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Vol. IV No. 3
issue no 34:
March 2007
Awards
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II. BAIS Postgraduate Essay
Prize |
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III. Walter D. Love Prize 2007 Competition |
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IV. Albion Book Prize 2007 Competition |
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V. The Van Arsdel Prize |
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VI. Irish Latin American Research Fund |
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VII. The Donald Gray Prize |
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VIII. The Trollope Prize |
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IX. The Victorian Culture Essay Prize |
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I. NACBS DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP 2007 COMPETITION
The NACBS DISSERTATION YEAR FELLOWSHIP is awarded to support dissertation research in the British Isles on any topic of British (including Scottish, Irish and Imperial) history or British Studies. The Fellowship consists of a $6,000 stipend. The runner-up will receive a $2,000 travel grant. Each department may nominate one candidate, who should be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada, enrolled in a Ph.D. program in a U. S. or Canadian institution, and who has, at the time of application, completed all degree requirements save the dissertation. The following criteria have been established for the award:
The nomination must be made by the student's dissertation
advisor, supported by one additional letter of recommendation.
The candidate must need to travel to the British Isles for the purpose of
dissertation research. The awardee must conduct full-time research in the
British Isles for a period of at least six months.
Procedures for Application:
Application consists of the
two letters of nomination and recommendation described above; a one-page
curriculum vitæ of the candidate; and a 1000 word research proposal
written by the
candidate, which should explain the importance of the topic to the field
of British history and include a description of the relevant primary
materials that are to be consulted in the British Isles. Appended
to the CV should be a list of the financial support (source, type and
amount) received by the applicant since the beginning of graduate study,
and an indication of any current pending applications for financial aid to
support dissertation research.
Letters of reference should address themselves not only to the student's
past record, but also to the importance of the topic and the need to
pursue the research in the British Isles.
The major advisor, in endorsing the candidate, is also confirming
the ABD status of the candidate and the financial information requested above.
A copy of the application
package should be sent to each member of the Dissertation Year Fellowship
Committee listed below. Letters of reference should be placed in sealed
envelopes, signed across the
flap, and given to the applicant for inclusion in the application package.
Applications must be postmarked by 15th March 2007.
Send materials, including a current email address, to:
Professor Nadja Durbach (chair), University of Utah, 318 Carlson Hall, 380 S.
1400 East, Room 00211, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 (email: n.durbach@utah.edu)
Professor
Thomas C. Kennedy, 403 Old Main, Department of History
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (email: tkennedy@uark.edu)
Professor
John Cramsie, Union College, Department of History, Schenectady, NY 12308
(email: cramsiej@union.edu)
II. BAIS Postgraduate Essay Prize
The British Association for
Irish Studies, in association with Irish Studies Review and Cambridge
University Press, is pleased to announce the BAIS Postgraduate Essay Prize.
Entries are invited for an essay on any aspect of Irish Studies. The winning entry will be published in Irish
Studies Review and the winning author will receive £500 of Cambridge University
Press books of their choice.
Entrants should be student members of BAIS who are registered for Masters or
Doctoral programmes in Great Britain. Essays should be between 5,000 and 8,000
words in length and be presented in accordance with the Instructions for
Authors of Irish Studies Review. All essays must be accompanied by a disc
readable by Microsoft Word and be received by St Patrick’s Day, 17th March 2007. The Prize will be judged by a
multi-disciplinary panel. The winner will be announced in May 2007.
Please direct entries or enquiries to: Dr Matthew Campbell, Dept of English
Literature, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN. m.campbell@sheffield.ac.uk
British
Association for Irish Studies: http://www.bais.org.uk.
Irish
Studies Review: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09670882.asp
Cambridge
University Press: http://uk.cambridge.org/
III. WALTER D. LOVE PRIZE 2007 COMPETITION
The WALTER D. LOVE PRIZE in
History is a $150 award given annually by the North American Conference
on British Studies for the best article or paper of similar length or
scope by a North
American scholar in the field of British history. The 2007 prize
will be awarded to an article published during the calendar year
2006. The prize journal article or paper, which may be published
anywhere in the world, should exhibit a humane and compassionate understanding
of the subject, imagination, literary grace, and scrupulous scholarship.
It should also make a significant
contribution to its field of study. Chapters from longer works
are not eligible, but papers appearing in edited collections of
essays are eligible.
