Charles Strong Trust Prize
The Charles Strong Trust was established in 1958 to further the study of comparative religion. It was named for the controversial Reverend Charles Strong, a famous social reformer and agitator who founded the Australian Church in 1885 as a free religious fellowship and has supported Australian scholarship in the study of religion, and the AASR, since its inception. You can read more about Strong here (external).
The Charles Strong Trust Essay Prize
Each year, the Australian Association for the Study of Religion awards the Charles Strong Trust Essay Prize. The prize is awarded for an essay pertaining to the study of religion written by an Early Career Scholar or Higher Degree Research Student who is based in Australia or Oceania. Submissions may address any topic within the multidisciplinary study of religion, and they may adopt any methodology.
Amount
$500 to be split between Early Career Academics ($300) and Higher Degree Research Students ($200). The grant will be decided by the Prize committee which will include members of the Trustees and a member of the AASR committee.
Timing
Prize submissions will open in December 2024. If you would like to receive submission instructions once they are available, please submit an expression of interest to David Newheiser dnewheiser@gmail.com