Humanities Aronui Medal
For research or innovative work of outstanding merit in the Humanities.
Award details
Discipline: The humanities, including languages, history, religion, philosophy, law, classics, linguistics, literature, cultural studies, media studies, art history, film, and drama.
Award offered: Yearly
Eligibility: for researchers based in New Zealand
Prize: Medal
The Humanities Aronui Medal is awarded for research or innovative work of outstanding merit in the Humanities. This includes conventional academic research and work in the creative arts. Researchers from all disciplines of the Humanities will be considered.
Current status
The 2025 round is now closed. Nominations for 2026 will open in January 2026.
To make a nomination, please contact academy@royalsociety.org.nz and a URL will be sent to you to access the nomination web portal.