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December 2007
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AWARDS
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2. The Barbara Kanner Prize |
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3. French History Prize |
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4. Fulbright Award in Irish Literary and Cultural Studies |
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5. The Grolier Club Fellowship |
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6. The H.W. Wilson Award |
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7. Irish Studies Postgraduate Essay Prize |
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8. The Justin Winsor Prize |
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9. John Pickard Prize |
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10. Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship for French Studies |
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French History Article Prize
The Society for the Study of French History and the editors of French History are pleased to announce the creation of a new annual prize. The prize is designed to promote and acknowledge outstanding work from younger scholars of French history, and is open to authors whose work has been published in the journal French Studies, and who were aged 39 or under at the time of submission.
For more information please visit: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/page/2731/1
Fulbright Award in Irish Literary and Cultural Studies
The Fulbright Programme is celebrating its
50th Anniversary in
The UC-Berkeley English Department is home
to some of the finest English scholars and students in the
The Scholar will be required to teach a
graduate seminar and give a public lecture presenting the research accomplished
during the award period. The lecture may be taped and distributed via the
Western Institute of Irish Studies http://www.wiisonline.org
The Scholar must commit to a placement of at
least five months. The options are either:
* the Fall semester (late
August through early December) 2008 or * the Spring semester
(January through early May) 2009.
Irish Literary and Culture Studies
applicants should have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and be able to
demonstrate a record of scholarly achievement in Irish literary and cultural
studies of any period from the eighteenth century to the present. They must comply with the following
citizenship criteria:
* Irish citizens who are
resident on the
Ineligibility Factor US citizens and holders
of
Please contact The Fulbright Commission for
the complete Terms & Conditions / Application form for this award.
Contact: Sonya McGuinness admin@fulbright.ie http://www.fulbright.ie/
The John Pickard Essay Prize
You are invited to enter a monograph of not more than 2000 words for The John Pickard Essay Prize. The monograph may be on any individual related to the Pre-Raphaelite circle. This essay prize is open to everybody. The winner will receive £100 prize and publication in the Spring 2008 Pre-Raphaelite Society Review and subsequently the essays of runners up may also be published. The final decision will be made by the Committee of the Pre-Raphaelite Society. Entries are to be received by the Editor by 31st December 2007, and may be emailed to serena@serenatrowbridge.co.uk.
H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Award
The ARLIS Research Awards Committee is pleased to announce calls for applications for the 2007/2008 H.W. Wilson Foundation Research Award
Projects may focus on research which benefits the profession of art and visual resources librarianship, as well as the broader world of librarianship, through such means as compilation and dissemination of information, translation of original scholarship, analysis of our professions, or the enhancement of access to information. In addition, eligible projects include those which result in original scholarship in the arts (literary, performing, architectural, visual, etc.) or aspects of visual and material culture.
The winning research project selected by the committee will be awarded $3000.00. Applications are due no later than 15th January 2008. To apply or for more information about the award, please see guidelines and form here: http://www.arlisna.org/about/awards/wfrg_guidelines.html .
Hannah Bennett, Co-Chair - Research Awards Committee.
Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship for French Studies
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Mary Isabel Sibley Fellowship in French Studies. Please alert potential applicants to this valuable opportunity. The Fellowship, which includes a stipend of $20,000, is open to unmarried women between the ages of 25 and 35 who hold a doctorate or have completed all PhD coursework short of a dissertation. The fellowship year begins September, 2008, and must be devoted to full-time research.
Please
direct potential candidates to http://www.pbk.org/sibley,
where they can find full details and download the application form. Any
help in publicizing the fellowships, including
linking from your association web site, is appreciated. The
deadline for application is
If you have any questions, contact
Sam Esquith Alumni Relations & Awards Coordinator The Phi Beta Kappa Society 1606 New Hampshire Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 ph (202) 745 3235 fax (202) 265 0083 sworlandesquith@pbk.org www.pbk.org
The Arnstein Prize
The Midwest
Victorian Studies Association announces the Seventeenth Annual Walter L.
Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research in Victorian Studies. It awards
$1500 for dissertation research in British Victorian Studies undertaken by a
student currently enrolled in a doctoral program in a
Please contact Tom Prasch if you have any questions.
The Barbara Kanner Prize
The Western Association of Women Historians (WAWH) is calling for final entries
for the Barbara "Penny" Kanner Award. The prize is a $500 annual
award to honour distinguished achievement in one of two areas, in
alternating years:
1. scholarly bibliographic and historiographical guides to research focused
on women and/or gender history; or
2. learned studies of autobiographical writings focused on women's history and/or gender history published by a WAWH member.
This year's award will be for learned studies of autobiographical writings.
The work submitted for the autobiographical award should focus on women's
history and/or gender history. Critical or annotated editions of
autobiographies should reflect the essential tools of the historian's craft
(historical knowledge, bibliographic and research skills.) Learned studies
of a person(s) autobiographical writings set in historical context will
also be considered; the prize is not intended for autobiographical
material without scholarly analysis.
