Young Scholar Excellence Award (YSEA)

From its very beginning MESEA has encouraged new scholars to contribute fresh ideas to the field of multi-ethnic studies. The founders of the association and its board think that the presence of young scholars and their scholarship is very important to MESEA’s biennial conferences.
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Atlantic Studies Early Career Essay Prize

Since 2015 the Editors of Atlantic Studies: Global Currents have awarded the annual Atlantic Studies Early Career Essay Prize. Eligible candidates must be graduate students or persons who have received their PhD less than three years prior to submission and the winner is selected from among the essays published in a given year. Articles are judged on academic merit by a team of judges chosen from among the journal’s Editorial Board. Special preference is given to articles which emphasize Global Currents in relation to the Atlantic World. The winning author is awarded a prize of £500 and their essay is made available for free on the journal’s website.
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