December 4, 2023: The Empirical Study of Gender Research Network (EGEN) is pleased to announce the 2024 competition for the EGEN Prize for the Empirical Study of Gender and Politics.
Receipt of the prize is an acknowledgement that a graduate student or early career scholar is embarking on cutting edge scholarship that considers gender and politics from an empirical lens. The prize is primarily oriented toward the fields of comparative politics and international relations. Applications are invited from scholars based anywhere in the world, but the application files (e.g., writing samples) must be in English. Applications are particularly encouraged from scholars who have limited institutional funding. Proposals will be blind reviewed by members of EGEN’s executive board, past and present.
The prize will award up to $5,000 for selected projects. Winners will be announced in April 2024.
Prize winners will be connected with a member of EGEN's executive board, who will serve a mentors for the year. Winners will be invited to participate in one of our upcoming workshops (AY 2024-2025).
To be considered for the 2024 prize, applicants must complete the submission by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, February 2nd, 2024. A completed application must contain:
1. A completed cover form (google form),
2. CV (uploaded here) pdf format, “lastname_firstname_CV.pdf,”
3. Most polished piece of writing (uploaded here) “lastname_firstname_writing sample.pdf,"
4. For graduate students, name and contact information of a potential reference.
You can read more about our past prize winners here.
Receipt of the prize is an acknowledgement that a graduate student or early career scholar is embarking on cutting edge scholarship that considers gender and politics from an empirical lens. The prize is primarily oriented toward the fields of comparative politics and international relations. Applications are invited from scholars based anywhere in the world, but the application files (e.g., writing samples) must be in English. Applications are particularly encouraged from scholars who have limited institutional funding. Proposals will be blind reviewed by members of EGEN’s executive board, past and present.
The prize will award up to $5,000 for selected projects. Winners will be announced in April 2024.
Prize winners will be connected with a member of EGEN's executive board, who will serve a mentors for the year. Winners will be invited to participate in one of our upcoming workshops (AY 2024-2025).
To be considered for the 2024 prize, applicants must complete the submission by 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday, February 2nd, 2024. A completed application must contain:
1. A completed cover form (google form),
2. CV (uploaded here) pdf format, “lastname_firstname_CV.pdf,”
3. Most polished piece of writing (uploaded here) “lastname_firstname_writing sample.pdf,"
4. For graduate students, name and contact information of a potential reference.
You can read more about our past prize winners here.