Call For Nominations: SAS

2024 Arshi Pipa Best Graduate Student Paper Award Committee Graduate students are invited to participate in the Arshi Pipa Best Graduate Student Paper Award Competition sponsored by the Society for Albanian Studies (SAS). Albanian Studies is broadly defined to include original work that furthers our understanding of Albanian societies across geo-political borders, time periods, and disciplinary confines. The Arshi Pipa Best Graduate Student Paper Award shall recognize significant and important original research made by a Graduate Student Member that advances both the field of Albanian Studies, regardless of academic discipline, and the student’s prospects for ongoing future contributions to Albanian Studies. Nominations for the Best Graduate Student Paper Award must be made to the SAS Graduate Essay Prize Committee. Please email a copy of the paper to the award committee by 15 August 2024. Eligibility: 1. The author of the paper must be a Graduate Student Member of the SAS at the time of nomination. 2. The paper must have been written and completed no more than two years before the paper’s nomination, and it must be in English. Published articles and unpublished papers are considered eligible. 3. Graduate student papers that have been co-authored with professors are not eligible. 4. Papers from any academic discipline in the social sciences and humanities are accepted, insofar as they make a contribution to Albanian Studies, broadly defined. Nomination Process: 1. The deadline for nominations is 15 August 2024. 2. To complete the nomination, e-mail a copy of the nominated paper (in MS Word or PDF format) to the committee. 3. Nominations can be made by any member in good standing; self-nominations are welcome 4. The Award Committee will make the selection and notify the recipient of the award by 25 September 2024. Prize: 1. The Award will be formally presented at the SAS Annual Board meeting in November, 2024 2. The Graduate Student Paper Award shall be accompanied by a 200 USD monetary reward. 3. The awardee shall receive a Certificate from SAS, along with recognition on the SAS website. 4. Any questions about the prize or the nomination process can be addressed to the Award Committee. The Stavro Skëndi Book Prize, 2024 The Stavro Skëndi Book Prize for Achievement in Albanian Studies is presented every year to a book that makes an outstanding contribution to and advances research in Albanian Studies. Albanian Studies is a broadly-defined research area of original, scholarly work that enhance and expand knowledge of Albanian societies across geo-political borders, time periods, and disciplinary confines. The Prize committee will consider single-case studies, original research, comparative research, and any theoretical and empirical contributions pertinent to the area of Albanian Studies. Nominated books must be in English. They must have been published within three years prior to the year of the award. Books may be nominated by the author or other scholars. To nominate a book please email Eralda L. Lameborshi, Chair of Albanian Book Prize Committee at Eralda.Lameborshi@tamuc.edu indicating the name of the author and the title of the book nominated. Note that author nominees must be members of the SAS at the time of the book’s nomination. Please include the following documents: One-paragraph summary of the book Name of the publisher Date and place of publication A short bio of the author PDF version of the book. Alternatively, you may send print copies of the book to all committee members at the addresses indicated below. The nomination and supporting documents should be sent before the deadline of July 31, 2024. The committee will make the selection and notify the recipient of the award by October 11, 2024. The Award will be formally presented at the SAS Annual Board meeting in November, 2024.