emerging scholars prize

HGSCEA EMERGING SCHOLARS PUBLICATION PRIZE


The annual HGSCEA Emerging Scholars Publication Prize is an award of $500 given to the author of a distinguished essay published the preceding year on any topic in the history of Scandinavian, German or Central European art, architecture, design, or visual culture.

Due at the end of the calendar year.

Submission Requirements:

  • English language from electronic or print publications
  • Publication date of that year
  • Applicants must be either current Ph.D. students or have earned a Ph.D. in the last 5 years
  • Applicants must be members of HGSCEA at the time of application (Join Here)

The recipient of the Prize (along with honorable mentions as appropriate) will be chosen by the members of the HGSCEA Board, notified in late January, and publicly announced in February.

Submissions should include a copy of the publication and a CV. They should be sent as electronic attachments to HGSCEA’s Secretary.


Emerging Scholars Essay Prize, 2023

Call for Submissions

Submissions are now being accepted for the 12th annual HGSCEA Emerging Scholars Essay Prize, an award of $500 given to the author of a distinguished article or essay published this year on any topic in the history of German, Scandinavian, or Central European art, architecture, design, or visual culture. Submissions, which must be in English and may be from electronic or print publications, must have a publication date of 2023. Applicants must be either current Ph.D. students or have earned a Ph.D. in or after 2019, and must be members of HGSCEA at the time of submission (http://hgscea.org/hgscea-membership-form/). The recipient of the Prize (along with honorable mentions as appropriate) will be chosen by the members of the HGSCEA Board, notified in January 2024, and publicly announced at the HGSCEA member’s dinner at CAA in February. Submissions should include a copy of the publication and a CV. They should be sent as electronic attachments to HGSCEA’s Secretary, Professor Jenny Anger (anger@grinnell.edu), by December 22, 2023.


2022 Winner

Korola, Katerina. “The Air of Objectivity: Albert Renger-Patzsch and the Photography of Industry.” Representations 157 (Winter 2022): 90-114.

Past Winner Archive