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2006 ASMI Graduate Essay Prize
The Association for the Study of Modern Italy (ASMI) is pleased to announce
the 2006 ASMI Graduate Essay Prize.
The ASMI Graduate Essay Prize will be awarded to an outstanding piece of
unpublished work by a graduate student, dealing with some aspect of modern
Italy (history, society, politics, culture) in the period between 1780 and
the present. The work may be an essay, article, dissertation or chapter of
a thesis between 5,000 and 10,000 words in length.
The cash value of the prize will be 500 Euros (approximately £300). In
addition the prize-winning work will be considered for publication in the
Association's journal Modern Italy, subject to the journal's normal
refereeing procedures. The prize will be presented to the winner during the
Association's Annual Conference in November 2006.
The deadline for submissions is September 1, 2006.
An electronic copy should be sent to Paola Filippucci at [log in to unmask]
Eligibility: students currently registered for any postgraduate degree or
who have completed a postgraduate degree not more than twelve months before
the closing date for this competition. Non-graduate work not eligible.
Submissions should be written in either English or Italian, and must not
currently be under consideration for publication. Work that exceeds the
word limits stated above will not be accepted.
For more information about ASMI see: www.staffs.ac.uk/asmi
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