Mass Communication and Society Dissertation Award

MC&S Dissertation award

The Mass Communication and Society division of AEJMC announces a new Dissertation Award, given for the first time this year. This award recognizes the top dissertation in the field of mass communication and society, offers an opportunity to publish in the division's journal, and earns a cash prize of $3000.

Details

An eligible dissertation must have been completed between January 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011. For the purposes of this award, a "completed" work is defined as one which has not only been submitted and defended but also revised and filed in final form at the applicable doctoral-degree-granting university by December 31, 2011.

The dissertation should address topic(s) that 1) advance mass communication research, especially at the societal or macrosocial level, and 2) emphasize the interaction with society and fit with the division's mission. Winners of the award must submit an article based on the dissertation to Mass Communication and Society within 2 years of receiving notification of winning the award. Winning the award grants right of first refusal to the journal, but does not necessarily guarantee acceptance into the journal. If an article based on the student's dissertation has already been submitted to another journal, that dissertation is no longer eligible for the award. The winner will receive half of the award at the annual Mass Communication and Society business meeting held during AEJMC's annual conference, with the remaining funds dispersed upon submission to the journal. The winner is expected to attend AEJMC's 2012 annual conference in Chicago in order to be recognized at the division's business meeting.

How to Apply

To apply for the Dissertation Award, the student must submit, in English: 1) a cover letter officially applying for the award and stating that no other work based on the dissertation has been submitted for publication, 2) a 10-page summary of the dissertation, and 3) a letter of support from the dissertation chair. The cover letter as well as the chair's letter of support should note the date the dissertation was completed.

Send submissions for the MC&S Dissertation Award to j.kowalewski@tcu.edu by 11:59 P.M. (Central Daylight Time) Tuesday, May 15, 2012.