The Australasian Animal Studies Association (AASA) is launching a new suite of prizes to recognise, celebrate and reward scholars in the emerging interdisciplinary field of Animal Studies. 

The prize is made possible by a gift from Animal Studies scholar and AASA foundation member, Associate Professor Siobhan O’Sullivan, UNSW Sydney.  

Associate Professor O’Sullivan says that ‘rewarding and celebrating the work of Animal Studies scholars is central to shoring up the interdisciplinary field’.  

‘My own research suggests that many Animal Studies scholars feel isolated and unappreciated within their own institution. These prizes are a way of recognising excellence while also giving new scholars a sense of achievement and community’.

The 2021 Prizes are:

• The AASA Journal Article by an Early Career Researcher Prize (click here for further info ↗)
  The 2021 Australasian Animal Studies Journal Article Prize recognises excellence in the work of early- career researchers. The prize is focused on the work of scholars in the production of scholarly journal articles in the field of animal studies.

• The AASA Popular Communication of Animal Studies Prize (click here for further info ↗)
  The 2021 Australasian Animal Studies Association Popular Communication of Animal Studies Prize is awarded to a member or members of the Association who have worked systematically to promote the insights and research findings of their peers in the field of Animal Studies, therein increasing public awareness of the field and its value to human-animal relations.

The deadline for application is: 5pm Australian Easter Standard Time on Tuesday 19^th October 2021