Deadline: 15 October 2010
The UCLA Center for India and South Asia, and the Department of History, UCLA announce the Sardar Patel Award for the best dissertation submitted at any American university on the subject of modern India in 2010. The amount of the award is $10,000.
1. The dissertation must be on any topic on Modern India (the dates of Modern India are defined as 1800 to the present).
2. The topic must also fall within the following fields of study: History, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education or the Fine Arts.
3. Dissertations submitted for consideration will have been completed during the 2009-2010 academic year (1 September 2009 through 31 August 2010). In some cases dissertations
completed very close to these dates may also be considered.
4. The dissertation must have been written while enrolled at a U.S. accredited university in history, anthropology, sociology, literature, political science, or one of the other disciplines in the
humanities, the arts, or the social sciences.
Applicants must submit TWO bound hard copies of their dissertation, TWO copies of an abstract of 500-1000 words, ONE copy of their curriculum vitae, and a letter from their dissertation supervisor or department chair attesting to the completion of the dissertation during the period stipulated in item #3.
Submission materials must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2010. Late submissions will not be accepted. Submissions should be sent to:
Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Chair, Sardar Patel Award Committee
UCLA Center for India and South Asia
11288 Bunche Hall, Box 951487
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487
Note: Dissertations will not be returned. By submitting their dissertation for consideration, candidates also agree to have their dissertation abstract posted on the CISA and Sardar Patel Association websites. The winner will be expected to attend an award conferral ceremony in Los Angeles in spring 2011 and is also expected to acknowledge the Sardar Patel Association in any publications related to the subject matter of the dissertation.
Inquires regarding competition guidelines should be directed as follows:
Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Doshi Chair of Indian History
Department of History, University of California at Los Angeles
6265 Bunche Hall, Box 951473
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473
Ph: (310) 825-3376
Email: subrahma@history.ucla.edu
More information here.
The UCLA Center for India and South Asia, and the Department of History, UCLA announce the Sardar Patel Award for the best dissertation submitted at any American university on the subject of modern India in 2010. The amount of the award is $10,000.
1. The dissertation must be on any topic on Modern India (the dates of Modern India are defined as 1800 to the present).
2. The topic must also fall within the following fields of study: History, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education or the Fine Arts.
3. Dissertations submitted for consideration will have been completed during the 2009-2010 academic year (1 September 2009 through 31 August 2010). In some cases dissertations
completed very close to these dates may also be considered.
4. The dissertation must have been written while enrolled at a U.S. accredited university in history, anthropology, sociology, literature, political science, or one of the other disciplines in the
humanities, the arts, or the social sciences.
Applicants must submit TWO bound hard copies of their dissertation, TWO copies of an abstract of 500-1000 words, ONE copy of their curriculum vitae, and a letter from their dissertation supervisor or department chair attesting to the completion of the dissertation during the period stipulated in item #3.
Submission materials must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2010. Late submissions will not be accepted. Submissions should be sent to:
Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam
Chair, Sardar Patel Award Committee
UCLA Center for India and South Asia
11288 Bunche Hall, Box 951487
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487
Note: Dissertations will not be returned. By submitting their dissertation for consideration, candidates also agree to have their dissertation abstract posted on the CISA and Sardar Patel Association websites. The winner will be expected to attend an award conferral ceremony in Los Angeles in spring 2011 and is also expected to acknowledge the Sardar Patel Association in any publications related to the subject matter of the dissertation.
Inquires regarding competition guidelines should be directed as follows:
Professor Sanjay Subrahmanyam, Doshi Chair of Indian History
Department of History, University of California at Los Angeles
6265 Bunche Hall, Box 951473
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1473
Ph: (310) 825-3376
Email: subrahma@history.ucla.edu
More information here.
