Editing Essay Contests for Ph.D. Students

* '''Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs - Prizes for undergraduate and graduate essays:'''

-- The Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs offers three prizes for papers written by students—the Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize, and the Sidney DeVere Brown Prize and the Mikiso Hane Prize for papers written by undergraduates. These prizes are awarded at the MCAA Annual Meeting held each fall—this year at The Ohio State University from October 1-3. Prizes include a cash award and support for travel expenses as well as the opportunity to present at the conference.

-- Graduate and undergraduate students may compete for these prizes if they attend a college or university in one of the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Papers should be no more than 35 typewritten double-spaced pages, including the bibliography, and are due by June 11, 2010. For further information and submission instructions, visit http://easc.osu.edu/mcaa/student-awards/index.html.  

-- Questions should be directed to: Katherine A. Bowie, Professor of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 5436 Social Sciences, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 / Office Tel: 608-262-2132, 262-2866 / Home Tel: 608-238-8150 / Email: kabowie@wisc.edu


* '''Independent Institute - Sir John M. Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest:'''

-- Must be a college student 35 years of age or younger.

-- 1st prize: $2,500, 2nd prize: $1,500, 3rd prize: $1,000.

-- Deadline: 5/3/2010

-- Three awards are offered to outstanding college students through a competitive essay contest on the meaning and significance of economic and personal liberty. Essay topic changes yearly.

-- For More Information: Academic Affairs Director, The Independent Institute, 100 Swan Way, Oakland, CA 94621-1428 / (510) 632-1366 / Garvey@independent.org


* '''Fredric M. Jablin Dissertation Award:''' http://jepson.richmond.edu/about/jda/index.html

-- Topics related to leadership


* '''Dissertation Award Program - Academic Council on the United Nations System:'''

-- SYNOPSIS:  The award, in the amount of $1,000 US, is intended to
distinguish the selected recipient as one who combines both innovation
and excellence in his/her work, and thereby serves as a catalyst for
wider attention.

-- Deadline(s):      03/12/2010

-- Web Site: http://www.acuns.org/programsan/dissertati

-- Program URL: http://www.acuns.org/programsan/dissertati/acunsdissertationaward2010finalpdf

-- OBJECTIVES: The central consideration for the award looks beyond
the substance of a particular global problem and the individual
applicant's disciplinary background, to a clear demonstration of a
direct link to institutional issues of the United Nations system.

-- ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible candidates must be at the Ph.D., J.S.D. or L.L.M.
level and engaged in the writing stage of their program, or be or
become a member of ACUNS.

-- FUNDING: The award will be given in the amount of $1,000 US.


* '''The IETSC Prize:'''

-- The Indonesia and East Timor Studies Committee is pleased to announce the first annual competition for a prize to be awarded to the best paper presented at the annual AAS meetings by a graduate student or post-doctoral fellow no more than two years beyond the PhD. Exceptions (e.g., for outstanding undergraduate submissions) may be made under special circumstances. Papers will be evaluated on the basis of their originality and contribution to the study of Indonesia and/or Timor-Leste. The winner of the competition will receive an award of $200. Papers must be submitted by email to paperprize@gmail.com in either MS Word (.doc/.docx) or PDF format. Submissions must not exceed twenty double-spaced pages in twelve-point Times New Roman or a comparable font (excluding images, graphs, tables etc). The deadline for submission falls two weeks after the conference, on Monday, April 12. The winner of the Prize will be announced in May. Requests for further information may be directed to paperprize@gmail.com.

-- Richard Fox, Assistant Professor of the History of Religions, The University of Chicago Divinity School, 1025 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 USA / Tel (01) 773-702-0941 / Fax (01) 773-702-8223 / Email rfox@uchicago.edu


* '''APPAM Award for Best Dissertation in Public Policy and Management in Asia'''                                                                                                                                                                                     

-- Sponsor:          Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor seeks to reward and encourage quality research on practical public problems in Asia by emergent scholars.

-- Deadline:      07/10/2009

-- Web Site: http://www.appam.org/

-- Program URL: http://www.appam.org/awards/asiaphd.asp

-- OBJECTIVES: Any dissertation whose substantive concern is public policy or management and deals with some real-life public problem in one or more countries in Asia, and accepted for the granting of a degree in the preceding academic year, will be eligible for the award. Dissertations from any discipline are acceptable as long as they are written in English and deal substantively with public policy or management issues in Asia. Nominations must be made by an institutional member of APPAM. There are no limitations with respect to theoretical perspective, methodology or sub-discipline. All that will be required is that a substantial proportion of the dissertation deals with a public policy or management issue in one or more countries in Asia. For the purpose of the award the geographical limits of Asia follow the United Nations definition of Asia (which excludes Australia and New Zealand). 

-- ELIGIBILITY: Nominations must come from programs that are institutional members of the sponsor organization.  The prize is open to women and men applicants of all nationality, ethnicity, and place of residence.

-- FUNDING: Winners receive a cash award in the amount of $1,500 in addition to a plaque, recognition at the annual APPAM Fall Research Conference, and publication of an abstract in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. A grant of up to US$2,500 will be provided to cover the cost of travel to the conference to receive the award. The award will be offered on an annual basis but will not be made if suitable submissions are not received.


