In 2004, NAVSA will award its first essay prizes, a $1000 prize for the best journal essay published in 2003 and a $250 prize that will be awarded to the best graduate paper delivered at the 2004 conference, which will occur at the University of Toronto. The contest for the Donald Gray Prize for this year has recently been completed and the winner(s) will be announced at the conference banquet. The Graduate-Student Award is now moving into high gear, so if you are a graduate student or work with graduate students coming to the Toronto conference, please look over the contest details below. Note that the deadline has been extended to Nov. 5.
NAVSA Award for the Best Graduate Student Paper Delivered at the Annual Conference
The annual NAVSA Graduate Award recognizes the best paper submitted by a graduate student for the annual NAVSA conference. (Students who have filed their dissertations before the date of the conference are not eligible.) Graduate students who deliver papers at the annual conference may submit their papers to the Conference Committee by November 5 for the competition. The actual paper presented at the conference should be submitted, so the entry should not exceed 12 pages (including all footnotes and the Works Cited). The winning paper will be selected according to the same criteria as the Donald Gray Award: 1) Potential significance for Victorian studies; 2) Quality and depth of scholarly research and interpretation; 3) Clarity and effectiveness of presentation. The judges will choose one essay for the award, with two honorary runners-up also selected. A decision will be made by the time the Winter newsletter goes on-line in January. The Award winner will receive $250 and a year's free NAVSA membership (including a subcription to Victorian Studies). If the judges are deadlocked, the final decision will be made by the NAVSA Executive Committee.
Please submit essays by e-mail attachment (in MS-Word, pdf, or rtf) to the following e-mail address: