We are pleased to invite applications for Round One of the Kākano Fund Award from students enrolled in a graduate degree course for a BA Hons or MA or PhD in Social or Cultural Anthropology at a New Zealand University. Applications are due by Friday 17 April 2026.

ASAA/NZ is delighted to announce the 2025 winners of the Dr Cyril Timo Schäfer Memorial Graduate Student Conference Presentation Awards: Shalvi (Panjab University), Will Stringer (Maynooth University), Kēhaunani Springer (University of Waikato), and Clare Collins (Massey University). Special commendations also went to Fine Brendtner (Aarhus University) and Angela Wong (University of Sydney) for their online presentations. These awards recognise excellence in conference presentation skills by ASAA/NZ graduate student members.

The full programme for our ASAA/NZ 2025 conference is now available online so you can browse the complete schedule of sessions, workshops, and presentations exploring this year’s theme: Edges, Borders, Margins, and Peripheries. We look forward to seeing you in Whāingaroa!

We invite nominations of students and early career researchers (ECR) from around Aotearoa for the Sam Taylor-Alexander ECR Prize for Ethics and Engagement within Anthropology. The closing date for nominations is Friday 14 November 2025.