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Each year, the Friends of the German Historical Institute (GHI) award the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation submitted on all periods of German history, German-American relations, or the history of Germans in North America. Nominations are due June 15, 2019.
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OVERVIEW
Since 1997, the Friends of the German Historical Institute have awarded the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize for the best doctoral dissertation on a topic in German history written at a North American university. Dissertations on all periods of German history, on German-American relations, on the history of Germans in North America, and on Germany's global engagements or diaspora of Germans are eligible.
Each year's winner is invited to present his/her research in November at the annual symposium of the Friends of the German Historical Institute. The prize winner also receives an award of $2,000 and reimbursement for travel to the annual symposium held in Washington D.C.
NOMINATION PROCESS
To nominate a candidate, dissertation advisers should email the following items to FritzSternDissertationPrize@case.edu.
- Letter of nomination
- Abstract (1-3 pages) of the dissertation
- Digital version of the dissertation in "Reduced Size PDF" format
AWARD
$2,000 plus travel to Washington, D.C.
DETAILS
German Historical Institute award the Fritz Stern Dissertation Prize
DEADLINE
June 15, 2019