* '''Fredric M. Jablin Dissertation Award: Faculty honors new scholars annually'''

-- 2009 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: http://jepson.richmond.edu/programs/jda/index.html

-- This award recognizes outstanding new scholarship in the field. It is given in partnership with the International Leadership Association. Annually, the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond seeks submissions for the Fredric M. Jablin Dissertation Award. Submissions can be on any topic and from any discipline as long as they demonstrate substantial insights and implications for the study of leadership.

-- The recipient is honored at the annual conference of the International Leadership Association where he or she presents their dissertation research. The recipient of the award will also receive a $1000 prize, one-year membership to the ILA, and conference registration and travel expenses to the ILA conference.

-- Submissions are due in early August. Applicants submit a letter of interest, a three- to five-page abstract of a substantive dissertation chapter (specifically, the chapter that best represents the author's dissertation), a brief biography and verification of the dissertation defense date (e.g., a letter from the dissertation advisor). The award committee will contact semi-finalists by mid-September to request a full dissertation chapter.

-- The Jepson School endeavors to further scholarship and educate students and others for and about leadership through curricula, events and programs. In 1999, the School implemented its annual Dissertation Awards, which are named for Dr. Fredric M. Jablin, who died in 2004.


* '''Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics''' 

-- Sponsor: Catt (Carrie Chapman) Center for Women and Politics

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor provides an award designed to encourage and reward scholars embarking on significant research in the area of women and politics.  The committee selects up to two projects to receive a prize of $1,000 each and two projects for honorable mention recognition of $500 each.

-- Deadline: 10/01/2008
 
-- E-mail: cattcntr@iastate.edu
 
-- Program URL: http://www.las.iastate.edu/CattCenter/cattprize.shtml

-- OBJECTIVES: Research projects submitted for prize consideration can address any topic related to women and politics.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Scholars at any level, including graduate students and junior faculty members, can apply.

-- FUNDING: The prize includes a $1,000 cash award for each project selected. Honorable mention prizes of $500 per project are sometimes given. In addition to the cash prize, recipients may be invited to Iowa State University to present an overview of their research.


* '''Institute for Humane Studies: Essay Contest'''

-- Harper Academic Research Competition: Recognizing the best published and unpublished work by graduate and law students on progress, prosperity, and human flourishing. $2,000 in prizes and the possibility of presenting research at the 2008 Social Change Workshop. Deadline: January 31, 2008.

-- Further information is available at http://www.theihs.org/grants_and_contest/id.908/default.asp


* '''Robert J. McNamara Student Award'''                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

-- Sponsor: Association for the Sociology of Religion

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor awards a cash prize of $500 to recognize an outstanding student paper in the sociology of religion.

-- Deadline: 06/01/2008

-- Contact: Professor William Mirola                                                                           

-- Address: Department of History and Social Science, Marian College, 3200 Cold Spring Road, Indianapolis, IN 46222-1997, U.S.A.                                 

-- E-mail: mirola@marian.edu
 
-- Program URL: http://www.sociologyofreligion.com/MCNAMARA2004.html

-- OBJECTIVES: The sponsor awards a cash prize to recognize an outstanding student paper in the sociology of religion.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Authors must be currently enrolled students who have not defended the Ph.D. when the paper is submitted.  Membership in the sponsor organization is required either at the time of application or previously.


* '''Sylvia H. Forman Prize'''                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

-- Sponsor: Association for Feminist Anthropology

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor invites graduate and undergraduate students to submit a paper in feminist anthropology in competition for the Sylvia H. Forman Prize.  Winning papers receive a certificate and a cash award and will have their paper summaries published in the Anthropology Newsletter.

-- Deadline: 06/01/2008

-- Contact:  Dorothy Hodgson, Prize Chair, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University, 131 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, U.S.A.                                 

-- E-mail: dhodgson@rci.rutgers.edu
 
-- Program URL: http://sscl.berkeley.edu/~afaweb/forman.html

-- OBJECTIVES: The sponsor encourages papers in all four subfields of anthropology.  Papers may be based on research within a wide variety of topics including (but not limited to) feminist analysis of women's work, reproduction, sexuality, religion, language and expressive culture, family and kin relations, economic development, gender and material culture, gender and biology, women and development, globalization, and the intersectionality of gender, race, and class. Papers that have been submitted for publication but have not yet been accepted may be eligible as entries, but authors of such papers should contact the Prize Chair to confirm eligibility before the submission deadline.  Already accepted or published articles are not eligible.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Only one submission per student will be accepted.

-- FUNDING: The winners, one graduate and one undergraduate student, will receive a certificate, cash award ($1,000 graduate and $500
undergraduate) and have their essay summaries published in the Anthropology newsletter.  Prizes will be awarded at the AFA Business Meeting at the AAA Annual Meeting, November 19 - 23, 2008, in San Francisco, CA.  The AFA will contribute towards the cost of the winners' travel to the conference in the cases of demonstrated need.