All scholars who are citizens
or permanent residents of the United States or Canada and living in either
country at the time of the award are eligible to compete. A copy of
the nominated
article or paper should be sent by 1st April 2007
to each member of the Prize Committee. For prompt attention, mark
packages ‘NACBS Prize Committee.’
Send submissions to:
Katherine French, Department of History, SUNY New Paltz, 75 S. Manheim Blvd., Suite 6, New Paltz, NY 12561-2440.
email: frenchk@newpaltz.edu
Professor Rachel Weil, Department of History, 450 McGraw Hall, Cornell
University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4601.
email: rjw5@cornell.edu
Professor Richard Cosgrove, Department of History, University of Arizona, 1145
E. South Campus Dr., PO Box 210027, Social Sciences Room 215, Tucson, Arizona
85721-0027. e-mail rcosgrov@u.arizona.edu
IV. ALBION BOOK PRIZE 2007 COMPETITION
The Albion Book Prize of $500 is awarded annually by the North American Conference on British Studies for the best book published anywhere by a North American scholar on any aspect of British studies since 1800. The author must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada and be living in either country at the time of the award. Nominations may be made by the author or by the publisher of the book. A publisher may nominate more than one title each year but should use discretion and not overburden the Prize Committee.
The 2007 competition covers books published in 2006. Separate copies
of the letter of nomination and of the book nominated should be sent by 1st April 2007 to each member of the Prize
Committee. For prompt attention, mark packages ‘NACBS Prize
Committee.’
Send all relevant
materials to:
Professor Susan Thorne, Duke University, Department of History, Box 90719,
Durham, NC 27708-0719 (email: sthorne@duke.edu)
Professor Pam Walker, History Department, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By
Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada (email: pjwalker@css.carleton.ca)
Professor Peter Weiler, Department of History, Boston College, Chestnut Hill,
MA 02467
(email: Peter.Weiler@bc.edu)
V. The Van Arsdel Prize
Graduate students are invited to submit essays for the 2007 Van Arsdel Prize for the best graduate student essay on, about, or extensively using Victorian periodicals. Manuscripts should be 15-25 pages and should not have appeared in print. The winner receives a plaque, $300, and publication of the prize essay in VPR. Send paper submissions by mail, postmarked by 1st April 2007, to Kathryn Ledbetter, Department of English, 601 University Drive, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas 78666-4616. Please include a description of current status in graduate school.
Kathryn Ledbetter, Editor, Victorian Periodicals Review, Associate Professor of
English, Texas State University-San Marcos, 601 University Drive, San Marcos,
TX 78666 512-245-3785
KLedbetter@txstate.edu
VI. Irish Latin American Research Fund
The Society for Irish Latin American Studies is pleased to announce the launch
of a new edition of its grants programme ‘Irish Latin American Research Fund’.
The objective of the Irish Latin American Research Fund is to support
innovative and significant research in the different aspects of relations
between Ireland and Latin America.
Grants up to 1,000 Euros will be awarded to exceptionally promising students,
faculty members or independent scholars to help support their research and
writing leading to the publication or other types of communication of their
projects. Awards will be selected on the basis of a well-developed research
plan that promises to make a significant contribution to a particular area of
study about the Irish and Latin America.
Three prestigious scholars will seat on this year's selection committee:
Maureen Murphy, Chair (Hofstra University), Piaras Mac Éinrí (University
College Cork), and Guillermo O'Donnell (University of Notre Dame). They will
assess the research proposals and award grants to the best projects. The Irish
Latin American Research Fund is open to faculty, advanced university students,
and independent scholars throughout the world. Applicants from previous
academic years who were not awarded a grant may apply again and submit the same
project. Successful applicants must wait until two rounds of grants have passed
before reapplying
The Society receives no institutional funding and its only financial source is
represented by membership fees and donations. These grants are possible thanks
to the generosity of SILAS members and friends.
Download the Rules, Procedure, Application Form and Grantee Agreement here:
http://www.irlandeses.org/grant_call0708.htm
Complete the required information and send your proposal through the post to:
Society for Irish Latin American Studies, Maison Rouge (1268) Burtigny,
Switzerland
Applications must be received
or postmarked by 30th April 2007.
Awards will be announced on
27-30th June 2007.
For more information please contact:
Edmundo Murray +41 22 739
5049. edmundo.murray@irlandeses.org
VII. The Donald Gray Prize
NAVSA is now
seeking nominations for the Donald Gray Prize for best essay published in the
field of Victorian Studies. The prize carries with it an award of $1000
and will be awarded to essays that appeared in print in journals from the
previous calendar year on any topic related to the study of Victorian
Britain. (The prize is limited to journal essays; those published in
essay collections are not eligible.) The winner will also receive
complementary registration at the NAVSA conference at which his or her award
will be announced.
