ISHPES SCHOLARLY AWARDS
Two awards will be presented for outstanding accomplishments in the field of sport history at the 8th ISHPES seminar to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on August 24-27, 2006.
THE ISHPES AWARD
This award is presented to a sport historian who has a particular interest in and has published pioneering work on the general theme of the Seminar: Sport, Nation, Nationalism. The award may also be presented as a tribute to a scholar with a life-long record of research in sport history. The prize is accompanied by a certificate and an invitation to accept the award and present the ISHPES Award Lecture at the Congress in Ljubljana.
The award winner must be a member of ISHPES. Every member of ISHPES is eligible to nominate a candidate for the award. Nominations must be submitted to Patricia Vertinsky, Chair of the Awards Committee, by April 15, 2006. Nominations must be accompanied by an account of the nominee’s ISHPES affiliation as well as a list of his/her major publications in sport history. The nomination must be submitted in one of the official ISHPES languages. One candidate will be selected by the awards committee and recommended to the ISHPES executive.
THE ISHPES JUNIOR SCHOLAR AWARD
The ISHPES junior scholar award will be presented at the ISHPES seminar at Ljubljana, August 24-27, 2006. It is awarded for an unpublished essay of outstanding quality in the field of sport history. Eligible scholars must be under 40 years of age when the Seminar opens. The study need not be related to the theme of the seminar. The essay must be submitted in one of the official ISHPES languages (German, English or French) and the text itself (including notes and bibliography) must not exceed 10,000 words. The main criteria for selection will be based on originality, the scientific quality of the research and the value of the study from the perspective of international sport history.
The award winner will receive free registration at the Seminar and his/her paper will be published in Stadion. The winner, together with any other entrant whose work is recognized by the committee for its quality will receive a diploma that will be presented at an award ceremony during the Seminar. The essays must be submitted to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Patricia Vertinsky, School of Human Kinetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z1, Canada or preferably by email attachment, patricia.vertinsky@ubc.ca before April 15, 2006.
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