Results of the Emerging Scholars Award 2026
Winner
Mathias Hammer (ANU)
Title: Suka miskin atau suka bunggih’: A preliminary stocktake of extortion and bribery during the Indonesian Killings in Java, 1965–1966/1969
Honourable Mention
Chun Cheng (Victoria University of Wellington)
Title: An Alternative Approach to Chinese Modernity: Shen Congwen’s Response to May Fourth Debates
On behalf of the Committee, we’d like to express our sincere gratitude to the members of this year’s judges:
Professor Robert Cribb (ANU)
Professor Stephen Epstein (VUW)
Dr Keru Cai (UNSW)