Association for Canadian Studies in the United States-Dissertation Awards

The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) seeks to
honor outstanding doctoral research on Canada at American institutions.
The ACSUS Distinguished Dissertation Award is granted biennially in
conjunction with the Association's national conference.

Distinguished Dissertation Award: The successful nominee's dissertation	 
    should represent original work that makes a significant contribution
    to the nominee's discipline and to the study of Canada. The
    dissertation must contain at least 50% content on Canada; the topic
    may, however, be comparative in nature.

Eligibility: Faculty serving on dissertation committees at universities 
    in the United States and individual members of ACSUS are invited to
    nominate deserving students who have completed the Ph.D. degree
    between August 1997 and August 1999. The nomination must be
    accompanied by a letter of support from the student's dissertation
    advisor and from one additional referee. (The advisor and referee
    need not be ACSUS members). Each nomination should be accompanied
    by a copy of the dissertation which will be returned after the award
    process has been completed, a dissertation abstract not to exceed 500
    words (typed double-spaced), and a one-page resume of the nominee. 
    Appendices containing charts, tables, and bibliographies should also
    be submitted.

Award:	The award consists of an honorarium of $500, a certificate of
    citation, complimentary membership in ACSUS for two years, and
    reasonable travel expenses for the recipient to attend the biennial
    ACSUS conference at which the award will be conferred. The awardee
    will be expected to make a twenty-minute presentation on his or her
    work at the conference.

Deadline:  September 1, 1999

Contact:   ACSUS
	   1317 F Street NW, Ste. 920
	   Washington, D.C. 20004-1105
	   Tel. (202) 393-2580
	   Fax (202) 393-2582
	   Email: acsus@nicom.com
	   Web: http://canada-acsus.plattsburgh.edu


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