International Convention of Asia Scholars Book Prize
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Email Address: icas@iias.nl
Editor/Founder: International Institute for Asian Studies
Country: Asia/ Netherlands
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The ICAS Book Prize has been established by the International Convention of Asia Scholars in 2004. It aims to create an international focus for publications on Asia while increasing their worldwide visibility. The biennial ICAS Book Prize is awarded for outstanding English-language works in the field of Asia Studies. Reference works, anthologies, fiction, poetry, travel books, autobiographies, memoirs, pamphlets, textbooks and exhibition catalogues are not eligible. The ICAS Book Prizes (IBP) are awarded for: (1) best study in the humanities; (2) best study in the social sciences. Furthermore there are prizes for the most outstanding unpublished PhD dissertations in the field of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Prize consists of € 2500 for each of the winning books (in case of multi-authored work the Prize will be equally shared) while ICAS will facilitate the publication of the best PhD dissertation.
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Go to website
Email Address: icas@iias.nl
Editor/Founder: International Institute for Asian Studies
Country: Asia/ Netherlands
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The ICAS Book Prize has been established by the International Convention of Asia Scholars in 2004. It aims to create an international focus for publications on Asia while increasing their worldwide visibility. The biennial ICAS Book Prize is awarded for outstanding English-language works in the field of Asia Studies. Reference works, anthologies, fiction, poetry, travel books, autobiographies, memoirs, pamphlets, textbooks and exhibition catalogues are not eligible. The ICAS Book Prizes (IBP) are awarded for: (1) best study in the humanities; (2) best study in the social sciences. Furthermore there are prizes for the most outstanding unpublished PhD dissertations in the field of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Prize consists of € 2500 for each of the winning books (in case of multi-authored work the Prize will be equally shared) while ICAS will facilitate the publication of the best PhD dissertation.
(Directory entry)
