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In 2019, the Council of Australian Law Deans (CALD) established a prestigious national award scheme for the legal academic discipline, the Australian Legal Research Awards (‘ALRA’). This award scheme seeks to celebrate excellence and innovation in the discipline of law by Australian legal scholars. For the first period, the scheme will focus on five awards, including this Book Award. 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 recipient of the Book Award will receive a $1000 prize and an award certificate. The inaugural 2020 Awards will be awarded at the annual conference of the Australasian Law Academics Association (‘AALA’) to be held in Sydney 14 July 2020. Applications for the 2020 ALRA Book Award are due by close of business on Tuesday 17 March 2020, and should be sent (together will all requisite documentation) to applications@. Eligibility RequirementsTo be eligible for the 2020 ALRA Book Award, the applicant must meet the following criteria:The subject matter of the publication must be at least 66% within Field of Research code 18 (Law and Legal Studies) as assessed by the relevant institution in accordance with ARC guidelines. The applicant must be an academic staff member at a CALD member law school (or equivalent) where that staff member is employed at least 0.4 FTE at the time of the application (“employment requirement”). For co-authored works, at least 50% of all authors must be eligible in accordance with the employment requirement. The book must satisfy the HERDC definition of research. The book must have a publication or release date in the 24 months preceding the application (for the 2020 Award, the book must have been published between 17 March 2018 and 17 March 2020).Each publication can be nominated only once. The final determination of any eligibility shall be assessed by the relevant Award Panel for the given award.Application and Nomination ProcessThe application the 2020 ALRA Book Award, must be accompanied by an application form:confirming that the application complies with the above eligibility requirements;summarising the work, and outlining its significance and contribution to the relevant legal discipline; andoutlining why this work represents an outstanding example of legal scholarship, such that it would be a worthy recipient of the Book Award.All applications must be nominated by the relevant Associate Dean of Research in Law (or functional equivalent) (the ‘ADR’) at the institution where the applicant is employed. That nomination must include a statement of endorsement by the ADR as to why the publication represents an outstanding contribution to scholarship in the relevant field. Generally, no more than five applications can be nominated by any School. All applications should include an electronic PDF version of the book so as to enable the efficient review and assessment of the publication (an author’s manuscript or equivalent is sufficient). For any book that is shortlisted, it is expected that three (3) physical copies will be provided for final evaluation purposes. The Chair of the relevant panel will, if necessary, coordinate with the author and the relevant publisher to facilitate this.1Application FormApplicant and Publication DetailsApplicant Name FORMTEXT CLICK OR TAP HERE TO ENTER TEXT.Please list the names of any co-authorsClick or tap here to enter text.Field of Research code(s) for the outputClick or tap here to enter text.Law School NameClick or tap here to enter text.Book Title (including publisher and year of publication) FORMTEXT Enter Book Title Here FORMTEXT Enter Publisher And Year Published HereStatement describing the book in general terms and outlining the appropriateness of its methodology and scope FORMTEXT Click or tap here to enter text (500 words max)Statement outlining why the book represents an outstanding example of legal scholarship FORMTEXT Click or tap here to enter text (500 words max)Confirmation by ApplicantBy checking the boxes below, I confirm that:?I have included in this application an electronic version of the publication.?I am an academic staff member at a CALD member law school (or equivalent), employed at least 0.4 FTE at the time of the application.?If there are co-authors, I confirm that this application is made on behalf of, and authorised by, all co-authors. I?further confirm that at least 50% of co-authors meet the employment eligibility requirements.Signature of ApplicantName FORMTEXT CLICK OR TAP HERE TO ENTER TEXT.SignatureDateClick or tap to enter a date.2Nomination FormTo be completed by the Associate Dean Research (or equivalent) of the Applicant’s Law School (or equivalent).The nomination procedure is designed to ensure that only the most meritorious applications are put forward to the assessment process. The ADR (or equivalent) at the institution (Law School or equivalent) at which the applicant is employed is expected to perform a mentoring and triaging function to regulate the number and quality of applications made. This informal evaluative process is designed to operate through the requirement that each application be nominated by the ADR, both to ensure eligibility and include a short endorsement, setting out why – in the opinion of the ADR – the application represents an outstanding contribution to legal scholarship in the relevant field. In the normal case, the ADR should not nominate more than five entries for each award category.Further instructions for the ADR can be found on the ADR Instruction Form.Statement of endorsement by the Associate Dean Research as to why the research output represents an outstanding contribution to legal scholarship FORMTEXT Click or tap here to enter text (500 words max)Confirmation by Associate Dean ResearchBy checking the boxes below, I confirm that:?The publication falls at least 66% within FoR 18 as assessed by my institution for HERDC/ERA.?The applicant is an academic staff member at a CALD member law school (or equivalent), employed at least 0.4?FTE at the time of the application.?The book has not been nominated in a previous round and has not been nominated in another category in this round.?I have nominated no more than five applicants for this award category.Signature of Associate Dean ResearchName FORMTEXT CLICK OR TAP HERE TO ENTER TEXT.SignatureDateClick or tap to enter a date. ................
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