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SUMMARY:Prize: Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law\, AALS\, November 30\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Section on Comparative Law invites Nominations for the Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law to recognize scholarly excellence in any subject of comparative law by an untenured scholar at an AALS Member School. \nThe Prize will be given to the author(s) of a scholarly article judged to have made an important contribution in the field of comparative law. This article must have been published in an academic journal between July 2022 and November 2023. The Prize was awarded for the first time at the 2020 AALS Annual Meeting. All untenured scholars-including but not limited to tenure-track professors\, visiting assistant professors\, lecturers\, academic fellows\, doctoral candidates-are eligible. \nNominations for the 2023 Tushnet Prize should be sent by email to Professor Elizabeth M. Iglesias\, iglesias@law.miami.edu\, Professor Timothy Webster\, timothy.webster@law.wne.edu; Professor Anna Conley\, anna.conley@mso.umt.edu\, and Professor Jonathan Hafted\, Jonathan.Hafetz@shu.edu  no later than November 30\, 2023. Nominations should include the full name\, institutional affiliation\, and contact information for the nominated scholar\, as well as a citation for the article. A PDF version of the published article would also be appreciated. Self-nominations are welcomed. \nAbout Mark Tushnet  \nMark Tushnet\, a former president of the Association of American Law Schools\, is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. A former law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall\, Tushnet is an authoritative voice in constitutional law and theory. His scholarship spans all areas of public law\, including comparative constitutional law\, a field in which he has co-authored a leading casebook. A respected teacher\, a devoted mentor\, and an influential scholar\, he retired from the Harvard faculty in June 2020. \nFor all questions\, please contact Professor Elizabeth Iglesias [iglesias@law.miami.edu]\, Chair of the AALS Section on Comparative Law. And in the meantime\, have a restful and productive summer!
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-nominations-for-the-mark-tushnet-prize-in-comparative-law-aals-november-30-2023-2/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Grants,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240111
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20240104T212037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T074823Z
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SUMMARY:Award Nominations: Law & Society Association\, January 10\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Law and Society Association offers awards for scholarship in the field of law and society. This year\, the awards will be presented at the Annual Meeting in Denver\, Colorado. The deadline to submit a nomination for one of our awards is January 10\, 2024 ET (USA). To submit an award nomination\, please login to your LSA profile and click on one of the nomination forms linked below. A current LSA membership is required to submit a nomination. Please note that you will not receive a confirmation email upon submitting a nomination. \nTo view our 2023 winners\, please click here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-nominations-law-society-association-january-10-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240210
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20240125T160625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240209T233406Z
UID:10001596-1707436800-1707523199@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Nominations:  Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association\, February 9\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Nominations are now open for leadership of the Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association. \nAs specified in the CRN by-laws\, all members of the CRN may submit nominations\, including self-nominations. \n\n Elections and Voting\n\nThe current co-Chairs will call for nominations in January of the election year (hereinafter “election year”). All members of the CRN (Section IV) may submit nominations\, including self nominations. The elections of the CRN shall be carried out in March of the final year of the current officers’ term. The two nominees who receive the highest and second highest number of votes will be elected co-Chairs. The term of the officers shall be three years\, and there shall be no consecutive term. Officers shall assume their responsibilities on the last day of the annual meeting of the LSA of the election year. Only members of the CRN are eligible to be officers of the CRN. Only members are eligible to vote in the elections and on by-law changes (Section V). \nNominations can be sent to lhost@library.ucla.edu and Mona.Oraby@howard.edu by Friday\, February 9.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-nominations-islamic-law-and-society-crn-of-the-law-and-society-association-february-9-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20240226T233445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240315T235010Z
