GPOW AWARDS 2018

Every year, the Geographic Perspectives on Women (GPOW) Specialty Group presents three different awards: the Jan Monk Service Award, the Susan Hanson Dissertation Proposal Award, and the Glenda Laws Student Paper Competition. These awards are given annually at the AAG meeting. The deadline for all submissions and nominations is March 1, 2018.

Please see below for application requirements and deadlines for submissions:

Jan Monk Service Award

This award is named in honor of past President of the AAG, Jan Monk, and recognizes a geographer who has made an outstanding service contribution to women in geography and/or feminist geography. To nominate someone for this award, please email the name of your nominee and a letter of recommendation (no more than two pages) to Banu Gökarıksel ([log in to unmask]) AND Rebecca Sheehan ([log in to unmask]) by March 1, 2018.

Susan Hanson Dissertation Proposal Award

This award honors Susan Hanson, a past President of the AAG, whose scholarship has been key to extending understandings of the intersections of gender and geography. It seeks to highlight a Ph.D. dissertation proposal that promises to make substantial contributions to the geographic analysis and interpretation of topics related to gender, sexuality, and feminism. *** Submissions for all student competitions must be for work created since February 21, 2016 with a deadline for March 1, 2018. Any work submitted to the 2017 competition is not eligible for the current competition. Proposals must be double-spaced, 12-point font and not more than 10 pages in length. There should be a separate title page with the student’s name and institution.*** So that the judges may read the proposals anonymously, do not include author’s name anywhere on the inside pages of the paper.  Email the dissertation proposal (as a .doc or .pdf file) to Denise Goerisch ([log in to unmask]).

Glenda Laws Student Paper Competition

This award is named in memory of feminist geographer Glenda Laws (1959-1996), who, among many other things, was a fabulous mentor to her undergraduate and graduate students. Up to two prizes will be awarded, and both undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to participate. Papers must derive from and contribute to feminist research in geography. Papers presented at a regional or national geography meeting since February 21, 2017 are eligible for consideration. Papers written for course work during this period will also be considered. Theses and dissertations are not eligible for this competition. *** Submissions for all student competitions must be for work created since February 21, 2016 with a deadline of March 1, 2018. Any work submitted to the 2017 competition is not eligible for the current competition. Papers should be double-spaced, 12-point font, and not more than 15 pages in length. There should be a title page with the student’s name, institution, level of study (B.A./B.S., M.A./M.S., Ph.D.), and when and where the paper was/will be presented or the course title, term and year for which the paper was written.*** So that the judges may read the papers anonymously, do not include author’s name anywhere on the inside pages of the paper. Please email a copy of your paper (as a .doc or .pdf file) to Denise Goerisch ([log in to unmask]).