CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS –SOCIETY FOR ROMANIAN STUDIES 2010 GRADUATE
STUDENT ESSAY PRIZE

The Society for Romanian Studies is pleased to announce the Second Annual
Graduate Student Essay Prize competition for an outstanding unpublished
essay or thesis chapter written in English by a graduate student in any
social science or humanities discipline on a Romanian subject. The 2010
prize, consisting of $300, will be presented at the AAASS Convention in Los
Angeles. The graduate student must be enrolled at or have graduated from an
institution of higher learning in North America. The competition is open to
current M.A. and doctoral students or to those who defended
dissertations in 2009-2010. If the essay is a seminar paper, it must
have been written in
2009-2010. If the essay is a dissertation chapter, it should be accompanied
by the dissertation abstract and table of contents. Essays/chapters should
be between 25 and 50 pages double spaced, including reference matter.
Expanded versions of conference papers are also acceptable if
accompanied by a description of the panel and the candidate’s
conference paper proposal.
Candidates should clearly indicate the format of the essay submitted. If
you have questions, contact Margaret Beissinger at mhbeissi@Princeton. edu.

Please send a copy of the essay and an updated CV to each of the three
members of the Prize Committee below. Submissions must be postmarked no
later than July 1, 2010.

Prof. Margaret Beissinger
Department of Slavic Languages
249 East Pyne
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
mhbeissi@Princeton. edu