Competitions and awards

The Economic Geography Specialty Group makes annual awards for the best dissertation and best student paper in economic geography, announced each year at the AAG annual conference.

Graduate student research award:

These competitive awards ($750 each) are designed to support innovative and original graduate student research that is likely to make a significant contribution to the development of the field of economic geography. Proposals will be judged on the basis of the theoretical and substantive significance of the research, and the appropriateness of the methods employed. Funds can be used towards travel, subsistence, equipment and/or other normal research expenses. Applications should include (a) a one-page vita, with full contact details, (b) a two-page statement, detailing the nature of the proposed research, its expected contribution, and the uses to which award funds would be put. Awardees must be registered graduate students throughout the duration of the award. Applications should be submitted to the relevant committee members by January 15.

Committee members for graduate student awards:

Andrew Wood
Department of Geography
University of Kentucky
1457 Patterson Office Tower
Lexington, KY 40506-0027

Tel (859) 257-1744
Fax (859) 323-1969
Andrew.Wood@uky.edu

Norma Rantisi
Department of Geography, Planning & Environment
Concordia University
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8
Canada

Tel (514) 848-2424, ext. 2018
Fax (514) 848-2032
norma.rantisi@gmail.com

Best dissertation:

Students completing a dissertation in the preceding calendar year, ending January 1, are eligible for the best dissertation competition. An award of $500 is offered for the best dissertation.

Potential candidates should mail one paper copy of the dissertation to each of the following committee members (for a total of two copies submitted) no later than January 15.

Julie Silva
Department of Geography
University of Florida
3141 Turlington Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611-7315
silva@geog.ufl.edu

James T. Murphy
School of Geography
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
jammurphy@clarku.edu

Best student paper:

Students presenting a paper at the AAG annual conference (or who presented a paper any time in the year preceding the conference) are eligible for the best student paper competition. An award of $200 is offered for the best student paper. Potential candidates should contact the appropriate committee members (see below) before submitting a copy of the paper (either electronically or in paper) at least one week prior to the AAG conference. The deadline for submission for 2009 is March 15.

Committee members for the student paper competition:

Wendy Jepson
Department of Geography
Texas A&M University
Room 810, Eller O&M Building
College Station, TX 77843-3148
wjepson@tamu.edu

Andrew Jones
School of Geography
Birkbeck, University of London
Malet Street
London, WC1E 7HX, UK
a.jones@bbk.ac.uk