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Award or Prize Announcement
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Emerging Scholars Award
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| Sponsor: Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA) |
| Contact Information Dr. Maria K. Bachman Email: mbachman@coastal.edu |
| Application Submission Deadline: 11/16/2009 |
| Type of Award or Prize: Essay |
| Level of Study: Doctoral/Post-Doctoral |
| Eligibility Requirements: Entrants must be within five years of having received a doctorate or other terminal professional degree, and must have less than seven years of experience either in an academic career, or as a post-terminal-degree independent scholar or practicing professional. |
| Field(s) of Study: interdisciplinary |
| Cash prize: $500.00 |
| Description The NCSA Emerging Scholars Award recognizes an outstanding article or essay published within five years of the author's doctorate. Entries can be from any discipline focusing on any aspect of the long 19th century (French Revolution to World War I), must be published in English or be accompanied by an English translation, and must be by a single author. Submission of essays that are interdisciplinary is especially encouraged. Only articles physically published between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009 (even if the citation date of the journal is different) are eligible for the 2010 Emerging Scholar Award. Articles published in any scholarly journal, including on-line journals, or in edited volumes of essays are eligible and may be submitted either by the author or the publisher of a journal or anthology. The winning article will be selected by a committee of nineteenth-century scholars representing diverse disciplines. Articles submitted to the NCSA Article Prize competition are ineligible for the Emerging Scholars Award. The award will be presented at the 31st Annual NCSA Conference in Tampa, Florida, March 11-13, 2010. Prize recipients need not be members of the NCSA, but are encouraged to attend the conference to receive the award. Send three off-prints or photocopies of published articles/essays to the committee chair: Dr. Maria K. Bachman, Department of English, Coastal Carolina University, P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528-6054. Applicants must verify publication date and provide an email address. |
| Keywords: nineteenth century |
| This announcement will be displayed until: 11/16/2009 |