Best Doctoral Thesis in Canadian Studies
Note to Canadians wishing to apply to ICCS programs
Note that the Association for Canadian Studies in Canada is no longer a member of the ICCS. Canadians wishing to apply to ICCS programs must obtain, in order to be eligible, a letter of recommendation from an Association for Canadian Studies, that is a valid member of the ICCS.
Objective
Application Rules
Eligibility Requirements
Deadline
Procedure
Contact
Objective
This ICCS Award is designed to recognize and promote each year an outstanding PhD thesis on a Canadian topic, written by a member (or one of his/her students) of a Canadian Studies Association or Associate Member, and which contributes to a better understanding of Canada.
Application Rules
- Every member association or associate member of the ICCS can submit each year one PhD thesis written in any language, which has been successfully defended within the preceding two years.
- The thesis must be a scholarly monograph dealing mainly with a Canadian topic. Comparative works are eligible if the Canadian content is 50 per cent or more.
- The Adjudication Committee of the International Council for Canadian Studies will act as the jury. Its judgment will be based on a 15-20 page summary of the thesis and on an assessment report, written in French or in English, provided by external reviewers it will have contacted.
- The author or the director of the thesis will include with the submission dossier a list of five specialists (including university affiliation, address, e-mail, etc.), one of whom will be asked to provide a detailed report in French or in English on the merit of the thesis.
- Works not selected will not be kept on file for the following year’s competition. However, associations will have the right to re-submit works that have not been selected, as long as the two-year period is not exceeded.
- The Award will comprise a document signed by the President of the ICCS and by the President of the Adjudication Committee. It will include travel and lodging expenses, in order for the recipients to travel to Canada to officially receive the Award at the annual meeting of the ICCS.
Eligibility Requirements
- The author or the director of the thesis must be a member in good standing of a member association or of an associate member of the ICCS.
- The application must be presented by the president of a member association or associate member, and include three copies of the thesis.
Deadline
The deadline for submission is November 24th .
Procedure
An application must contain the following:
1) three copies of the thesis being submitted;
2) a 15-20 page summary in French or English;
3) a curriculum vitae of the author;
4) a letter of recommendation from the thesis director;
5) a list of five specialists (including address, university affiliation, e-mail, etc.) able to read and provide in French or English a detailed assessment of the work submitted;
6) a letter from the president of the member association or associate member supporting the application.
Decisions will be announced by March 1st of the following year.
Contact
Requests for further information or submissions may be addressed to:
Nadyne Lacroix,
Canadian Studies Coordinator
International Council for Canadian Studies
250 City Centre Avenue, Suite 303
Ottawa ON K1R 6K7
CANADA
Tel: (613) 789-7834, ext 242
Fax: (613) 789-7830
E-mail: nadyne.lacroix@iccs-ciec.ca