he Midwest Victorian Studies Association offers the Annual Walter L. Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research in Victorian Studies, a prize of $1,500 for dissertation research in British Victorian Studies undertaken by a student currently enrolled in a doctoral program in a U.S or Canadian university.
Proposals may be submitted in literature, history, art history, or musicology but should have a significant interdisciplinary component that will render them of interest to scholars studying Victorian Britain across a range of disciplines, approaches, and subfields.
Prize details:
- Winner: $1500, plus $250 in travel expenses and free registration for the 2024 MVSA conference
- Honourable mention: $250 prize, plus $250 in travel expenses and free registration for the 2024 MVSA conference
Applicants must submit:
- a cover sheet
- A statement on research (maximum 3 single-space pages, 12 point font). Please provide a brief overview of your dissertation topic, remembering that your proposal will be reviewed by faculty members in several disciplines. Indicate clearly the present state of your work and explain how an award would assist you in completing the dissertation (for example, partial travel support, purchase of library supplies, etc).
- A current CV (maximum 2 pages single spaced, 12 point font).
- Two letters of reference; these must be submitted directly by recommenders to arnsteinprize@midwestvictorian.org
Deadline: January 2, 2024. Submit cover sheet, statement, and CV by email to arnsteinprize@midwestvictorian.org. The recipient will be notified in February 2024.
To request more information about the Arnstein Prize, send an email to arnsteinprize@midwestvictorian.org
Last modified 31 October 2023