candidates.

  • Anthropological Forum

  • Oceania

  • The Australian Journal of Anthropology (TAJA)

  • The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology (TAPJA)

  • Australian Aboriginal Studies (anthropological articles only)

Nominated articles are judged by a panel of three judges against the following criteria:

  • Theoretical sophistication

  • Ethnographic depth

  • Lucid writing

  • Originality

The winner is formally announced at the Annual General Meeting and the prize awarded at the Annual Conference dinner. The winner receive a written certificate, a monetary prize (AUD500), as well as registration and a dinner ticket for that year’s conference. In the event that the winning article is co-authored, the prize money is to be split between all contributors and the 91ÖÆƬ³§ will provide a maximum of two conference registrations and two dinner tickets. Articles submitted for the prize in previous years may not be resubmitted.