PRIZES, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

Student Travel Grant

Student Travel Grant Cover Sheet

The Nineteenth Century Studies Association announces the establishment of a Student Travel Grant of $400 to support the presentation of a paper [sole-] authored by a student and accepted for a session at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the society. The following eligibility criteria apply:

1) the paper proposal has been accepted, and the paper will be presented by the author at the conference
2) the paper is authored by the student presenting and is not co-authored
3) the paper is unpublished and has not been presented at another conference
4) the student is enrolled fulltime at an accredited college or university
5) the student is traveling more than 250 miles in order to attend the conference
6) the student registers for the conference and participates fully in its activities
7) the travel grant decision is based on review of the completed paper, not an abstract

Students agree that they will not submit a proposal to participate in the conference pending receipt of a grant. There may be several student presenters competing for limited travel support [one grant per year is anticipated]. Authors of all proposals, at the time the proposal is submitted, agree to attend and present the paper if the proposal is accepted, regardless of whether or not a travel grant is later awarded.. Students with accepted proposals who are interested in applying for a travel grant should immediately make known to the conference program chair their intention to apply and submit the completed paper to the conference program chair (roth@uwosh.edu) by January 15th . Final decision regarding the travel grant will be made by the conference committee and announced February 15th. The award check will be presented at the conference, and the travel grant recipient will be recognized.

NCSA Article Prize

The Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA) is pleased to announce the 2010 Article Prize, which recognizes excellence in scholarly studies from any discipline focusing on any aspect of the long 19th century (French Revolution to World War I). The winner will receive a cash award of $500 to be presented at the 31st Annual NCSA Conference, "Theatricality and the Performative in the Long Nineteenth Century," in Tampa, Florida, March 11-13, 2010.

Articles published between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009 are eligible for consideration for the 2009 prize and may be submitted by the author or the publisher of a journal, anthology, or volume containing independent essays. The submission of essays that take an interdisciplinary approach is especially encouraged. The winning article will be selected by a committee of NCSA scholars representing diverse disciplines.

Send three photocopies of published articles/essays, including the publication's name/volume/date etc. to the chair of the committee at the following address: Dr. Deborah Maltby, Department of English, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 436 Lucas Hall, One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121. Questions may be addressed to Dr. Maltby at maltbyd@umsl.edu. Applicants must verify date of actual publication for eligibility and provide an email address so that receipt of their submissions may be acknowledged. One entry per scholar or publisher is allowed annually. Essays written in part or entirely in a language other than English must be accompanied by English translations.

Deadline for submission is November 16, 2009.

Previous recipients of the Article Prize:

Awarded in 2009
Marilyn R. Brown, Professor of Art History, University of Colorado at Boulder.
"'Miss La La's 'Teeth": Reflections on Degas and 'Race,'" The Art Bulletin, Vol. 89. 4 (December 2007): 738-65.

Awarded in 2008
Holly Jackson, Ph.D. candidate, English and American Literature, Brandeis University
"Identifying Emma Dunham Kelley: Rethinking Race and Authorship," PMLA 12.3 (May 2007): 728-41.

Awarded in 2007
Stefan Bargheer, Ph.D. candidate, Dept. of Sociology, University of Chicago
"Fools of the Leisure Class: Honor, Ridicule and the Emergence of Animal Protection Legislation in England, 1740-1840"
European Journal of Sociology. 47.1 (2006): 3-35.

Awarded in 2006
Alan C. Braddock, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Fine Arts, Syracuse University.
"'Jeff College Boys': Thomas Eakins, Dr. Forbes, and Anatomical Fraternity in Postbellum Philadelphia,"
American Quarterly, 57.2 (June 2005): 355-83.

Awarded in 2005
April F. Masten, Associate Professor, American History, SUNY-Stony Brook;
"Shake Hands? Lily Martin Spencer and the Politics of Art," American Quarterly, 56.2 (June 2004): 348-94.

Awarded in 2004
H. Glenn Penny, Assistant Professor, Modern European History, University of Iowa
"The Politics of Anthropology in the Age of Empire: German Colonists, Brazilian Indians, and the Case of Alberto Vojtech Fric,"
Comparative Studies in Society and History, 45.2 (Apr. 2003): 240-80.

NCSA President's Award

The NCSA President's Award is a way to honor members who have contributed in extraordinary ways both to the Nineteenth Century Studies Association and to scholarship in interdisciplinary nineteenth-century studies. Each year the President selects the recipient of this award, whose name is revealed to the awardee and to the assembled membership at the annual business meeting during the conference. There is no competition involved for this honor.

2008 President's Award Recipient: Robert M. Craig

2007 President's Award Recipient: William H. Scheuerle

NCSA Emerging Scholars Award

The Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA) is pleased to announce the 2010 Emerging Scholars Award. The work of emerging scholars represents the promise and long-term future of interdisciplinary scholarship in 19th-century studies. In recognition of the excellent publications of this constituency of emerging scholars, this award recognizes an outstanding article or essay published within five years of the author's doctorate. Entries can be from any discipline focusing on any aspect of the long 19th century (the French Revolution to World War I), must be published in English or be accompanied by an English translation, and must be by a single author. Submission of essays that are interdisciplinary is especially encouraged.

Entrants must be within five years of having received a doctorate or other terminal professional degree, and must have less than seven years of experience either in an academic career, or as a post-terminal-degree independent scholar or practicing professional.

Only articles physically published between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009 (even if the citation date of the journal is different) are eligible for the 2010 Emerging Scholar Award. Articles published in any scholarly journal, including on-line journals, or in edited volumes of essays are eligible and may be submitted either by the author or the publisher of a journal, anthology, or volume containing independent essays. In any given year, an applicant may submit more than one article for this award.

The winning article will be selected by a committee of nineteenth-century scholars representing diverse disciplines. Articles submitted to the NCSA Article Prize competition are ineligible for the Emerging Scholars Award.

The winner will receive $500 to be presented at the 31st Annual NCSA Conference, "Theatricality and the Performative in the Long Nineteenth Century," in Tampa, Florida, March 11-13, 2010. Prize recipients need not be members of the NCSA, but are encouraged to attend the conference to receive the award.

Deadline for submission is November 16, 2009.

Send three off-prints or photocopies of published articles/essays to the committee chair: Dr. Maria K. Bachman / Department of English / Coastal Carolina University / P.O Box 261954 / Conway, SC 29528-6054. (Electronic submissions will not be accepted.) Address all questions to mbachman@coastal.edu. Please note that applicants must verify date of actual publication for eligibility and provide an email address so that receipt of their submissions may be acknowledged.

Previous recipients of the Emerging Scholars Award:

Awarded in 2009
Marnin Young, "Heroic Indolence Realism and the Politics of Time in Raffaëlli's Absinthe Drinkers," The Art Bulletin, June 2009.

Awarded in 2008
Hsuan L. Hsu, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Yale University
"Literature and Regional Production." American Literary History, 17.1 (Spring 2005): 36-69.

Awarded in 2007
Cynthia Imogen Hammond, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Art History, Concordia University, Montréal. "Reforming Architecture, Defending Empire: Florence Nightingale and the Pavilion Hosptial," Studies in the Social Sciences. 38 (July 2005): 1-24.