HASTED PRIZE
£3000

The Kent Archaeological Society (KAS) awards the biennial Hasted Prize for the best master’s or doctoral thesis from any institution of higher education on some aspect of the history or archaeology of the County of Kent (including those parts of the Ancient County now included within London).  The first award was made in September 2007.  Submissions for the 2013 Prize must be submitted by 31 May 2013.

The prize totals £3000 and is awarded in two parts: £1,000 goes directly to the successful author; the other £2,000 is held by the Society and is available to assist towards the cost of publishing the thesis when necessary revisions have been made.  The prize aims to reward students working on the history and archaeology of the County, and also to help promote publication of books that advance scholarly knowledge of Kent’s past.  The KAS will assist the successful author in finding a press to publish the work.  The KAS would expect that the published volume would acknowledge the Hasted Prize and the role of the Society in helping to fund publication.  The Society will also consider for publication in Archaeologia Cantiana an article based on the successful thesis.


The KAS will consider for the second Hasted Prize those theses that have been successfully examined during the period 1 May 2011 to 31 May 2013.  Theses must be submitted BOTH in a bound copy and in electronic form as a Word document, accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the thesis supervisor together with the names and the institutions of the examiners of the thesis.  The bound copies of the theses will not be returned, but placed in the KAS library.  All candidates for the Prize will be notified of the judges’ decision within three calendar months.

Theses for the Hasted Prize 2011 must be submitted no later than 31 May 2013 to Professor David Killingray, Chairman, Publications Committee, 72 Bradbourne Road, Sevenoaks, Kent TN13 3QA, tel: 01732 453008, email: dmkillingray@hotmail.com to whom enquiries may be directed