This prize recognises excellent research from an early-career researcher and is made for a single short-form piece of research in the public domain.
*NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR 2022–2023.*
The deadline for submission is midnight UK time on Monday 6 February 2023.
Criteria
Submission
Prize
Invitation to present at the TaPRA conference following the award and costs associated with attendance covered up to £200.
Membership of TaPRA a year, normally for the year following the award.
Nomination
Only current TaPRA members can submit nominations for this prize. TaPRA members may self-nominate. Nominations must be seconded by a current TaPRA member. You may not nominate or second more than one person for this prize in any given year. The nominee does not need to be a member of TaPRA or be working in the UK. Nominees may only be nominated for one piece of work in any given year.
Regulations
For this prize, ECR is defined as someone within five years of confirmation of their PhD award by the nomination deadline OR as someone without a PhD who is within the first five years of their appointment as an academic member of staff (full-time or part-time).
The work submitted must be in the public domain within the 12 months leading up to the nomination deadline.
The same piece of work cannot be submitted for this prize more than once.
Winners of this prize may not enter a second time.
Only current TaPRA members can submit nominations for this prize. TaPRA members may self-nominate. Nominations must be seconded by a current TaPRA member. You may not nominate or second more than one person for this prize in any given year.
Our 2023 conference will be hosted in partnership with the University of Leeds.
Our 2023 conference will be hosted in partnership with the University of Leeds.