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SUMMARY:Award: Julien Mezey Dissertation Award Accepting Submissions\, March 15\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers:\n\nThe Association for the Study of Law\, Culture\, and the Humanities is excited to announce that we are accepting submissions for the Julien Mezey Dissertation Award. This annual prize is awarded to the dissertation that most promises to enrich and advance interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of law\, culture and the humanities.\nThe Association seeks the submission of outstanding work from a wide variety of perspectives\, including but not limited to law and cultural studies\, law and critical race studies\, law and gender and sexuality\, legal theory and environmentalism\, law and literature\, law and psychoanalysis\, law and visual studies\, legal history\, legal theory and jurisprudence. Scholars completing humanities-oriented dissertations in SJD and related programs\, as well as those earning PhDs\, are encouraged to submit their work. Applicants eligible for the 2024 award must have defended their dissertations successfully between March 2023 and March 2024. \nThe Association will cover the Mezey Prize winner’s travel and lodging costs to our annual meeting. \n\n\nNominations for the 2024 award must be received on or before March 15\, 2024.\n\nFor submission instructions\, please see our website.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-julien-mezey-dissertation-award-accepting-submissions-march-15-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Grants,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240402
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20240102T001941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240402T003527Z
UID:10001580-1711929600-1712015999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Book award: The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University\, April 1\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:CRITERIA AND NOMINATION GUIDELINES: \n1. Nominations are accepted for scholarly monographs published in English between January 2021 and April 2024. Books translated into English are also eligible if the translation is published between January 2021 and April 2024. \n2. Edited volumes and new editions of previously published books will not be considered for the award. \n3. Nominations are accepted from authors or publishers. In either case\, a single-page nomination letter with the subject line “Book Award Nomination” must be sent as a PDF to iran@princeton.edu. The letter must include the monograph’s complete bibliographical information and a concise summary of the book’s contribution to the field of Iranian and/or Persian Gulf Studies. \n4. Nominations must be made by April 1\, 2024 (for books published after January 2021-April 2024). Books must be received before April 30\, 2024. See Call for Submissions for more information. \nFour copies of the book must be sent to: \nBOOK AWARD \nc/o Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani \nCenter for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies \nPrinceton University \n2-S-2 Green Hall \nPrinceton\, NJ 08544 \nUSA
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/book-award-the-sharmin-bijan-mossavar-rahmani-center-for-iran-persian-gulf-studies-at-princeton-university-april-1-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240518
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20240328T205037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T233420Z
UID:10001634-1715817600-1715990399@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Conference: The 2024 Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award Presentation and Conference\, May 16-17\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Giorgio Levi Della Vida Award presentation and conference will be held May 16–17\, 2024 at UCLA. The award will be jointly presented to Michael Cook\, Class of 1943 University Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University\, and Hossein Modarressi\, Bayard Dodge Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University\, in recognition of their decades-long collaboration and their enormous contributions to the fields of Near Eastern and Islamic Studies. The conference will explore a range of topics related to the early history and development of Arabic\, Arab identity\, and early scriptural and legal discourses around language and semantics. The conference is part of a tradition established by CNES first director\, Gustave E. von Grunebaum\, to encourage research in the field of Islamic studies and to honor outstanding scholars in the field\, beginning with the scholar for whom the award is named. \nVisit here for more details.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-the-2024-giorgio-levi-della-vida-award-presentation-and-conference-may-16-17-2024/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,events in Islamic legal studies,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240620
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240621
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20240524T143349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240620T234800Z
