The BSHP Graduate Student Essay Prize is awarded biennially to the writer
of an essay that makes a significant contribution to the history of
philosophy. In exceptional cases, more than one essay may be jointly
awarded the Prize.
The competition is open to postgraduate students who are in full- or
part-time education for at least six months in the year prior to the
deadline for submission. The Prize is worth £500. Where the winning entry
or entries are deemed of sufficient quality and significance, they may
also be published in the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.
The winner is chosen by a subcommittee of the BSHP Management Committee.
This subcommittee consists of the Chair and Secretary of the BSHP and the
Editor of the BJHP. The subcommittee has powers to request specialist
opinion on the entries. The Journal Editor¹s decision on publishing the
winning essay(s) is final.
Entry is open to students of any age or nationality registered at any
university in any country. The competition is not restricted to
philosophy students, but is open to any student with research interests in
any aspect of the history of philosophy. Entry is not limited to members
of the BSHP. The Prize may be awarded to the writer of one outstanding
essay, or may be divided between two or more entrants. The Prize is
presented at the BSHP annual spring conference.
Entries should be in English, and should not exceed 10,000 words in
length (including footnotes and abstract). Each entry must be accompanied
by an abstract of between 300 and 500 words. Entries that are too long or
without an abstract will not be considered. Each entry should be prepared
for blind refereeing: there should be no reference to the author, either
by name or department. Any references to the author¹s own work, for
example, should be given in such a form as not to identify the author.
Each entry should contain a separate title page (if emailed, then this
must be sent as a separate file) giving the name, institution and address
of the author. Candidates should supply proof of their postgraduate
student status, including details of the university at which they are
registered, and the name(s) of their supervisor(s).
Submissions for the next Prize will be accepted by either email (Word or
RTF files), or snailmail, and should arrive not later than 31 October
2006. If snailmail is used, please enclose a floppy disk or CD containing
an electronic copy of the essay (Word or RTF file). Electronic submissions
(which are preferred) should be sent to: [log in to unmask], with the words
ŒBSHP Essay Prize¹ in the subject line. Snailmail entries should be sent
to Dr Marina Frasca-Spada, Department of History and Philosophy of
Science, University of Cambridge, CB2 3RH, United Kingdom, with the words
ŒBSHP Essay Prize¹ clearly written on the envelope.
Any questions concerning the Essay Prize should be directed to the BSHP
Chair:
Prof. Martin Bell, Department of Politics and Philosophy, Manchester
Metropolitan University, Manton Building, Rosamond Street West,
Manchester, M15 6LL
Email: [log in to unmask]
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