Applications for the John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies in 2024 are now open and will close on Friday 2 May 2025. The John Legge Prize is one of seven prize/grant schemes offered by the ASAA. This prize recognizes cutting edge research performed by postgraduates across our broad field of research.

In 2025, the John Legge Prize will be awarded to a thesis conferred by an Australian university in 2024. The thesis must deal wholly with a country or countries of Asia or with Australia’s relationship with Asia. The thesis must be in humanities or social sciences disciplines, broadly defined.

The first prize consists of a cash award of AUD $2,000. The writer of the selected thesis will receive a certificate and priority consideration for publication in one of the ASAA monograph series. A prize of AUD $1,000 may be awarded to a second outstanding thesis.

Applicants to the John Legge Prize are asked to fill out the nomination form and submit a copy of the thesis, a nomination letter prepared by a current ASAA member outlining the merits of the thesis (max two pages) and thesis examination reports (where possible).

Click here to read more about the John Legge Prize. Click here to see a list of previous winners of the Prize. And click here to apply!

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