UID:10001644-1718841600-1718927999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Applications: Harvard Medieval Studies Undergraduate Research Fellows Program\, June 20\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Medieval Studies invites applications for its Undergraduate Research Fellows Program\, which offers qualified students in Harvard College the opportunity to work closely with scholars across the disciplines on research projects and initiatives. Unlike research assistants in most other departments\, Research Fellows are employed directly by the Committee on Medieval Studies\, and work with different faculty members throughout the year on a variety of short- and longer-term initiatives. This allows the Fellows the opportunity to develop relationships with an interdisciplinary group of scholars\, and to participate in a range of research tasks within the broad field of Medieval Studies. Fellows should expect to work a maximum of six hours each week during the 2024-25 academic year; a stipend of $1500 per semester will be paid to each Fellow. \nAll current second- and third-year students in any discipline whose work focuses on Medieval Studies are eligible to apply for the Fellows Program. In addition to a cover letter detailing their interest in the program and their academic background in Medieval Studies\, and a resumé indicating their research skills (e.g. database\, web design\, language knowledge\, training with manuscripts\, etc.)\, applicants also should arrange for a letter of recommendation to be submitted under separate cover from a faculty member\, attesting to their academic and research potential. \nCompleted applications may be sent to: Undergraduate Research Fellows\, Harvard University Committee on Medieval Studies\, Barker Center 120\, 12 Quincy Street\, Cambridge MA 02138. Electronic submissions (in PDF format) can be sent to Sean Gilsdorf (gilsdorf@fas.harvard.edu). All materials must be received by Friday\, 20 June 2024 for full consideration.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-harvard-medieval-studies-undergraduate-research-fellows-program-june-20-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,events in Islamic legal studies,Grants,Harvard Events,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240701
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20240524T143350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240630T233753Z
UID:10001646-1719705600-1719791999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Prize: Best dissertation\, Middle East Medievalists\, June 30\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is pleased to announce the 2024 iteration of its biennial prize for the best dissertation on the medieval Middle East (roughly 500–1500 CE). In an effort to recognize excellent doctoral research in the field\, MEM will award this prize at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)\, to be held virtually in November 2024.\nRequirements for submission:\n\nDissertations must have been filed and defended between 1 June 2022 and 31 May 2024.\nApplicants must be current members of Middle East Medievalists. To join MEM or renew your membership\, please use the membership form.\n\nSubmission instructions:\n\nPlease send a PDF of the dissertation to Amanda Hannoosh Steinberg atasteinberg@fas.harvard.edu.\nNo external nominations or letters of support are required.\nThe deadline for submissions is 30 June 2024.\n\nAbout MEM: Middle East Medievalists is an international professional non-profit association of scholars interested in the study of the medieval Middle East\, defined expansively to include all geographies with prominent Muslim political\, religious\, or social presences\, at some point between the rough parameters of 500–1500 CE. As part of its effort to promote scholarship and facilitate communication among its members\, MEM publishes a peer-reviewed\, open-access journal\, Al-‘Usur al-Wusta.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-best-dissertation-middle-east-medievalists-june-30-2024/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,events in Islamic legal studies,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250124
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250125
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20241112T182249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T235358Z
UID:10001703-1737676800-1737763199@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:BRAIS Prize 2025: Call for Submissions\, January 24\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From BRAIS: \n“The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) is delighted to announce the 2025 round of the BRAIS Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World. \nThis international prize is awarded annually to one outstanding doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world\, past and present\, including Muslim-minority societies are accepted. Applicants can be based in any country. \nManuscripts will be assessed on the basis of scholarly quality and originality\, rigour in scholarship\, use of source material\, contribution to the field and clarity of expression. \nThe award includes a cash prize of £1000 which will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of BRAIS. The selection process will be undertaken by a eight-member prize committee comprising established academics from across the field. The winning candidate will be notified by September 2025.” \nThe deadline to submit a candidate’s name is January 24\, 2025.  For more information and details\, see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/brais-prize-2025-call-for-submissions-january-24-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250316
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20250226T081934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250315T223640Z
