2012 ACUNS Dissertation Award

The ACUNS Dissertation Award recognizes students of extraordinary potential who are writing graduate-level dissertations on topics related to the United Nations system.

Eligible candidates may be citizens of any country and must be at the dissertation-writing stage of a Ph.D., J.S.D. or LL.M. level and engaged in the writing stage of their program.

The Award is in the amount of $1,500 US.

The winner will be notified by April 30, 2012. Due to the large volume of applicants, the Secretariat will contact only the Award winner. Details of the winning research project will be posted on the ACUNS website, and will be announced at the ACUNS Annual Meeting in New York (13-15 June at the CUNY Graduate Centre).

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.

Applications must be received in full by Monday, February 27, 2012 and include all of the following:

• A dissertation proposal, a representative dissertation chapter, or a description of the research of no more than 25 pages in length
•  A curriculum vitae
• Two letters of recommendation from the applicant's doctoral advisor or a faculty member who knows his/her work. You will be notified by the online system when each recommendation letter is uploaded by your reference.

Your application will not be considered if it is incomplete. If you have any questions, please contact the ACUNS Secretariat at bburns@wlu.ca.