Graduate Student Prizes Offered by ASECS and Its Regional Affiliates

ASECS

ASECS presents three graduate student prizes.

2008-09 Graduate Student Conference Paper Competition: The ASECS Executive Board offers an award of $200 for the best paper presented by a graduate student at the Atlanta ASECS Annual Meeting (regional meetings do not qualify). Papers submitted for this award may be no longer than 2500 words plus notes. Papers exceeding this length will be disqualified. Entries must be sent via e-mail to the Business Office (asecs@wfu.edu) the Monday after the conference.

The Graduate Student Research Paper Award: This award recognizes the pioneering research contributions of the next generation of scholars of eighteenth-century studies. This $200 award will recognize an outstanding research essay of 15-30 pages, which has not been previously published. Submissions must include a letter of endorsement from a mentoring professor, which outlines the originality and contributions that the essay makes to the field of eighteenth-century studies. The deadline for applications will be January 1, 2009 and the announcement of the winner will be made at the annual meeting. Submissions should be sent to: Byron R. Wells, Executive Director, ASECS, PO Box 7867, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Catharine Macaulay Prize Competition: The Catharine Macaulay Prize is an annual award made by the Women’s Caucus of ASECS for the best graduate student paper on a feminist or Women’s Studies subject presented at the ASECS Annual Meeting or at any of the regional meetings during the academic year. In addition to special recognition, the prize carries a cash award of $200. To be eligible for the prize, papers must advance understanding of women’s experience and/or contributions to eighteenth-century culture or offer a feminist analysis of any aspect of eighteenth-century culture and/or society. The deadline for submission is September 1, 2008. The paper you submit for the prize should be the one you presented at the conference without expansion or significant revision. Submissions for the Catharine Macaulay Prize must be sent directly to the ASECS office for consideration. PO Box 7867, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109; or as an email attachment (Word) to asecs@wfu.edu. The winner of the prize will be notified soon after the committee has made its decision and will be announced at the following year’s annual meeting as well as in the Summer or Fall news circular.

East-Central ASECS

The East-Central/American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies sponsors an annual prize for graduate students in honor of S. Eric Molin, their colleague from George Mason University. One prize will be awarded annually (although two prizes may be awarded when necessary because of equal excellence). The value of the prize will be determined annually by the Executive Board (typically $150). An endowment fund will supply all or part of the prize money. The prize will be awarded on the basis of the papers the students will read at the annual meeting, and will be judged by a panel consisting of the three at-large members of the Executive Board, with the senior at-large member chairing the panel. The panel will make every effort possible to attend the sessions at which the applicants will be speaking. Procedures for the year's Molin Prize will be printed in the Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer and/or sent to each qualifying member of EC/ASECS by the Executive Secretary or the chair of that year's meeting. Results of the competition will be reported in the East-Central Intelligencer as soon as possible after the annual meeting. For more information, see their website: http://www.udel.edu/fllt/faculty/braun/ec.html.

Midwestern ASECS

No prize offered. Website: http://www.miscellanies.org/mwasecs/.

Northeast ASECS

The Northeast ASECS offers the Edna Steeves Prize for the Best Graduate Student Paper. It is an award of $300 for the best paper delivered by a graduate student at the Annual Meeting. This prize, established in 1994, honors the memory of the late Edna L. Steeves of the English Department at the University of Rhode Island, a founding member who served as Secretary-Treasurer of NEASECS from 1989 until her death in 1995. The winner of the prize is selected by an interdisciplinary committee appointed by the President of NEASECS. Rules for submission of papers for the prize are announced on the Annual Meeting web site and in the materials distributed for the Annual Meeting. For more information, see their website: http://www.neasecs.org/.

NWSECS

No information available.

South Central Society for Eighteenth Century Studies

This regional affiliate offers a prize for best paper at their annual meeting ($200) and another for the best graduate student paper ($200). For more information, see their website: http://www.scsecs.net/scsecs/.

Southeastern ASECS

SEASECS offers two prizes of $300 each for the best essay by a graduate student presented at their annual meeting meeting. Information is available on their website: http://www.auburn.edu/academic/societies/seasecs/.

Western ASECS

The Western ASECS offers the Helene W. Koon Memorial Prize ($250) for the best WSECS conference paper by a graduate student or a faculty member of junior rank.

* NOTE: This information has been culled from websites and may no longer be accurate. Contact the appropriate ASECS organization for the most current information.

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