The Minoru Hokari Scholarship for Fieldwork

The Minoru Hokari Memorial Scholarship has been established in honour of the pathbreaking scholar and inspiring colleague, Minoru Hokari (1971-2004) who made outstanding contributions towards ‘cross-culturalising' historical practice and towards developing a respectful collaborative research strategy with Indigenous Australians. A graduate of Hitotsubashi University (MEc 1996) and The Australian National University (PhD 2001), Minoru conducted fieldwork amongst Gurindji elders, who he acknowledged as exceptional historians in their own right. His untimely death in 2004 curtailed a very promising career. His colleagues and friends in the Australian Centre for Indigenous History in the Research School of Social Sciences, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences at The Australian National University decided to establish a scholarship to him as a memorial.

The scholarship, planned for award annually when funds are sufficient (approx $5,000) is intended to assist a postgraduate student to conduct fieldwork or related research in Australian indigenous history.

Eligibility for Consideration:

1. be currently enrolled, at the time of application and remain enrolled during the tenure of the scholarship, in a postgraduate research based program at any University; or
2. have successfully completed such a program in the past three years.

Criteria for Selection:
The Committee will take into account the:

• the merit of the proposed project;
• the applicant's ability to conduct appropriate fieldwork with Indigenous Australians; and
• the applicant's more general scholarly potential

Applications are called for early in the year and require:

A letter addressing the criteria for selection and must include in the following order:

• The proposed program
• Budget; clearly state what the funds from this scholarship are being requested for and the amount; indicate any other sources of funding
• Indication of invitation to work with the particular Indigenous community; and
• Indication that supervisory support is available and that you meet eligibility criteria as outlined above.
• Attach curriculum vitae
  

Previous Recipients

2009 Abby Cooper Australian Centre for Indigenous History Australian National University topic: sporting history of the Wimmera and southwestern Victoria and the development of Indigenous identities
2008 Pamela McGrath Centre for Cross-Cultural Research Australian National University topic: Redocumenting the making of 1950s films of the Ngaanyatjarra people of Western Australia and the role of such films in the representation of Aboriginal people	Tjukuria artist Nyarapai Giles, who was filmed by Keith Adams in the late 1950s for his film "Northern Safari" and Pam McGrath
2007 Crystal McKinnon School of Historical Studies and School of Culture and Communication University of Melbourne topic: Indigenous Arts and Music and its Historical and Political Significance
2006 Lorina Barker School of Classics, History and Religion University of New England topic: People, Place and Time: the Weilmoringle Community	Lorina accepting award. Photograph by Neal McCracken, ANU Photography