Dr. Arthur E Farnsley II
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis:
Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture
Cavanaugh Hall 417
425 University Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5140
(317) 278-6491
sssr@iupui.edu
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DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD DISTINGUISHED ARTICLE AWARD STUDENT PAPER AWARD JACK SHAND RESEARCH AWARDS JACK SHAND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARDS SSSR STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS SSSR STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS |
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DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD [Top] |
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Purpose: To recognize the most outstanding book published by a SSSR member or members within the past two years. Qualifications: A book may be nominated by its publisher, its author, or any other SSSR member deeming it to be of outstanding quality. Studies solely in the physical sciences tend to receive lower priority. Procedures: The chair of the committee must be notified of the book's nomination by April 1. A copy of the book must be sent to EACH member of the committee, listed below, by April 15. Mailing is the responsibility of the publisher and author. Criteria: The committee will judge each book's quality of scholarship, importance to the field, and relevance to the larger society. Any book involving some aspect of the scientific study of religion is eligible. Award: The award will be presented at the annual meeting. It includes a plaque and $1000. Christopher Ellison (Chair), 2009 cellison@prc.utexas.edu Department of Sociology University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX 78712–1088 Elfriede Wedam, 2009 ewedam@luc.edu 7352 South Coles Avenue Chicago, IL 60649 Steven Ellingson, 2010 sellings@hamilton.edu Department of Sociology Hamilton College Clinton, NY 13323 Yaakov Ariel, 2010 yariel@email.unc.edu Department of Religious Studies UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599 |
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DISTINGUISHED ARTICLE AWARD [Top] |
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Purpose: To recognize the most outstanding article published by a SSSR member or members within the past year. Qualifications: An article may be nominated by the editor of the journal in which it appeared, by its author, or by any other SSSR member deeming it to be of outstanding quality. Articles must have been published in refereed journals. Submissions published solely in edited volumes will not be considered. Procedures: Nominated articles must be sent by May 15 to the committee chair. Criteria: The committee will judge each article's quality of scholarship, importance to the field, and relevance to the larger society. Any article involving some aspect of the scientific study of religion is eligible. Award: The award will be presented at the annual meeting. It includes a plaque and $1000. Nominations should be sent to: Peter Beyer, Chair of Distinguished Article Award Committee pbeyer@uottawa.ca |
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STUDENT PAPER AWARD [Top] |
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Purpose: To recognize the best paper scheduled for presentation by a student at the annual meeting. SSSR wishes to (1) encourage scholarly work and participation by students in SSSR meetings, and (2) give students the opportunity to receive constructive feedback and criticism on their work by professional colleagues and mentors. Qualifications: Authors of papers submitted for this competition must be graduate or undergraduate students at institutions of higher learning anywhere in the world, but papers must be submitted in English. Any co–authors must also be students. Neither faculty nor post–doctoral co–authors are permitted. To be eligible, a paper must not have been published or accepted for publication. At least one author for the paper must be registered for the SSSR conference. Submission of the paper implies a commitment for an author to appear and present the paper at the conference. Procedures: Student authors must use the SSSR online procedure for submitting abstracts. Papers intended for this competition must be submitted to the chair of the Student Paper Award Committee by August 1. Student authors who intend to enter this competition may wish to notify the Student Paper Award Committee Chair via email at the time of their abstract submission, but they are not required to do so. Although the version of the paper prepared for oral presentation is usually limited to what can be read in about 15 minutes, the written version submitted by August 1 for the award should be of normal length for published articles, that is, about 35 pages, double–spaced, including notes and references. Papers should be submitted to the chair of the Committee as an email attachment in either MS Word or rich text format. The deadline for all full–paper submissions to this competition is August 1 (please note change from September 1 in previous years). Criteria: Student papers will be judged by the awards committee on criteria normally used in evaluating scholarly and scientific papers for publication – namely, an appropriate theoretical framework, a competent use of research methods and data as necessary, with a persuasive argument to a logical conclusion. Papers may build upon any theoretical or research tradition. It will be up to the author(s) to demonstrate the cogency and usefulness of the theories and methods used in the paper. The Award: The award will be presented at the annual meeting. It includes a plaque and $1000. To apply, please use the SSSR abstract proposal system available at http://www.sssrweb.org Final date for abstract submission is April 15 Send a completed paper by August 1 to: Carolyn Warner, Chair of Student Paper Award Committee cwarner@asu.edu Please direct any questions to Professor Warner, chair of the Student Paper Award Committee. |
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JACK SHAND RESEARCH AWARDS [Top] |
| Due to adverse market conditions, SSSR will not offer the Jack Shand Research Awards in 2009. We are reviewing our spending policy and hope to resume grant–making in 2010. |
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JACK SHAND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARDS [Top] |
| Due to adverse market conditions, SSSR will not be making Jack Shand International Travel Awards in 2009. We are reviewing our policy and hope to resume grant–making in 2010. |
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SSSR STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS [Top] |
| Due to adverse market conditions, SSSR will not be making Student Research Awards in 2009. We are reviewing our policies and hope to resume grant–making in 2010. |
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SSSR STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS [Top] |
| Due to adverse market conditions, SSSR will not be making Student Travel Awards in 2009. We are reviewing our policy and hope to resume grant–making in 2010. |