Applications are now invited for the inaugural Australian Legal Research Awards (ALRA), established in 2019 by the Council of Australian Law Deans as a prestigious national award scheme for the legal academic discipline.
The ALRA Scheme encourages, recognises and promotes research excellence and innovation in the discipline of law by Australian legal scholars. ALRA also seeks to:
The 2020 ALRA Scheme offers awards in the following five categories, recognising the different forms of research excellence, and the distinct stages of an academic career:
The ALRA PhD Award focuses on the starting point of the contemporary academic pathway, celebrating excellence in doctoral studies. This Award recognises research excellence in doctrinal studies by candidates who have been awarded a PhD in Law from an Australian university.
The ALRA ECR Article/Chapter Award category recognises the contribution of early career academics in producing a discrete research output – whether journal article or book chapter. The objective of this prize is to recognise research excellence in the publication of journal articles or book chapters which make an outstanding contribution to the legal field.
The ALRA Article/Chapter Award focuses on the mainstay of academic research – the traditional research article (including book chapters in edited collections). This Award recognises research excellence in the publication of journal articles or book chapters which make an outstanding contribution to the legal field.
The ALRA Book Award celebrates the substantial contribution that is made by the sustained in-depth analysis provided by a legal book or monograph. The objective of this prize is to recognise research excellence in the publication of a book which make an outstanding contribution to the legal field.
The ALRA Non-Traditional Research Output Award encourages, recognises and rewards research innovation that does not conform to traditional academic outputs, and might include videos, films, artistic works, blogs and software. The objective of this prize is to recognise research excellence in the publication of non-traditional research outputs which make an outstanding contribution to the legal field.
General Enquiries: info@legalawardsaustralia.com
Application Submissions: applications@legalawardsaustralia.com
The Scheme also celebrates the sustained contribution to Australian Legal Scholarship through a special Lifetime Achievement Legal Research Medal. This prestigious category recognises the substantial contribution of outstanding scholars to the discipline of law made over the course of at least a 25-year career. The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Legal Research Medal will be awarded with a specially minted medal and an award certificate.
Full details including eligibility requirements and information on the application and nomination process is available at www.legalawardsaustralia.com.
The awards ceremony will be held in Sydney, Australia between 1-4 July 2020 in conjunction with the annual conference of the Australasian Law Academics Association (venue and details to be advised).
