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The nominations for the 2024 Rising Star Award will open at a later date. Check back here for updates.
Nominations open 5 June 2023
Nominations closed 1 September 2023
Submitting a nomination
To nominate, please email a formal nomination letter to prizes@ecpr.eu. From 2022 onwards, the following rule has been applied:
Each institution may only nominate a single candidate, though nominations may come from any member. We hope this will encourage discussion within each institution, but should more than one nomination be received we will contact nominators and our OR to ask that a single candidate be decided upon.
Nominations must include:
- The nominee’s CV
- A formal nomination letter
Eligibility
An ECPR Rising Star is:
- A current PhD student, or within five years of completing their PhD
- If the candidate has, during this time, experienced a delay to their academic career due to parental leave, caring responsibilities, or health issues, the nominator may request an additional year of eligibility
- Working or studying at an ECPR Full or Associate Member institution
- Academically involved
- Please include details of current or previous research projects they have participated in, as well as contributions to journals, books, and/or blogs, or demonstrable commitment to teaching
- Socially engaged
- A good networker whose contribution to the profession reaches beyond the academy, to provide benefit to the community and wider society
- Please include details of their involvement in the academic community, within their institution, country and community; examples of public engagement, teaching and general involvement with other associations/events/institutions; and engagement with ECPR events, activities and publications
ECPR will review each application on its own merits and the arguments of the nominator.
Prize Jury
The Jury for this prize will be confirmed.
