Established in honor of the founder of the association, the Harold Isaacs Award is presented to the author(s) of the best graduate student paper presented at the annual meeting. The award is designed to encourage high quality research and writing among graduate students who have an interest in Global South studies. To be eligible for submission, a paper must not be published nor accepted for publication. Papers must be student- authored; they may be authored by a single student or co-authored by more than one student but may not be co-authored by a faculty member or other non-students. Papers must not exceed 10,000 words (including all notes and references) and should include a brief abstract. To be eligible for the award, the author(s) must make a commitment to present the paper at a session during the AGSS Annual Meeting. To be considered, submit (a) a copy of the manuscript, (b) a cover letter specifying that the paper is to be considered in the Harold Isaacs Graduate Student Paper Competition, and (c) a short letter from the advisor(s) of the author(s) certifying their status as a student and including some brief comments about the research. All materials must be submitted electronically to the chair of the Harold Isaacs Award committee by 1 August prior to the conference. The winner will receive a $400 cash award and a plaque of recognition at the conference awards ceremony. It is expected that the award winner will serve on the Harold Isaacs Graduate Student Paper Award Committee for the year following receipt of the award.
Previous Winners of the Harold Isaacs Award
2001 – Naveed S. Sheikh
2002 – Mueni Wa Muiu
2003 – Kristin Tassin
2004 – Victoria Stanski
2005 – Nathaniel Kwabo
2006 – Christian Noll
2007 – Daniel Ogbaharya
2008 – John Agbonifo
2010 – Melissa T. Williams
2011– Maurice D. Smith
Isaacs Award Committee
Chair – TBA
Committee Member – TBA
Committee Member – TBA
Graduate Student Committee Member – TBA
2021 Call for Submissions
The Association of Global South Studies announces its 2021 Harold Isaacs Award for Graduate Students competition.
To be eligible for submission, a paper must not be published nor accepted for publication. Papers must be student- authored; they may be authored by a single student or co-authored by more than one student but may not be co-authored by a faculty member or other non-students.
Papers must not exceed 10,000 words (including all notes and references) and should include a brief abstract. To be eligible for the award, the author(s) must make a commitment to present the paper at a session during the 2021 AGSS Annual Meeting.
To be considered, submit (a) a copy of the manuscript, (b) a cover letter specifying that the paper is to be considered in the Harold Isaacs Graduate Student Paper Competition, and (c) a short letter from the advisor(s) of the author(s) certifying their status as a student and including some brief comments about the research.
All materials must be submitted electronically to the chair of the Harold Isaacs Award committee by 1 August 2021.
The winner will receive a $400 cash award and a plaque of recognition at the conference awards ceremony.
It is expected that the award winner will serve on the Harold Isaacs Graduate Student Paper Award Committee for the year following receipt of the award.