Announcing the AAG Economic Geography Specialty Group 2019 Student Award Competitions
The AAG Economic Geography Specialty Group makes four annual awards in economic geography, with the results announced each year at the AAG Annual Meeting <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aag.org%2Fcs%2Fannualmeeting&data=02%7C01%7CECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L%40listserv.uconn.edu%7C083e686e0e5e496a3e7708d6831c9f3d%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636840556294738833&sdata=xrqr8Yh%2FbksmNPXLXRhA8qjT%2FNqyKdGHObpkvd25C24%3D&reserved=0> (in Washington DC April 3-7, 2019). - Graduate Student Research Award - JW Harrington Undergraduate Paper Competition - Award for the Best Dissertation in Economic Geography - Award for the Best Student Paper in Economic Geography Details on each award are: Graduate Student Research Award (deadline: 4 March 2019) This competitive award ($750) is 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, appropriateness of the methods employed, and the potential impact of the funding. 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 (exclusive of references), detailing the nature of the proposed research and its expected contribution, and (c) a one page provisional budget, detailing the uses to which award funds would be put. Awardees must be registered graduate students throughout the duration of the award, and must be members of the Economic Geography Specialty Group at the time of review. Two EGSG Board members will review the applications and make a recommendation to the EGSG Board. Please send your submission, in PDF format, to Anthony Howell at anthony.howell....@gmail.com. Best Dissertation (deadline: 4 March 2019) Students completing a Ph.D. dissertation in the preceding calendar year (2018), are eligible for the best dissertation competition. An award of $500 is offered for the best dissertation. Please note that the dissertation must be dated 2018 to be eligible for this year's award. Two EGSG Board members will review the applications and make a recommendation to the EGSG Board. Please send your dissertation, in PDF format, to Abigail Cooke at amco...@buffalo.edu. Best Student Paper (deadline: 4 March 2019) Students presenting a paper at the AAG annual conference (or who presented a paper any time in the 12 months preceding the 2019 conference) are eligible for the best student paper competition. An award of $200 is offered for the best student paper. Papers should be in English, and no longer than 15 pages double-spaced in 12-point font (including explanatory footnotes/endnotes, but excluding references, figures and tables) with an additional 100-200 word abstract. And yes, you can submit your planned paper for the 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington DC, but it obviously has to be written ahead of time! Two EGSG Board members will review the submitted papers and make a recommendation to the EGSG Board. Please send your submission, in PDF format, to Kean Birch at k...@yorku.ca. JW Harrington Undergraduate Paper Competition (deadline: 4 March 2019) This competition is designed to recognize and encourage promising undergraduate scholars of African descent to pursue further training and careers in Geography. This competition is open to all eligible undergraduates regardless of their current undergraduate major. A $500 cash prize will be awarded to the undergraduate producing the most innovative research paper addressing material well-being within and/or across places. The places of inquiry can be at any scale - from neighborhoods to world regions - and any time period - past, present, or future. The winner must present their research at a meeting of the AAG within a year and a half after the award is received. To be eligible for this award, the student: - Must identify as Black (part of the African Diaspora); - Must be enrolled full time at an accredited college or university; - Need not be a Geography major or member of the AAG; - Must be sponsored by a faculty member who provides a written statement describing the student’s scholarly interests and promise as a potential geographer. Submissions guidelines and mechanics: - Research papers should be no longer than 2,500 words (exclusive of references). Maps, tables, and figures can be included. A bibliography must be included. - All submission materials (paper, cover sheet, and faculty member’s statement) should be sent to EGSG Vice-Chair, Abigail Cooke: amco...@buffalo.edu. - Submissions will be evaluated by a committee comprised of current and past EGSG board members. Final decisions will be by current EGSG board members. - The winner and runners-up will be notified in mid-March of the award outcome. - The award will be publicly announced and presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Good luck everyone! The EGSG Board
