Guidelines for your entry

Submissions for this award can be in a variety of formats, e.g. essay, theatre or film script, journal, letters, documentary, diary, etc.

Please note that, because this is a humanities project, evidence of critical thinking is particularly important whatever the form that is chosen.

Entries for 2008 will be accepted in Te Reo.

The word limit is 2000 words

Applicants must be:New Zealand citizens or have New Zealand permanent resident status; and enrolled at a New Zealand secondary high school in years 12 or 13 at time of submission.

Entries due:               5pm on 4 July 2008

Please send an electronic copy of your entry to: humanities @rsnz.org, and print a copy of the Application Form, get your Principal to sign it, and post it in to:

Humanities Award,
Royal Society of New Zealand,
P.O. Box 598, Wellington 6140

Who can enter?
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Judging criteria
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2008 Humanities Award Application Form (download PDF)
2008 Humanities Award Information Sheet (download PDF)

2007 Winning Entries

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