[SAHS] SAHS 2024 Final Abstract Deadline Extension & Student Prizes/Sponsorships Reminders
Sparks, Stephen
sjwsparks at uj.ac.za
Tue Mar 26 11:46:28 SAST 2024
Due to the holidays, the Local Organising Committee of the 29th Biennial Conference of the Southern African Historical Society (SAHS) has granted a final extension to the abstract deadline. Abstracts will be accepted until April 15th, but no later. Submit via: www.sahs.org.za<http://www.sahs.org.za>
Two reminders:
The 2024 Postgraduate Student Prize.
The winner, judged by a panel of historians, will receive:
* Membership to SAHS from January 2025-December 2026.
* R3000
* Taylor & Francis book vouchers worth ₤250 pounds
* If recommended for publication, inclusion in a special conference edition of the South African Historical Journal (SAHJ).
Second prize will receive:
* R1500
* Membership to the SAHS
Submissions should be 6,000-8,000 words in length, 1.5 lined spaced with 12- point font, inclusive of footnotes and bibliography. The paper should be original work, sole authored and should not already have been submitted to a journal for review or publication. The subject matter of the paper must fit within the mandate of the SAHJ. Applicants should submit their completed papers when they register for the conference.
Eligible students must be Southern African and/or enrolled at a Southern African University, and must register to attend the conference. Submissions should be sent to SAHS Vice President, Dr Bernard Kusena: bkusena at arts.uz.ac.zw<mailto:bkusena at arts.uz.ac.zw> and copied to Prof Tshepo Moloi, moloit at uj.ac.za<mailto:moloit at uj.ac.za>; with evidence of student status and institutional affiliation (a scan of current registration status), by 31 May 2024. Results of the competition will be announced at the Conference Gala Dinner.
Student Sponsorships:
The SAHS is offering comprehensive sponsorships for 15 postgraduate students from Southern Africa, covering accommodation near the conference venue, conference registration fees, return flights, airport transfers, a small per diem, and incidental expenses. There is a second sponsorship category exclusively designed to cover conference registration fees only, and an additional 15 students may apply for it.
To be considered for either sponsorship, applicants must submit an abstract for the conference through the website, www.sahs.org.za<https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sahs.org.za%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csjwsparks%40uj.ac.za%7C82b6e872dcc64359d1e708dc4cde2cc3%7Cfa785acd36ef41bc8a9489841327e045%7C1%7C0%7C638469764355673769%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=5DtZTmT7389XmoKmtjd2Myk0Yn6PLQcM%2Bcju7pVaH8Q%3D&reserved=0>, by 15 April. A full paper is also required before the conference, by 31 May. For inquiries, please reach out to Ms Sithembile Thusi at sithembilet at uj.ac.za<mailto:sithembilet at uj.ac.za>. Please also submit applications, including a cover letter explaining why you qualify for a bursary, to Prof Natasha Erlank, nerlank at uj.ac.za<mailto:nerlank at uj.ac.za>.
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