Competitions and awards via The AAG's Economic Geography Specialty Group NOTE: upcoming deadlines of 15 January & 5 April. The deadline for competing in the best dissertation award competition passed on 30 December.
Kris Olds & Norma Rantisi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graduate student research award: These competitive awards ($750 each) are designed to support innovative and original graduate student research that is likely to make a significant contribution to the development of the field of economic geography. Proposals will be judged on the basis of the theoretical and substantive significance of the research, and the appropriateness of the methods employed. Funds can be used towards travel, subsistence, equipment and/or other normal research expenses. Applications should include (a) a one-page vita, with full contact details, (b) a two-page statement, detailing the nature of the proposed research, its expected contribution, and the uses to which award funds would be put. Awardees must be registered graduate students throughout the duration of the award. Applications should be submitted to the relevant committee members by January 15, 2011. Committee members for graduate student awards: Kristopher Olds Department of Geography University of Wisconsin-Madison 550 North Park Street, Science Hall Madison, WI 53706. Email: ko...@wisc.edu Norma Rantisi, Department of Geography, Planning & Environment Concordia University 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8 Canada Email: norma.rant...@gmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Best student paper: Students presenting a paper at the AAG annual conference (or who presented a paper any time in the year preceding the conference) are eligible for the best student paper competition. An award of $200 is offered for the best student paper. Potential candidates should contact the appropriate committee members (see below) before submitting a copy of the paper (either electronically or in paper) at least one week prior to the AAG conference. The deadline for submission for 2011 is April 5, 2011. Committee members for the student paper competition: Megan Blake Department of Geography University of Sheffield Sheffield S10 2TN United Kingdom, Email: m.bl...@shef.ac.uk Janelle Knox-Hayes School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology 685 Cherry Street Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0345 Email: janelle.k...@pubpolicy.gatech.edu
