Every two years the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific may offer an award known as the Hank Nelson Prize.
Offered by ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
Overview
The objectives of the prize are to honour the memory of Hank Nelson and his commitment to Papua New Guinea, and to acknowledge the best Doctor of Philosophy thesis submitted by any student, internationally, on any aspect of Papua New Guinea’s history or society in which Hank Nelson was interested.
The value of the prize/s awarded is $2,000 AUD.
Funding for this prize has been provided by the Hank Nelson Memorial Endowment.
Details of prizes including eligibility and Conditions of Award are subject to change without notice.
2024 winner:
Dr Almah Tararia
Women's Influence in Decision-Making in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea (ANU 2023)
2022 winners:
Dr Willem Church
Anticipating Gold: Factional Competition around a Prospective Mine, Morobe District, Papua New Guinea (ANU 2022)
Dr Bradley Underhill
New Deal on the Ground in Papua New Guinea (1945-63) (ANU 2022)
2020 winner:
Dr Bal Kama
Reconceptualising the role of the judiciary in Papua New Guinea's 'home grown' Constitution (ANU 2019)
2018 winner:
Dr Christiane Falck
Calling the Dead: Spirits, Mobile Phones, and the Talk of God in a Sepik Community (JCU 2016).
Field of study
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