FAHS awards
The Federation makes two kinds of awards in recognition of personal contributions to community history within the historical society movement.
1. FELLOW OF THE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETIES (FFAHS)
This award is made to individuals who have been nominated by one of the constituents of the Federation as making an exceptional contribution to the understanding of Australian history through the historical society movement. Individuals recognised have demonstrated:
their ability to work through the community history movement to achieve a high level of historical competence in research and/or publication of historical material with significance at a national level; or leadership in advancing the community history nationally.
Nominations received from constituents are considered at the time of the FAHS Annual General Meeting and endorsed by the AGM.
The award carries with it the use of the acronym FFAHS
2. FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETIES (INC) MERIT AWARDS
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Federation of Australian Historical Societies (Inc.) (FAHS) annually calls for nominations for its Merit Awards. Up to five Merit Awards are awarded to individuals. These awards take the form of a Certificate of Merit.
Any individual is eligible for this award who is a financial member of one of the member societies of the Federation, namely the Canberra and District Historical Society, Historical Society of the Northern Territory, History Trust of South Australia, Royal Australian Historical Society, Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Royal Historical Society of Victoria, the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, and the Tasmanian Historical Research Association or one of their affiliated societies.
The Merit Awards are separate from FAHS Fellowships and are awarded according to the following criteria:
To members of historical societies who are judged to have made a contribution to the work of the historical society movement which has implications or benefits across more than one State or Territory. For example, someone who has been instrumental in developing an electronic cataloguing system that is taken up by many organisations across the country; or a person who has established and maintained best practice in conservation or exhibition of a collection of national importance.
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To members of historical societies who have made a contribution to the historical society movement at the federal level (or across a number of States/Territories).
Serving members of the FAHS Committee are not eligible for nomination.
The nominations are evaluated by the FAHS Fellowship Committee and its recommendations will be considered by delegates at the FAHS Annual General Meeting who decide which of the nominees will be offered Merit Awards.
The Merit Awards are announced by the President of the FAHS as soon as possible after the Annual General Meeting.
Nomination documentation must include:
the name of the nominee, his/her postal address, name of the organisation of which he/she is a financial member;
the name, postal address, telephone contact number and email address of the individual or organisation nominating the individual for the Award;
a statement of the nominee's contribution to the historical society movement that meets the Merit Award criteria (see above) not exceeding 500 words.
Nominations to be addressed to the Administrative Officer, Federation of Australian Historical Societies Inc., GPO Box 1440, Canberra ACT, 2601, or Email: fahs@jedav.net