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2025 CALACS Outstanding Dissertation Award
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2025 CALACS Outstanding Dissertation Award
Deadline for submissions: January 15, 2025
The Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) is pleased to publish its call for submissions for its 2025 Outstanding Dissertation Prize Competition.
The purpose of the best dissertation prize is to provide recognition to a young scholar who has significantly advanced our understanding of Latin America or the Caribbean.
The winner will be announced during the CALACS Congress in 2025.
- Eligible dissertations may be in any discipline in the social sciences and humanities and must have been completed at a Canadian university between January 2023 and December 2024.
- Dissertations may be nominated by a Ph.D. committee or by individual candidates. In the latter case, candidates are strongly encouraged to request supporting letters from their committee or other scholars capable of assessing their work.
- An electronic copy of the dissertation must be submitted through this webform: https://forms.gle/9bCs45FzLaLLQdFs9
- The required supporting documentation (2 reference letters) may be uploaded with the dissertation in either PDF or MS Word file format and the file should be no bigger than 8 MB in size. Alternatively, reference letters may be sent directly by the referee to jasminmanaus@gmail.com. All documents should clearly identify the candidate for the award being supported. All supporting letters must include the position and contact information of the referee.
- All applicants must be CALACS members in good standing. For all membership information, please visit: http://www.can-latam.org/membership
For more information on the dissertation prize, and to see a list of past winners, please visit our website at: https://can-latam.org/awards
If you have any other questions, please contact Dr. Jasmin Hristov at: jasminmanaus@gmail.com