Anyone, regardless of NAVSA membership status, is free to nominate an essay
that appeared in print between 1st January 2006 and 31st December 2006. Nominations will also be solicited from the
Advisory Board of NAVSA and the prize committee judges. Self-nominated
essays are equally welcome. Authorsmay be from any country and of any
institutional standing.
To nominate an essay, please submit by Wednesday,
16th May 2007 (that's a receipt deadline, not a postmark deadline):
(1) a brief cover sheet with complete address and email information for both
the essay's nominator and its author, and (2) four hard copies of the essay to
the Executive Secretary
of NAVSA at the following address:
Melissa V. Gregory, Assistant Professor
of English, Department of English, Mail Stop 925 , University of Toledo,
Toledo, Ohio 43606. melissa.gregory@utoledo.edu.
Questions may be directed to melissa.gregory@utoledo.edu.
Further information about the prize may be found at http://www.cla.purdue.edu/academic/engl/navsa/Prizes/GrayPrize.cfm
VIII. The Trollope Prize.
The prize is awarded annually
to the best undergraduate essay in English on the works of Anthony Trollope.
Comparative essays, such as those comparing the work of Trollope and Austen or
Trollope and Dickens, will also be considered. Submissions are invited
from around the world and must be received by Friday,
1st June 2007.
The Expository Writing
Program at Harvard is pleased to administer the prize, which was established by
an anonymous benefactor to encourage the reading, teaching, and enjoyment of
Trollope’s novels.
First prize is $2,500 and a
hard-cover copy of one of Trollope’s works.
The faculty sponsor of the winning essay will receive $1,000, and the
sponsor’s department will receive $500 for curriculum development. Second
and third place prizes (including funds for sponsors and departments) may also
be awarded, subject to the discretion of the judges.
For more information about
submission guidelines, and to read
prize-winning essays from the past few years, please see website at http://my.harvard.edu/k13048. Results from the 2006 Trollope Prize are
posted on the website.
For further information,
please contact (mentioning THE OSCHOLARS)
Sarah Emsley, Expository Writing Program, Harvard University, 8 Prescott
Street, Cambridge, MA 02138.
IX. Journal of Victorian Culture Graduate Student Essay Prize
The Journal of Victorian
Culture, one of the leading journals in its field, has inaugurated a prize
competition for graduate students. The aim of the JVC Essay Prize is to
promote scholarship among postgraduate research students working on the
Victorian period in any discipline in the UK and abroad. The essay, which must
be no longer than 9000 words in length (including notes), may be on any aspect
of Victorian culture appropriate for the scope of the journal (this embraces
literature and history, including cultural, intellectual, social, political,
economic and religious history; the history of music, science, technology,
medicine, theatre and visual culture; historical geography). JVC is, in
accordance with its remit, particularly keen to encourage essays demonstrating
interdisciplinary approaches.
The essay must not be under
consideration for publication elsewhere, and should not be submitted to any
other journal until the outcome of the competition is known. Applicants who are
completing doctoral degrees are advised to check with their institutions any
regulations covering the publication of material extracted from their theses
prior to the submission of the whole thesis.
The prize
Publication of the winning
essay in JVC; £100 cash prize, a free year’s subscription to JVC.
Conditions
Word limit: maximum of 9000
words
Closing date for submissions
to the Editor: 30th June 2007
The competition will open to
anyone currently registered for a higher research degree, or is within 3 years
of the completion of one. An entry form will be available on the JVC website
and will require the signature of the Academic Supervisor, confirming the
entrant’s status.
Judging
Entries should be submitted
to the journal in the normal manner, but must also be accompanied by the
downloadable JVC Essay Prize entry form (available from the publisher’s
website). All published essays will be subject to the same copyright
terms as everything else published in JVC.
The decision of the judges
will be final and no correspondence will be considered. There is only one prize
and the judges reserve the right to award no prize if submitted material is not
of an appropriate standard. The judges
for the prize will be the Editorial Board of the Journal of Victorian
Culture. The process of selection will, accordingly, fulfil the
requirements of peer review. The judges reserve the right to recommend
revisions to the prize-winning essay prior to publication.
Amber Regis
Editorial
Assistant, Journal of Victorian Culture
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