Internal deadline – Apr 2, 2024

 Postdocs, sessional instructors, and faculty members may be eligible.

Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities

Named in honor of the first president of the Council of Graduate Schools and first presented in 1972, this award is made annually to a young scholar who has written a book that represents an outstanding contribution to scholarship in the humanities. The recipient must be teaching in a US or Canadian university, have earned a doctorate from a US or Canadian university within 7 years of the award date, and have published a book of scholarly importance within seven years of the award. The 2024 field of competition is Classical Studies and Archaeology.

Each department can submit one nomination to G+PS.

A complete nomination will consist of:

• nomination form
• a letter from the Department Head elaborating upon the scholarly contribution made by the nominee’s book (no page limit)
• three copies of the nominated book (nominated books will not be returned)

Value: $1,000, a certificate and reasonable travel expenses to attend the CGS annual meeting in December

Deadline for nominations: 12 April 2024 at 4:00 pm PT

For further information, including nomination procedures, please see: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/gustave-o-arlt-award-humanities

For questions, please contact Bree Wilson at bree.wilson@ubc.ca.