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ContentsCall for NominationsThe iSchools Doctoral Dissertation Award recognizes outstanding work in the information field. Nominations are solicited from all members of the iSchools organization and judged by a selection committee drawn from leading international schools. The winner receives a prize of $2,500, the runner up $1,000. Both honorees also receive a complimentary conference registration. Current and past honorees can be viewed here. Eligibility Each member iSchool can nominate up to three applicants for the award. The applicants should have successfully completed the final paperwork for their Ph.D. between June 30, 2021 to October 01, 2022. The dissertation research can be on any topic in the information field, broadly defined, and use any methodology. SubmissionSubmissions can be made on our ConfTool submission site starting May 23, 2022. Submissions must be made by the representative who administratively signs off on Ph.D. matters (i.e., school’s Dissertation Chair or Doctoral Program Director, Postgraduate Research Committee Representative, or equivalent) or the Doctoral Advisor. Individuals cannot self-nominate. Materials The following items should be submitted (Three PDF files in one Zip file):
Timeline Nomination Deadline: 1 October, 2022 Decision Notification: Mid-February, 2023 Review ProcessAwards submissions go through a rigorous two-phase review procedure. In the first phase, which is anonymous, each dissertation summary is reviewed and discussed by a team of three reviewers and one of the dissertation award co-chairs. Five dissertations are then chosen for closer scrutiny. In the second phase, a smaller committee reads and discusses the five shortlisted dissertations in great detail in order to make the final decision. Judging criteria for the Award can be viewed here. Doctoral Dissertation Award ChairQuestionsContact staff@ischools-inc.org regarding questions about the Award or iConference 2023 in general. |
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