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<p class="elementToProof" style="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);">Due to the holidays, the Local Organising
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</span><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to the abstract deadline. Abstracts will be accepted until April 15th, but no later. Submit via:
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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);">
<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);">
<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);">
<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 class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Second prize will receive:</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);">R1500</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<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 class="elementToProof"><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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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="OWA51649f83-5dc6-abae-bff4-05e3ba729327" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
bkusena@arts.uz.ac.zw</a> and copied to Prof Tshepo Moloi, <a href="mailto:moloit@uj.ac.za" id="OWA2f06e988-688a-080c-e50b-d5d41d13fcdc" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="linkonly">
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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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">To be considered for either sponsorship, applicants must submit an abstract for the conference through the website,
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www.sahs.org.za</a>, 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
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sithembilet@uj.ac.za</a>. Please also submit applications, <b><u>including a cover letter explaining why you qualify for a bursary</u></b><u>,</u> to Prof Natasha Erlank,
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