HCSA 2026 Historian Awards – Regional History Award Nomination

Regional History Award

The Regional History Award recognises the outstanding achievements of an individual or group who has made a major contribution to regional history in South Australia. The award seeks to encourage historians to increase public engagement in topics that have ongoing relevance to regional histories. The HCSA encourages nominations from individuals or groups who have produced works of history or engagement with heritage in the prior 18 months in regional South Australia, or a record of ongoing programs of public history or research in regional South Australia.

Regional History Award – Nomination

About the Nominee

This section is for information about the person or group being nominated for the Regional History Award.

Is the nomination for an individual or a group?(Required)

Individual

Group

Name of Nominated Person(Required)

Prefix First Last Suffix

Name of Nominated Group(Required)

Email address for Nominated Person or Group(Required)

Criteria

The nominated person/group is a resident of South Australia, and/or has produced work primarily about South Australia.

The described contribution and achievements of the nominated person/group in the field of history have been primarily completed in the 18 months prior to the award nomination period.

Background and Experience(Required)

What is the relevant background / experience of the nominated person/group in the field of history?

Regional History project/s and achievements(Required)

Describe the regional history contributions that form the basis of this nomination.

Community involvement and contribution(Required)

Describe the nominated person/group’s involvement with and contribution to their relevant community/s. This can include service to professional organisations, historical groups, advocacy, etc.

About the Nominating Party

This section is for information about the person/people nominating a person/group for the Regional History Award.

Is this nomination being entered by the nominated person/group, or an external nominating party?

Self-Nomination

External Nomination

Nominating Party(Required)

This section is for information about the person who is nominating person/group for the Regional History Award.

Prefix First Last Suffix

Organisation (Nominating Party)

What organisation or institution is the nominating party a representative of?

Relationship to nominee (Nominating Party)(Required)

Your Email Address(Required)

Please enter the email address of the main nominating party who we can contact to ask any clarifying questions, and email when the outcome of the awards judging is known.

Email Address Confirm Email Address

Consent(Required)

I/we have completed this form to the best of my/our knowledge. By submitting this form, I/we formally nominate the person/group stated above for a HCSA Historian Award, and consent to the information provided being securely stored by the History Council of South Australia for their records.

I agree.

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