UID:10001737-1741996800-1742083199@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Award: 2025 LCH Julien Mezey Dissertation Award\,  March 15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Subject Fields: Law and Legal History\, Humanities\, Cultural History / Studies\, Literature\, Race / Ethnic Studies\n\nThe Association for the Study of Law\, Culture\, and the Humanities (LCH) is accepting submissions for the 2025 Julien Mezey Dissertation Award. This annual prize is awarded to the dissertation that most promises to enrich and advance interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of law\, culture\, and the humanities.\n\n\n  \nLCH seeks the submission of outstanding work from a wide variety of perspectives\, including but not limited to law and cultural studies\, law and critical race studies\, law and gender and sexuality\, legal theory and environmentalism\, law and literature\, law and psychoanalysis\, law and visual studies\, legal history\, legal theory and jurisprudence. Scholars completing humanities-oriented dissertations in SJD and related programs\, as well as those earning PhDs\, are encouraged to submit their work. Applicants eligible for the 2025 award must have defended their dissertations successfully between March 2024 and March 2025. \nThe Association will cover the Mezey Prize winner’s travel and lodging costs to attend our annual meeting. \nNominations for the 2025 award must be received on or before March 15\, 2025. \nFor submission instructions\, please see our website. \n\n\nContact Email: lch@lawculturehumanities.com\n\n\nURL: https://lawculturehumanities.com/julien-mezey-dissertation-award/
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/award-2025-lch-julien-mezey-dissertation-award-march-15-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250411
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250412
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20250313T044859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T234922Z
UID:10001745-1744329600-1744415999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Prize: Undergraduate Thesis Prize\, The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program\, April 11\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Thesis Prizes. These prizes recognize outstanding undergraduate and doctoral research contributions to Islamic Studies\, rewarding students whose work advances scholarly discourse on Islam and Muslim societies\, past and present. Submissions will be evaluated based on research quality\, originality of topic\, clarity of expression\, and strength of argument. \nUndergraduate Thesis Prize\n\nAward Amount: $2\,000\nEligibility: Open to Harvard College students from the Class of 2025\, across all academic disciplines. Students may self-nominate\, but faculty advisor nominations are encouraged. Letters of nomination should be sent to islamicstudies@harvard.edu.\nSubmission Deadline: Friday\, April 11\, 2025\, at 5 PM (via CARAT).\nAward Announcement: By May 16\, 2025.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-undergraduate-thesis-prize-the-alwaleed-bin-talal-islamic-studies-program-april-11-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250502
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20250413T161841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250501T233732Z
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SUMMARY:Prize: Middle East Medievalists (MEM) Book Prize\, May 1\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nDear MEM members\, \nThe Board of Directors of Middle East Medievalists (MEM) is pleased to request submissions for its biennial prize for best book on the medieval Middle East (ca. 500-1500 CE). The prize will be awarded at the 2025 annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association. \nBelow is a list of criteria for the upcoming competition: \n\nBooks published between April 1\, 2023 and March 31\, 2025 are eligible for this year’s prize.\nBooks must be non-fiction scholarly monographs based on original research.  Works not eligible include edited collections and compilations\, proceedings of symposia\, new editions of previously published books\, bibliographies\, dictionaries\, textbooks\, and surveys.  We welcome submissions from scholars working with primary source texts in Arabic\, Persian\, or any other Middle Eastern language\, as well as interdisciplinary studies and studies based on research with documents\, manuscripts\, and material culture.\nAuthors must be current members in good standing of Middle East Medievalists to be considered. To join MEM or renew your membership\, please visit our MEMbership page.\n\nDeadline:  May 1\, 2025 \nTO NOMINATE A BOOK \n\nAuthors or publishers should submit a short letter of nomination (preferably in an e-mail) noting the title\, publisher\, date of publication\, and series (if appropriate) to the Chair of the Selection Committee\, Abigail Balbale (abigail.balbale@nyu.edu) and the Secretary of MEM Jonathan Brack (jonathan.brack@northwestern.edu) by May 1\, 2025. *We recommend including a PDF of the book (if available) when submitting the letter of nomination.*\nSend hard copies of the book to each of the *four* members of the Selection committee\, postmarked by May 15 2025. Addresses are in the attached document.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-middle-east-medievalists-mem-book-prize-may-1-2025/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250516
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250517
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20250313T044902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T141332Z
UID:10001747-1747353600-1747439999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Prize: Doctoral Dissertation Prize\, The Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program\, May 16\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Doctoral Dissertation Prize\n\nAward Amount: $3\,000\nEligibility: Open to Harvard doctoral students in all disciplines who complete their Ph.D. between June 2024 and May 2025. Faculty advisor nomination is required.\nSubmission Deadline: Friday\, May 16\, 2025\, at 5 PM (via CARAT).\nAward Announcement: Fall 2025.\n\nAll applications must be submitted through CARAT. For more details\, visit islamicstudies.harvard.edu/thesis-prize or contact islamicstudies@harvard.edu with any questions.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-doctoral-dissertation-prize-the-alwaleed-bin-talal-islamic-studies-program-may-16-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250613
