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Dear colleagues, see below. All the best, Pat Dr Patricia Noxolo, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT UK ________________________________ From: A forum for critical and radical geographers [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Johnny Finn [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 11 December 2017 18:24 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: CFP: 2018 LASG Student Awards Apologies for x-posting... CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2018 Latin America Specialty Group (LASG) Graduate Student Awards Field Study Award (click here for complete instructions<http://community.aag.org/lasg/awards/lasgfieldstudyaward>) The Latin America Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers invites applications for the 2018 LASG Student Field Study Awards. There are separate awards for students at the PhD level ($1,000) and at the MA/MS level ($500). These awards are intended to support fieldwork for thesis or dissertation research in Latin America. The award is not intended to cover all fieldwork costs, but rather to assist students working toward their Master’s degree to undertake a short period of field research, or to facilitate study site identification and preliminary research for doctoral students undertaking their dissertation research. Award amounts 1. Field study award at the Ph.D level: $1,000 2. Field study award at the Master’s level: $500 Best Paper Award (click here for complete instructions<http://community.aag.org/lasg/awards/lasgbestpaperaward>) The Latin America Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers invites paper submissions for the 2018 LASG best student paper awards. These awards are intended to recognize students’ contributions to the field of Latin American geography with a modest cash award, and to encourage publication of excellent papers in the Journal of Latin American Geography and other scholarly journals. Awards will be given in three categories: 1) best single-authored paper at the Ph.D. level; 2) best single-authored paper at the Master’s level; and 3) best co-authored paper. We welcome submissions on a wide range of issues relating to Latin American geography and from the diverse disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields of our membership. Award amount: 1. Best single-authored paper at the Ph.D. level: $200 + submission for peer review to the Journal of Latin American Geography 2. Best single-authored paper at the Master’s level: $100 3. Best co-authored paper: $100. To be considered for either award Each student must be a registered graduate student in a geography department or related discipline for at least one semester during the 2017-2018 academic year; in special circumstances, highly qualified undergraduate students may be considered. Regional area of research focus must be within Latin America, including the Caribbean. Student must be a member of LASG in the year in which s/he applies for the award. For more information and specific submission instructions, please go to http://community.aag.org/lasg/home and click “Student Awards.” Questions can be directed to Johnny Finn ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Federica Bono ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>). -- John(ny) Finn, PhD Assistant Professor of Geography Department of Sociology, Social Work, & Anthropology Christopher Newport University Review Editor, Human Geography<http://www.hugeog.com> Associate Editor, Journal of Latin American Geography<http://clagscholar.org/publications/jlag/> Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Phone: 757-594-7939 Web: www.johnnyfinn.net<http://www.johnnyfinn.net> https://cnu.academia.edu/JohnFinn