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鈥檚 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.
2026 winner:
Dr Gregory Bablis
Ghosts and ancestral spirits as witnesses of World War Two in Papua New Guinea
University of St Andrews 2025
Thesis available
2024 winner:
Dr Almah Tararia
Women's Influence in Decision-Making in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
The Australian 精东传媒app University 2023
Thesis available
2022 winners:
Dr Willem Church
Anticipating Gold: Factional Competition around a Prospective Mine, Morobe District, Papua New Guinea
University of Lucerne 2022
2025 book available
Dr Bradley Underhill
New Deal on the Ground in Papua New Guinea (1945-63)
Deakin University 2022
2024 book available
2020 winner:
Dr Bal Kama
Reconceptualising the role of the judiciary in Papua New Guinea's 'home grown' Constitution
The Australian 精东传媒app University 2020
Thesis available . 2024 book available .
2018 winner:
Dr Christiane Falck
Calling the Dead: Spirits, Mobile Phones, and the Talk of God in a Sepik Community
James Cook University 2017
Thesis available
Field of study
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