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250614
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20250424T150744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T233535Z
UID:10001763-1749772800-1749859199@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Prize: Phanor J. Eder Prize in Comparative Law\, Younger Comparativists Committee\, June 13\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Phanor J. Eder Prize in Comparative Law \nThe YCC will award the Phanor J. Eder Prize for the best paper submitted by a J.D.\, B.A.\, LL.B.\, or other student who has not yet completed their first law degree as of May 31\, 2025. The author(s) of the winning paper will receive a modest stipend to help defray the costs of attending the conference and presenting the paper there. \nThose wishing to participate for this prize should also submit their paper by June 13\, 2025 via an e-mail to ycc@ascl.org with the subject line: “Submission for Phanor J. Eder Prize”. The email should state each author’s name and law school contact information\, the title of the paper\, and a certification that each author satisfies the eligibility criteria set out above. The paper should be attached to this email in Microsoft Word or PDF format. Papers must be no more than 15\,000 words (excluding footnotes). Submissions should reflect original research that will not yet have been published by the time of the conference\, although it may have been accepted for publication. Applicants to the prize do not have to apply to the 2025 YCC conference to be considered.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-phanor-j-eder-prize-in-comparative-law-younger-comparativists-committee-june-13-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250627
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628
DTSTAMP:20260422T174711
CREATED:20250527T205022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T232052Z
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SUMMARY:Wallace Johnson First Book Program\, June 27\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nWALLACE JOHNSON FIRST BOOK PROGRAM \nCRITERIA \nScholars working toward the publication of first books in legal history. \nAMOUNT \nFellowship funding for travel and accommodation. \nDEADLINE \nJune 27\, 2025 \nThe biennial Wallace Johnson Program for First Book Authors provides advice and support to scholars working toward the publication of first books in legal history\, broadly defined. In conversation with peers and with the advice of senior scholars\, participants develop and revise book proposals and sample chapters\, as well as meeting with guest editors to learn about approaching and working with publishers. \nThe Johnson Program is open to early career\, pre-tenure scholars\, publishing in English\, who have completed PhDs\, JDs\, or equivalent degrees. Scholars with expertise in all chronological periods and geographical fields are encouraged to apply\, as are applicants who may not (yet) identify as legal historians. The Program provides substantial travel and accommodation funding to support attendance at Program meetings. \nAdmission to the Wallace Johnson program is biennial. The next cohort will be selected in summer 2025\, and the call for applications for the program can be found below. \nThe program includes the following elements: \n\nFall 2025 (November 13\, 2025): in-person\, one-day\, pre-conference workshop at the ASLH Annual Meeting (Detroit\, MI)\, introduction to book publishing and proposal writing;\nSpring 2026 (date TBD): remote meeting\, feedback from program leader and peers on draft book proposal;\nSummer 2026 (date TBD): in-person\, two-day workshop on draft chapters at the American Bar Foundation (Chicago\, IL); and\nFall 2026 (date TBD): in-person\, half-day\, pre-conference workshop at the ASLH Annual Meeting (Location TBD).\n\nThe 2025-26 Johnson Program will be led by Professor Christopher Schmidt\, with the participation of other senior legal historians. \nUp to 5 Fellows will be selected. Fellows must commit to participation in all elements of the program. Each will receive substantial funding for travel and accommodation related to the program\, with a small supplement to participants who do not have institutional support for travel and research. \nThe application deadline is June 27\, 2025. Applicants should submit items 1-3 as a single pdf document\, Times New Roman\, 12-point font\, with your full name in a header on each page. All materials should be submitted to Sam Erman (samerman@umich.edu) by June 27\, 2025. \n\nApplicant Information Sheet (in lieu of cover letter).\n\n\nPersonal Information: first name; last name;\nCurrent mailing address;\nphone;\nemail address;\ncurrent institution;\ncurrent position;\ninstitutional affiliation for 2025-26.\nEducation: month and year of graduate degree\, institution\, and field: Ph.D.; J.D.; other.\nFunding: If selected for the Wallace Johnson program\, would you have access to university or other institutional funds to help cover the costs of attending the program? Yes\, No\, Don’t Know. (We are committed to enabling fellows from a range of institutional positions to participate in the program. Your answer here will have no effect on your candidacy\, but will enable us to provide small supplements to participants without institutional support.)