Student and Early Career Awards

The British and Irish Section of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI-BIS) has established three Student Awards in Regional Science, awarded annually since 2003. Essays in any area of Regional Science (such as spatial economics, quantitative economic geography etc.) are considered, and are judged by a high-profile committee. Submissions are now open for the Student and Early Career Awards 2010:

• Research Student / Early Career Researcher Award: Applicants should be either current postgraduate research students or individuals who have completed their postgraduate studies in the last three academic years in any area of Regional Science (regional economics, quantitative economic geography, etc.). A prize will be awarded to the author of the best piece of written work in Regional Science, including Regional Policy, which will be judged by committee of high profile members. Submissions should be a published article, a working paper, a conference paper or an article submitted for publication. Full PhD dissertations will not be accepted.  Submissions must be single authored.

• Taught Postgradudate Student Award: Applicants should be taught postgraduate research students in any area of Regional Science (regional economics, quantitative economic geography, etc.). A prize will be awarded to the author of the best piece of written work in Regional Science, including Regional Policy, which will be judged by a committee of high profile members. Submissions should be a Masters degree dissertation.

• Undergraduate Student Award: Applicants should be undergraduate students in any area of Regional Science (e.g. regional economics, quantitative economic geography, etc.). A prize will be awarded to the author of the best piece of written work in Regional Science, including Regional Policy, which will be judged by a committee of high profile members. Submissions should be an undergraduate dissertation (5-10,000 words).

These awards are confined to students who are (or have been in the previous academic year) registered in a British or Irish institute of higher education. In each case, the prize for winners will be an invitation to present the work at the RSAI-BIS annual conference in Cardiff in September 2011. Conference fees (including membership of the section) and two nights’ accommodation in the conference hotel are included. Successful applicants will be expected to attend the conference. A certificate will also be presented. Applicants will be contacted with the judges’ decision by email and winners will be announced on this website.

Applicants for each of the awards should submit their work to the RSAI-BIS Secretary at the address below (preferably by e-mail) by December 10th 2010. All applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision in April 2011.

Submit entries to Dr Declan Jordan, Secretary RSAIBIS, Department of Economics, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, Ireland. E-mail: D.Jordan@ucc.ie.

Previous winners

For details of previous winners, see here.