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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>The winner, judged by a panel of historians, will receive the following:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Membership to SAHS from January 2025-December 2026.</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">R3000</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taylor & Francis book vouchers worth ₤250 pounds</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If recommended for publication, inclusion in a special conference edition of the
<i>South African Historical Journal</i> (SAHJ).</span></li></ul>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Second prize, judged by a panel of historians,
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">R1500</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr;">
<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Membership to the SAHS</span></li></ul>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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:
<a href="mailto:bkusena@arts.uz.ac.zw" id="OWAddaf3e8f-e8af-c580-83d5-8a2a7adf3a17" class="x_OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="0">
bkusena@arts.uz.ac.zw</a> and copied to Prof Tshepo Moloi, <a href="mailto:moloit@uj.ac.za" id="OWA9aa44261-9554-4283-2ea7-179d66527c24" class="x_OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="1">
moloit@uj.ac.za</a>; 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. </span></p>
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<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><u>Additionally:</u></b></span> </p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The SAHS is delighted to extend sponsorship opportunities for the upcoming conference in Johannesburg. We are offering
comprehensive sponsorship 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.</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Furthermore, there is a second sponsorship category
exclusively designed to cover conference registration fees only, and an additional 15 students may apply for it.</span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></p>
<p style="direction: ltr; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To be considered for either sponsorship, applicants
must submit an abstract for the conference through the website, <a href="http://www.sahs.org.za/" id="OWA7e3a4942-0269-dd09-a8ce-708471062de9" class="x_OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: http://www.sahs.org.za/. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly" data-linkindex="2" data-auth="Verified">
www.sahs.org.za</a>, by 31 March. A full paper is also required before the conference, by 31 May. For inquiries, please reach out to Ms Sithembile Thusi at
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sithembilet@uj.ac.za</a>."</span></p>
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