The Sanders Prize in the History of Early Modern Philosophy is a biennial essay competition open to scholars who are within fifteen (15) years of receiving a Ph.D. or students who are currently enrolled in a graduate program. Independent scholars may also be eligible, and should direct inquiries to Donald Rutherford, co-editor of Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy at drutherford@ucsd.edu.

The award for the prize-winning essay is $10,000. Winning essays will be published in Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy.

Submissions due by 1 October, 2016.

For full information, please visit: http://www.marcsandersfoundation.org/sanders-prizes/modern-philosophy.

In order to support cultural historical research and encourage scholars in their early career, the International Society for Cultural History (ISCH) offers an essay prize which will be awarded each year to the best article on cultural history.

The ISCH Prize in 2016 is 350 €. The winning article will also be published in the society’s journal Cultural History. The ISCH welcomes original texts that make an insightful contribution to scholarship on cultural history through methodological innovation, theoretical originality or historiographical significance.

Articles on any aspect of cultural history, on any historical period or geographical area will be accepted for consideration. Submissions should be original, unpublished works in English, written by scholars who, when applying for the prize, are either preparing their PhD or have completed their PhD during the last five years. Essays should be double spaced, and no more than 7000 words in length.

To submit an entry, please send a complete application to each member of the Prize Committee. The submissions should include a cover sheet with author information, a short CV and the essay itself. All files should be in pdf format.

Your submission must be sent not later than 15 May, 2016. The winner will be announced at the ISCH Conference in Trieste, 18-22 July 2016.

Please send your submission to:

• Dr. Anu Korhonen, Chair of the Prize Committee, University of Helsinki, anu.korhonen@helsinki.fi.
• Prof. em. Harvey Green, Northeastern University, harvey@waterloom.com.
• Dr. Carolina Orloff, University of Edinburgh, orloffcarolina@gmail.com.
• Dr. Mauricio Sánchez Menchero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, menchero@unam.mx.

To join the world-wide observances commemorating Shakespeare’s life and the 400th anniversary of his death The Shakespeare Club of Western Australia is sponsoring a poetry competition:

WRITE YOUR OWN SONNET

Exercise your imagination and creative spark in a poem in the pattern of a Shakespearean sonnet, but using modern language.
Choose any theme and give it a Western Australian link.
It can be comic, serious, satirical, romantic, descriptive…or what you will.

Prizes: 1st: $300 2nd: $200 3rd: $100

CLOSING DATE: September 23, 2016.

All information at: http://perthshakespeareclub.blogspot.com.au

4Humanities.org announces its Shout Out For the Humanities student prize contest. Prizes are offered for best undergraduate (1st prize: US $1,000 – 2nd: $700 – 3rd: $300) and best graduate student (1st prize: US $1,000 – 2nd: $700 – 3rd: $300) submissions by students from any nation, working individually or in teams, that speak up for the value of the humanities in today’s society. 4Humanities wants to showcase student ideas and voices on such questions as: * Why is studying the humanities–e.g., history, literature, languages, philosophy, art history, media history, and culture–important to you? * To society? * How would you convince your parents, an employer, a politician, or others that there is value in learning the humanities?

Submissions will be judged by an international panel of distinguished judges for message, quality, and impact no matter the medium or format. Possible submissions include: essay (less than 2,000 words), video, digital work, poster, cartoon, song, art, short story, interview. Submissions are due March 1, 2016.

Students may enter the contest as individuals or teams if they are currently enrolled in an institution of higher education or graduated no more than two years beyond the contest submission deadline.

Prize winners will and their submissions will be featured on the 4Humanities site; and 4Humanities will also showcase many other student submissions.

For full submission guidelines and to apply, please visit: http://4humanities.org/contest/kit.

The Adaptation Essay Prize is a new innovation from the journal, launched in 2011 to encourage the best new scholarship in the field. While the journal publishes many articles which focus on the relationship between literature and film, the Editors are particularly keen to publish work which challenges the primacy of that relationship: this might include essays on computer games, opera, popular music, animation, genre fiction or work with a wider theoretical sweep.

The Adaptation Prize

The winner’s prize will consist of:

• Publication of the winning paper in a volume of Adaptation
• A cash prize of £50.00
• A year’s free print and online subscription to Adaptation

Other entries of sufficient quality may be invited to publish.

Entry requirements

The Essay Prize is open to anyone currently registered for either an undergraduate or postgraduate degree on any subject within adaptation studies. The entry must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Essays are to be no longer than 4,000 words, inclusive of footnotes and references should conform to Adaptation house style. The closing date will be 1 April 2016,.

For full details on how to apply, please visit: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/adaptation/essayprize.html

Have you published a work of non-fiction in the past two years? Why not enter it into the Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards?

Non-fiction ($15,000)
For a work of Non-fiction which may include biography, autobiography, history, natural history, literary criticism and other works of social, political or topical interest.

This category attracts a prize of $15,000 and could even win the Premier’s Prize of $25,000.
For more information, please visit: http://pba.slwa.wa.gov.au

The closing date for entries in all categories is 5pm (WST) Friday, 29 January 2016.

The Robert L. Kindrick–CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who have provided leadership in developing, organizing, promoting, and sponsoring medieval studies through the extensive administrative work that is so crucial to the health of medieval studies but that often goes unrecognized by the profession at large. This award of $1000 is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy.

The annual deadline for nominations is 15 November. Three nominators are required, all of whom should have first-hand knowledge of the nominee’s contributions to Medieval Studies.

For more information, please visit: https://medievalacademy.site-ym.com/?page=Kindrick_CARA_Award.

The CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who are outstanding teachers who have contributed to the profession by inspiring students at the undergraduate or graduate levels or by creating innovative and influential textbooks or other materials for teaching medieval subjects.

This award of $1000 is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy.

The annual deadline for nominations is 15 November. Three nominators are required, one of whom should be a former student of the nominee.

For more information, please visit: https://medievalacademy.site-ym.com/?page=CARA_Award_Teaching.