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14
2012
NACBS 2012 Undergraduate Essay Prize
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North American Conference on British Studies Undergraduate Essay Contest 2013
Each year the NACBS awards up to twelve prizes of $100.00 each to the best essays on British topics submitted by undergraduates studying in American and Canadian universities.
Essays may be from any department – History, English, Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, etc. – as long as they relate to British Studies and date from 2012/2013.
Essays must have been written while the author was a degree-seeking undergraduate at a U.S. or Canadian college or university.
Essays should be no longer than 25 pages (please, no theses).
Submissions must be accompanied by a nominating letter from the professor who taught the course for which the essay was written. Nominating faculty must be current members of the NACBS. Please include the permanent mailing address and email contact information for the student.
Send a paper copy of the essay and the letter of nomination to EACH of the following 3 members of the adjudication committee by June 15th, 2013 (3 copies in total).
Dr Guy Ortolano
101 Halcyon Hill Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
USA
Dr Lisa Surridge
Department of English
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC
Canada, V8W 3W1
Dr Rob Falconer,
History-Humanities,
Grant MacEwen University,
City Centre Campus,
Edmonton, AB,
Canada T5J 4S2
November
16
2012
Diana McVeagh Prize for Best Book on British Music
Posted by jaskelly under Grants and Awards | Tags: awards, music history, North American British Music Studies Association, prize |
The North American British Music Studies Association (NABMSA) announces the creation of the biennial Diana McVeagh Prize for Best Book on British Music. The prize is named in honor of pioneering British music writer, Diana McVeagh, who is the author of books on and musical editions of British composers Edward Elgar and Gerald Finzi, among others. Her books are known for their insightful interpretations of music and its context, and the lyrical quality of her prose.
The first Diana McVeagh Prize will be awarded in November of 2013. Any book on British music – including monographs, books within a series, eBooks, or collections of essays (if all of the essays within are centered on the study of British music) are eligible for consideration for the Prize. To be considered for the Diana McVeagh Prize, Candidates must be members of NABMSA in good standing for the prize year (2013), and must submit a copy of the book to be considered postmarked by no later than July 1, 2013, to the Secretary of NABMSA at the following address:
Prof. Nathaniel G. Lew, Secretary
North American British Music Studies Association
c/o Department of Fine Arts
Saint Michael's College
One Winooski Park, Box 377
Colchester VT 05439
The winner of the Prize will be announced at the 2013 Business Meeting of NABMSA to be held in Pittsburgh, PA in November of 2013.
More information on the Diana McVeagh Prize for Best Book on British Music and information on joining NABMSA may be found at the Association’s website,www.nabmsa.org.
February
9
2010
NACBS UNDERGRADUATE ESSAY CONTEST
Posted by jaskelly under Announcement, Grants and Awards, NACBS | Tags: awards, competition, essay prize, NACBS, prize, undergraduate, undergraduate essay | 0 Comments
The North American Conference on British Studies essay contest in British Studies for undergraduates enrolled at United States universities and colleges awards six prizes of $100 each, according to the following guidelines:
1. The essay must have been written while the author was a degree-seeking undergraduate at a U.S. college or university. Essays written for courses, or as theses are acceptable.
2. Each essay must be nominated by a member of the NACBS. No individual may nominate more than one essay in any one year.
3. Essays in any field of British Studies are welcome.
4. Essays should be between 10 and 25 pages, excluding citations and references.
5. Please submit a letter of nomination (including the permanent mailing address and email contact information for the student) along with an electronic or three hard copies of the essay by June 1, 2010 to Professor Peter Hoffenberg, Department of History, University of Hawaii, 2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki Hall A203, Honolulu, HI 96822-2283. Email: [email protected].
6. For further information please feel free to contact Prof. Hoffenberg at the above address.
November
21
2009
PCCBS Annual Graduate Paper Prize
Posted by jaskelly under Announcement, Grants and Awards | Tags: awards, pccbs, prizes | 0 Comments
The Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies (PCCBS) invites
submissions for the annual prize for the best conference paper presented
during the 2009 calendar year by a graduate student member of the Pacific
Coast Conference on British Studies. The prize will be awarded at the
Spring 2010 meeting at Pomona College on March 19-21. The winner will
receive a monetary prize of $200.00 and be recognized at the annual
meeting.
Submissions should be made by the graduate student who presented the
paper. Both the student and major professor must be members of the PCCBS. All graduate student papers presented at the 2009 PCCBS meeting at the
University of San Diego are treated as submissions. Also eligible for
submission are papers presented at another conference held during the 2009
calendar year by a graduate student studying at a university within the
PCCBS region. Faculty advisors among the PCCBS membership are urged to
encourage their eligible students to participate in the prize competition.
The written version of the conference paper, mirroring the oral conference
presentation, must be based on original research and deal with a topic
within British Studies. Excursive footnotes may be added.
Submitted papers, along with documentation concerning the conference where
the paper was presented, must be received by the committee chair by
January 8, 2010. Please submit the paper in the form of a digital copy
sent as an email attachment or in the form of three hard-copies sent by
mail to:
Dr. Sammie McGlasson (Prize Committee Chair)
4425 Juanita Ave
Chino, CA 91710
[email protected]
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