\nComments or relevant details.\n\n\nAbridged Curriculum Vitae (limited to 2 pages).\nProject Description (single spaced; not exceeding 1\,000 words)organized with the following sections and addressing these questions. (We are looking for candid self-reflection. You should think of this document as the first step in the revision\, rethinking process.)\n\n\nAuthor Bio. Tell us about yourself\, including your position and commitments for the fellowship year (remember\, we’ll have your cv).\nDissertation (or other substantial piece of writing). Title? What was your dissertation (or other writing) about? What was its argument? What was its arc? What were its original contributions?\nWorking title for book? What changes are you imagining for the book in terms of conceptualization\, structure\, narrative\, or arc? Are you planning additional research and/or new chapters? How are you imagining the book’s audience? What stage are you at in your work on the book?\n\n\nTwo letters of recommendation submitted separately. Please ask two scholars who know your work well to write a letter of recommendation. We recommend that at least one letter come from a faculty member who was a major advisor of the dissertation (or other writing). Letters should be sent by email directly to Sam Erman (samerman@umich.edu) and received no later than June 27\, 2025.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/wallace-johnson-first-book-program-june-27-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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SUMMARY:Prize: Colin B. Picker Prize\, Younger Comparativists Committee\, August 15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Colin B. Picker Graduate Student Prize \nThe YCC will award the Colin B. Picker Prize for the best paper submitted by a graduate student. To be considered for the award\, in addition to submitting an abstract by the above deadline\, graduate students whose abstracts are accepted for the conference must also submit their papers in their final form by August 15\, 2025\, to ycc@ascl.org with the following subject line: “Submission for Graduate Student Prize.”
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/prize-colin-b-picker-prize-younger-comparativists-committee-august-15-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars Program\, American Society for Legal History\, April 1\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nCriteria: Early-career scholars who wish to present a paper on any topic in legal\, institutional and/or constitutional history\, at the annual ASLH conference. \nAmount: $500 cash + $750 reimbursement \nDeadline: April 1\, 2026 \nNamed after the late Kathryn T. Preyer\, a distinguished historian of the law of early America known for her generosity to early career legal historians\, the program of Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars is designed to help legal historians at the beginning of their careers. At the annual meeting of the Society two early career legal historians designated Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars will present what would normally be their first papers to the Society. The generosity of Professor Preyer’s friends and family has enabled the Society to offer a small honorarium to the Preyer Scholars and to reimburse\, in some measure or entirely\, their costs of attending the meeting. The competition for Preyer Scholars is organized by the Society’s Kathryn T. Preyer Memorial Committee. \nSubmissions are welcome on any topic in legal\, institutional and/or constitutional history. Early career scholars\, including those pursuing graduate or law degrees\, those who have completed their terminal degree within the previous year\, and those independent scholars at a comparable stage\, are eligible to apply. At the annual meeting of the Society two early career legal historians designated Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars will present what would normally be their first papers to the Society. While papers simultaneously submitted to the ASLH Program committee are eligible\, Preyer Award winners must present their paper as part of the Preyer panel and will be removed from any other panel. For the 2026 conference in Banff only\, a Preyer Scholar may give their presentation virtually if they are unable to attend in person due to exceptional circumstances. \nSubmissions should consist of a single MS Word document consisting of a complete curriculum vitae\, contact information\, and a complete draft of the paper to be presented. Papers should not exceed 50 pages (12-point font\, double-spaced). In past competitions\, the Committee has given preference to draft articles and essays\, though the Committee will also consider shorter conference papers\, as one of the criteria for selection will be the suitability of the paper for reduction to a twenty-minute oral presentation. \nThe two Kathryn T. Preyer Scholars will receive a $500 cash award and reimbursement of expenses up to $750 for travel\, hotels\, and meals. Each will present the paper that s/he submitted to the competition at the Society’s annual meeting. The Society’s journal\, Law and History Review\, has published several past winners of the Preyer competition\, though it is under no obligation to do so. \nPlease send submissions by the deadline to preyeraward@aslh.net.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-kathryn-t-preyer-scholars-program-american-society-for-legal-history-april-1-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities,prizes and nominations
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