Call for submissions Best Dissertation on Modern India Award

Sardar Patel Award 2014

Call for Submissions

The UCLA Center for India and South Asia announces the Sardar Patel Award for the best dissertation submitted at any American university on the subject of modern India in 2014. The amount of the award is $10,000.

1. The dissertation must be on any topic on Modern India (the dates of Modern India are defined as 1800 to the present).
2. The topic must fall within the following fields of study:  History, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education or the Fine Arts.
3. Dissertations submitted for consideration will have been completed during the 2013-2014 academic year (1 September 2013 through 31 August 2014). In some cases dissertations completed very close to these dates may also be considered.
4. The dissertation must have been written while enrolled at a U.S. accredited university in history, anthropology, sociology, literature, political science, or one of the other disciplines in the humanities, the arts, or the social sciences.

Applicants must submit ONE bound hard copy and one PDF of their dissertation. In addition, please send the following as PDF files: ONE copy of an abstract of 500-1000 words, ONE copy of your curriculum vitae, and a letter from their dissertation supervisor or department chair attesting to the completion of the dissertation during the period stipulated in item #3 (this is not a recommendation letter).

The deadline for submission of materials has been extended to include items postmarked by February 28, 2015.  Submissions should be sent to:

        Professor Akhil Gupta
Chair, Sardar Patel Award Committee
UCLA Center for India and South Asia
11387 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487

        Email: cisa@international.ucla.edu

Note: Dissertations will not be returned. By submitting their dissertation for consideration, candidates also agree to have their dissertation abstract posted on the CISA and Sardar Patel Association websites. The winner will be expected to attend an award conferral ceremony in Los Angeles in spring 2015 and is also expected to acknowledge the Sardar Patel Association in any publications related to the subject matter of the dissertation.

Inquiries regarding competition guidelines should be directed as follows:

Professor Akhil Gupta

Chair, Sardar Patel Award Committee
UCLA Center for India and South Asia
11387 Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1487
Email: akgupta@anthro.ucla.edu