Graduate Student Organization

 

 

MESA Graduate Student Representative to the Board

(Term ends December, 2013)

The Middle East Studies Association congratulates the new Graduate Student Representative to the Board. Students may contact him at ziadaburish@gmail.com.

 

Graduate Student Paper Prize 2012

Submission Deadline: July 1, 2012

The Middle East Studies Association invites university and college faculty to nominate graduate student research papers on any aspect of post 600 CE Middle East studies for the 2012 Graduate Student Paper Prize. The author of the winning paper will be presented with an award of $250 and hand-calligraphed certificate at the MESA Awards Ceremony held during the MESA annual meeting in November.

Papers will be reviewed using a blind process so the author’s name should NOT be included on the title page, footer, or header. Papers will be evaluated according to originality of research and conceptualization (or interpretation), cogency of argument, and clarity of writing.

Submission rules:

1. A written nomination provided by a faculty member. (Since it is a blind review it can be sent via email).
2. Author must be a current graduate student; proof of student status provided (this can be a letter from the department which can be sent via email).
3. The paper must have been produced between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
4. The paper must not exceed 7500 words (excluding bibliography).
5. The paper must not be or ever been submitted for publication.
6. The paper needs to use the following format:
   • 8 ½ x 11 paper 
   • One-sided
   • Standard font (such as Arial or Times Roman)
   • Double-spaced
   • 1.25” margins
   • Page limit of 30 pages
   • Black and white (if using color photos, must provide three copies of paper)
   • IJMES standards for endnotes (http://assets.cambridge.org/MES/MES_ifc.pdf)

To submit: Complete the submission form and send it with materials to Sara Palmer, MESA, 1219 N Santa Rita Ave, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721

Questions about the award may be directed to Sara at
520-626-4753 direct line
520-621-5850 main line
520-626-9095 fax
palmers@email.arizona.edu

The Graduate Student Paper Prize is funded by Aramex International, a global logistics solutions provider.

 

Graduate Student Listserv

Student members of MESA are automatically included in this student-only listserv, managed by the Student Representative to the Board. The listserv has traditinoally been used to circulate information on funding opportunities, calls for papers, conference announcements, etc. It is also a means for students to seek and give comments on subjects of interest to fellow students.