Kercher Scholarships ANZLHS Conference 2011

Postgraduates wishing to attend the Law and History Conference to present a paper are invited to apply for a Bruce Kercher Scholarship. These were established by the Australia and New Zealand Law and History Society (ANZLHS) in recognition of its founding President, Bruce Kercher's sub-stantial contribution to the field of legal history and the work of ANZLHS. Scholarships are open to any postgraduate student currently enrolled in an Australian or New Zealand university, and are awarded on the basis of merit through a process of application to the conference organisers. Up to two scholarships are awarded to students from New Zealand, and up to three for students at Austra-lian universities. The Scholarship provides $500 AUD for New Zealand students and $300 AUD for Australian students which can be put towards the airfare to attend the conference or accommodation. It also provides a waiver of the conference registration fees, a year's membership of ANZLHS and the opportunity to present their paper in the conference program.

Postgraduates enrolled at an Australian or New Zealand university are welcome to submit an applica-tion for a Kercher Scholarship even if they have not already offered an abstract.
Interested applicants are invited to submit a letter that includes:

• a short statement of his or her interest in law and history and future career or academic intentions;
• a summary statement of the research project being undertaken;
• the title of the paper and abstract (this may be the same as the abstract already submit-ted)
• a current CV as an attachment
• a short letter of recommendation by a member of academic staff familiar with the stu-dent and the work
  
  

All applications should be sent to the Conference Convenors,

c/- Prof Nancy Wright,
at lawhistconf@uq.edu.au and cc to dv.williams@auckland.ac.nz

The closing date for applications is Friday 30 September 2011