First presented in 1981 and sponsored jointly by CGS and ProQuest Dissertations Publishing (a Division of ProQuest Information and Learning), these awards are made each year to individuals who, in the opinion of the award committee, have completed dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline.
Two awards are given annually in two different broad areas (mathematics, physical sciences and engineering; and social sciences; and the biological sciences; and humanities and fine arts). Individuals must be nominated for these awards by a member institution, deadline is July 2, 2021.
Each eligible member may nominate one person in the field of humanities and fine arts and one person in the field of biological sciences. (for a total of two nominations maximum, per institution). A separate nomination form and package must be submitted for each institutional nominee.
The 2021 fields of competition are:
- Biological Sciences
- Humanities and Fine Arts
Deadlines:
- Duke Internal Deadline: April 9, 2021
- Sponsor Deadline: July 2, 2021
NOTE: If the internal deadline has passed and you are interested in this opportunity, please email Amy Wolff at fundopps@duke.edu to find out if it is still open.