Prize: RSVP Gale Dissertation Research Fellowship (10/31/2013)

5th annual Gale Dissertation Research Fellowship

Research Society for Victorian Periodicals

Deadline: October 31, 2013

The fifth annual Gale Dissertation Research Fellowship, made possible by the generosity of publisher Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is a prize in support of dissertation research that makes substantial use of full-text digitized collections of 19th-century British magazines and newspapers. A prize of $1500 will be awarded, together with one year's passworded subscription to selected digital collections from Gale, including 19th Century UK Periodicals and 19th Century British Library Newspapers.

Purpose: The purpose of the Gale Dissertation Research Fellowship is two-fold: (1) to support historical and literary research that deepens our understanding of the 19th-century British press in all its rich variety, and (2) to encourage the scholarly use of collections of full-text digital facsimiles of these primary sources in aid of that research.

Eligibility: Eligible for this award is any currently enrolled postgraduate student, in any academic discipline, who by the end of 2013 will have embarked on a doctoral dissertation or thesis that centrally involves investigation into one or more aspects of the British magazine and newspaper press of the 19th century. Preference will be given to projects that are interdisciplinary in approach, and that propose to use innovative methods of exploration that are uniquely possible with online collections. The digitized collections used in this research may include those created by any publishers or projects, whether commercial or non-commercial.

Applications: Applicants should send a c.v. and the names and contact information of two scholars who are familiar with the applicant and his or her dissertation project; it is expected that one of these will be the student's dissertation director. The project description (approx. 500-800 words) should concisely explain the aims of the proposed research and the key importance of the role of full-text digitized collections in that research. Applications for the Gale Fellowship for dissertation research to be undertaken in 2014 must be submitted in electronic form and sent to galefellowship@rs4vp.org by October 31, 2013. Any queries about the application may be sent to the same address. Applicants will be notified in January. The successful applicant will be expected to submit a brief report to RSVP at the conclusion of the funded portion of the project, describing the results of the research.

For more information and news about the Research Society for Victorian Periodicals, please visit its webpage at www.rs4vp.org

Prize: 2014 MVSA Walter L. Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research in Victorian Studies (2/1/2014)

MVSA Walter L. Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research in Victorian Studies

Deadline: February 1, 2014

The Midwest Victorian Studies Association is pleased to announce the Twenty-First Annual Walter L. Arnstein Prize for Dissertation Research in Victorian Studies.  This is a prize of $1,500 to support dissertation research in British Victorian Studies undertaken by a student currently enrolled in a doctoral program in a U.S. or Canadian university. 

Proposals from graduate students are sought by February 1, 2014.  They may be submitted from the fields of 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. 

Applicants must submit:

• A cover sheet (to be found on the MVSA webpage:http://www.midwesternvictorian.org/p/prizes.html
• 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 the 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 the recommenders to:arnsteinprize@midwestvictorian.org

DEADLINE: February 1, 2014.  Please submit cover sheet, statement, and CV by email to: arnsteinprize@midwestvictorian.org

For more details about MVSA and the Arnstein prize, please go to: http://www.midwestvictorian.org