The University of Queensland has invited applications from Australia and around the world for its prestigious 2009 Communication and Social Change Award.
The Award, which recognises outstanding achievements by individuals or organisations in the field of Communication for Social Change (CSC) is the only one of its kind to be offered by an Australian university.
It is administered by the UQ School of Journalism and Communication's Centre for Communication and Social Change.
Launching this year's Award, the Head of School, Professor Michael Bromley, said the number and quality of applications had increased each year since the annual Award commenced in 2006.
"Last year, we received 16 nominations from a wide range of organisations and individuals from Pakistan, USA, Nigeria, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Iran," Professor Bromley said.
"In 2009, we hope to build on this success to attract even more applications from Australia and internationally."
CSC is a fast-growing social science discipline which promotes the use of various forms of communication, including community media and ICTs, to bring about positive participatory development and social change in Australia and around the world
Winners of the Award, which comprises a plaque and A$2500, are selected in the last quarter of each year by an independent jury of senior Australian academic, media and aid and development representatives.
In 2008, the winner of the CSC Award was a distinguished, Malaysia-based independent publisher and expert in participatory information and communication processes, Mr Chin Saik Yoon. And for the first time, last year the CSC Jury also awarded a special Meritorious Commendation for Communication and Social Change Award to Nigerian CSC activist John Dada.
For further information on the CSC Award and to access nomination forms, please see the website: http://www.uq.edu.au/sjc/
Media: Ms Marsali MacKinnon, UQ Centre for Communication and Social Change.
Email: m.mackinnon@uq.edu.au, telephone: +61 7 3365 1393.
