FTGS Section Graduate Student Paper Award 2024

The deadline for nominations is July 1, 2024, 11:59 PM (EST).
The Chair of the Award Committee: Cristina Masters, cristina.masters@manchester.ac.uk.

About the Award
This award, sponsored by Feminist Theory and Gender Studies (FTGS) section, was established in 1996 to honor an outstanding graduate student paper that covers themes and areas of interest of the FTGS.

The award is open to papers presented at the ISA Annual Conference in 2024 or at any ISA-affiliated conferences worldwide (e.g., ISA Rijeka 2024; West Pasadena 2024; Virtual 2024) from the period right after the ISA Annual Convention in 2024 until July 1, 2024.  Papers that were not fully sponsored by the FTGS section may also be nominated.
 
General Information

Eligibility

1.      We welcome papers from ISA members and non-members. However, the recipient must be a member of ISA when the award is granted. 

2.      The person nominated must have been a student at the time the paper was (due to be) presented.
 
Prize
*       A $500.00 (USD) cash prize along with a certificate.
*       The award-winning paper will be peer-reviewed by the International Feminist Journal of Politics (IFJP) with the prospect of publication.
 
Selection Process
*       Results will be announced in mid-September, 2024.
*       The Committee Chair will notify the recipient  and encourage them to attend the ISA Annual Convention in 2025 to receive the award in person.
 
How to apply

The deadline for nominations is July 1, 2024, 11:59 PM (EST).
*       Self-nominations are strongly encouraged.
*       Nominations may be made by anyone in the profession. We encourage discussants and chairs on FTGS panels at the ISA Annual Convention and other ISA conferences to nominate outstanding papers you encountered.
*       Nominations must include contact information of the nominee and a copy of the relevant paper. They should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Award Committee, Cristina Masters, cristina.masters@manchester.ac.uk.

We encourage students from geographical, social, gender, or intellectual backgrounds that tend to be underrepresented in academia to apply for this award.