This award, in the amount of $1000 US, is intended to distinguish the selected recipient as one who combines both innovation and excellence in his/her work, and thereby serves as a catalyst for wider attention.
The central consideration for the award looks beyond the substance of a particular global problem and the individual applicant’s disciplinary background, to a clear demonstration of a direct link to institutional issues of the United Nations system.

To be eligible candidates must:

• be at the Ph.D., J.S.D. or LL.M. level and engaged in the writing stage of their program.
• be or become a member of ACUNS. To become a member please visit www.acuns.org.

The winner will be notified by May 3, 2010. Details of the winning research project will also be announced at the ACUNS Annual Meeting in Vienna, June 3-5, 2010. The winner is encouraged to submit some written product to Global Governance, though use of any materials remains at the discretion of the journal editorial team.

Send applications to:    
Brenda Burns
Dissertation Award Program
ACUNS, Wilfrid Laurier University
75 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON, N2L 3C5, Canada
or email to: bburns@wlu.ca

Applications must be received by Friday, March 12, 2010.

A completed application must include:

(a)    A dissertation proposal, a representative dissertation chapter, or a 
        description of the research of no more than 25 pages in length;

(b)    A curriculum vitae;

(c)    Two letters of recommendation, including one letter from the applicant’s
        doctoral advisor or a faculty member who knows his/her work;

(d)    Completed award application form also which can be found at
        www.acuns.org.

Submissions are preferred via email (MS Word or PDF) or in hard copy. If a hard copy is sent, please include three copies of the paper and three copies of the curriculum vitae.