IASSL PhD Award

Chaired by Steve Newman

  • PhD prize which will be awarded to PhDs on Scottish literature submitted outside of the UK (written in English or other languages)
  • Awarded every 3 years, at every IASSL World Congress, with submissions from the previous 2 years
  • First award: Philadelphia, June 2027; submissions: PhDs defended in June 2024-June 2026
  • Second award: 2029 IASSL World Congress: PhDs defended in June 2026-June 2028.
  • Prize: 300 £

Conditions for submission:

  • The PhD can focus on any aspect of Scottish literature; it can be partly on Scottish literature, but the Scottish element shouldn’t be incidental or used as an illustration: at least half of the dissertation should be devoted to Scottish literature.
  • Submission can be made at any time during the period covered by the current award.
  • Each submission includes: a PDF of the defended PhD, a summary in English of the thesis (max. 500 words for a thesis in English; extended summary of up to 4,000-5,000 words is the thesis is not written in English)

Criteria used by the panel to judge:

  • Quality of the research
  • Originality of the topic
  • Contribution to research in the field
  • Bibliography

Composition of the panel:

  • Chairperson (member of the IASSL Executive Committee)
  • IASSL Convener
  • IASSL Secretary
  • Member of Board of Trustees
  • Members of IASSL (invited by the chairperson)

Please send your submissions to scotlit-iassl@glasgow.ac.uk, using ‘IASSL PhD Award’ as subject.