Entries may only be submitted for consideration
once. Submissions are considered for two-year intervals from date of
publication. Applicants to the Kanner Prize must be current members of
WAWH when they submit their book.
EXTENDED Deadline for submissions is 15th February 2008.
For questions or to send 3 copies of your entry and award application
(available on-line at WAWH.org) contact: MariaElena Raymond @
or @
109 5th Avenue, Brunswick, MD 21716
Justin Winsor Prize of the American Library Association Library History Round Table
The
Justin Winsor Prize is presented by the Library History Round Table of the
American Library Association each year to recognize the best essay written in
English on library history, including the history of libraries, librarianship,
and book culture.
The award
honours Justin Winsor, distinguished 19th century librarian, historian, and
bibliographer. The winning essayist will receive a$500 prize and an
invitation to submit the winner paper for consideration by the journal
Libraries & the Cultural Record.
Eligibility
and criteria. Manuscripts submitted should not have been previously
published, submitted for publication, or under consideration for publication or
for another award. Entries should embody original historical research on
a significant topic in library history, based on primary source materials
whenever possible, and written in a superior style. If a suitable
candidate is not found, the award will not be presented in that year.
Essays
should be organized in a form similar to that of articles published in
Libraries & the Cultural Record, with footnotes, spelling, and punctuation
conforming to the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. Papers
should not exceed 35 double-spaced pages (plus footnotes and bibliography).
Please
see http://www.utexas.edu/utpress/journals/jlc.html
for more information about the journal.
Award
Jury The Winsor Prize Committee, a subcommittee of the Research Committee
of the Library History Round Table, serves as jury for the award. The
winner of the award will be announced in a press release on or about May 15 of
the award year.
Submission
process Three copies of the manuscript should be submitted. The
name and other information identifying the author should appear only on a
separate cover letter. Fax and e-mail submissions are not acceptable.
Applications must be received by 29th February 2008. Send manuscripts to:
Letitia
Earvin, Program Coordinator American Library Association/LHRT, Office of
Research and Statistics, 50 E. Huron Stree, Chicago, IL 60611
Presentation
of the award. The Justin Winsor Prize will be presented at the Library
History Round Table awards ceremony during the annual conference of the
American Library Association.
Christine
Pawley Ph.D., Professor, School of Library and Information Studies http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~cpawley/
Director,
Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~printcul/
University
of Wisconsin-Madison4234 Helen C. White Hall600 N. Park St.Madison, WI 53706
Telephone: 608 263-2945/608 263-2900fax: (608) 263-4849email: @
THE 2008 GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY FELLOWSHIP
The Grolier Club Library is pleased to announce its fifth annual fellowship offering in the history of the book. An award of up to $2,500 is available for research in the Library's areas of strength, with emphasis on the history of antiquarian bookselling and private collecting of books and prints in the United States, Great Britain, and Western Europe. Fellowship awards may be used to pay for travel, housing, and other expenses. A minimum research stay of two weeks is required, and fellows are expected to present a seminar or lecture at the Grolier Club, and submit a written report,
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Members of the Grolier Club are not eligible, nor are students enrolled in
undergraduate degree programs, but all other interested persons are encouraged
to apply. There is no application form. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae
and a proposal, not to exceed 750 words, stating necessary length of residence,
historical materials to be used, relevance of the Grolier Club Library collections
to the project, a proposed budget, and two letters of recommendation.
The deadline for applications and letters of support is 1st March 2008, and announcement of awards will be made in early May 2008. Research terms can take place any time between 1st June 2008 and 30th May 2009, but please note that the Club is closed for the month of August.
Applications should be sent to The Fellowship Committee, The Grolier Club, 47
East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022, or via e-mail to ejh@grolierclub.org.
THE GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY COLLECTIONS
The Grolier Club Library is a focused research collection of approximately 100,000 volumes on the art and
history of the book, with particular strength
in book catalogues of all types -- printed and manuscript inventories of private libraries, catalogues
of antiquarian booksellers, and book auction sales. The Grolier Club
Library collections of book catalogues
are among the most comprehensive in the US, and have long been recognized as an
important resource for collectors and scholars in book history. For further information
about the Library, as well as an online catalogue of its holdings, visit http://www.grolierclub.org/Library.htm.
Eric Holzenberg, Director The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York,
NY 10022. Telephone: 212/838-6690 fax:
212/838-2445
e-mail: @ website: www.grolierclub.org
The British Association for Irish Studies Postgraduate Essay Prize 2008
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 17th March 2008. The Prize will be judged by a multi-disciplinary panel. The winner will be announced in May 2008.
Please direct entries or enquiries to: Dr Matthew Campbell, Dept of English Literature, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN. @
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/
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