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To encourage critical scholarship in inter-Asia cultural studies and to recognize and honor emerging and exciting research in the field, the IACS Society invites nominations for the 2nd IACS Dissertation Prize. 

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We accept nominations of Ph.D. candidates or recent graduates whose final dissertations (i.e. fully completed dissertations that have already gone through all review, defence/viva, and revision stages) have been or will be submitted to their institutions between 1 August 2023 and 30 April 2025 (this is irrespective of whether nominees have already been formally awarded their degrees). In the case of nominees who have not yet formally been awarded their degrees, and who have passed our initial screening stage, proof of official dissertation submission needs to be presented by 30 April 2025. We accept Ph.D. dissertations written in both English and other Asian languages.

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The submission for the prize should include the nomination form (downloadable here or from our Google Drive), an extended abstract in English (1000 words), and the first chapter of the dissertation. Please send the required documents to interasiaculturalstudies@gmail.com by 31 January 2025. Only candidates who have passed an initial IACS Society screening will be asked to submit their complete dissertations by February 2025. These dissertations will be reviewed by the dissertation prize jury, and the decision will be announced in May 2025.

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The prize winner will receive a USD$500 award and have the chance to present their work at the 2025 IACS Conference with a conference registration fee waiver.

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2025 IACS Dissertation Prize nomination form: download

Alternative download link: Google Drive download

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2023 IACS Dissertation Prize winner: https://culturalstudies.asia/iacs-dissertation-prize-2023-winner/