Graduate Essay Prize
The Graduate Essay Prize will be awarded to the best dissertation chapter or article-length essay in any field or area of Slavic/East European/Central Asian Studies written by a woman or on a topic in Slavic/East European/Central Asian Women's/Gender Studies written by a woman or a man. This competition is open only to current doctoral students or to those who defended a doctoral dissertation in 2008-2009. If the essay is a seminar paper, it must have been written in 2008-2009. If the essay is a dissertation chapter, it should be accompanied by the dissertation abstract and table of contents. Previous submissions and published materials are ineligible. Essays should be no longer than 50 pages, including reference matter, and in English (quoted text in any other language should be translated). The award carries a cash prize of $250; the winner will be announced at the AAASS national convention in November. For a partial list of past recipients click here.
Please send a copy of the essay and an updated CV to each of the three members of the Prize Committee:
Prof. Margaret Beissinger
Department of Slavic Languages
249 East Pyne
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Prof. Cathy Frierson
7 Charland Terrace
Waterville, ME 04901
Dr. Dunja Popovic'
86 Buckingham St. #4
Cambridge, MA 02138
All submissions must be postmarked by September 1, 2009.