Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards

These awards were offered 2019-2021 but have been suspended as of January 2022


Participating area and international studies centers of the Institute for Regional and International Studies are each awarding up to $1,000 (actual award amounts vary) to the best paper/s and projects written by an undergraduate and focused on their respective world regions.

Eligibility

You must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at the UW-Madison.

The paper must be/have been submitted to fulfill a UW-Madison course or thesis requirement during the 2020-2021 academic year (Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 terms).

Submissions must substantially address issues related to the world region of the center you are submitting to; papers submitted to the Institute for Regional and International Studies should have a trans-regional focus.

You can submit any particular paper to only one center; however, you may submit multiple papers and to multiple centers.

Participating units

The areas studies centers listed below are accepting submissions. Also listed next to each center are details on language & length requirements and whether multimedia projects will be accepted.

  • African Studies Program – submissions must be in English; no length requirements; multimedia projects accepted
  • Center for East Asian Studies – submissions must be in English; no length requirements; multimedia projects accepted
  • European Studies – will award two paper and/or thesis prizes; submissions must be in English; submissions for best paper award should be minimum 5,000 words, maximum 10,000 words (incl. footnotes, bibliography, tables, etc); submission for best thesis award should be 10,000 words and above and must be formal theses (not class papers); multimedia projects not accepted
  • Institute for Regional and International Studies – submissions must be in English; no length requirements; multimedia projects accepted
  • Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program – papers written in Spanish, Portuguese, and English accepted; minimum length: 1,000 words; multimedia projects accepted
  • Middle East Studies Program – submissions must be in English; papers must be minimum 8 pages; multimedia projects accepted
  • Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia – submissions must be in English; papers must be minimum 10 pages, maximum 30 pages; multimedia projects accepted
  • Center for South Asia – submissions must be in English; papers must be minimum 12 pages, maximum 20 pages; multimedia projects accepted; previous winners of the CSA paper award cannot receive it a second time
  • Center for Southeast Asian Studies – submissions must be in English; papers must be minimum 5,000 words, maximum 10,000 words (including bibliography/footnotes); multimedia projects accepted

Award details

Awards will be disbursed through the Bursar’s scholarship system before the end of the current academic year.

Submission deadline

All AY 2020-2021 submissions must be submitted by 2pm on Friday, May 7, 2021. No exceptions.

How to submit a paper

To submit a paper/project, send the following by email as a single pdf document to the IRIS Awards Office, awards@iris.wisc.edu.

1. Cover page including all the following information:

  • Name
  • UW email address
  • Campus ID number
  • Anticipated graduation date
  • Center to which you are submitting
  • Title of your paper
  • Course name and number and term taken (or indicate thesis & degree program)
  • Name & email address of course instructor (or thesis advisor)
  • Word count of submission (including footnotes and bibliography)
  • 100 word abstract of paper and its significance

2. The paper itself

Questions?

Email Mark Lilleleht @ awards@iris.wisc.edu or call 608.265.6070.


Recipients

2021

  • Reilly Coon (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Stella D’Acquisto (Middle East Studies Program)
  • Madelyn Demchick (Institute for Regional and International Studies)
  • Amita Doiphode (Center for South Asia)
  • Jordan Grob (Institute for Regional and International Studies)
  • Reyna Groff (Institute for Regional and International Studies)
  • Mikala Hall (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)
  • Taylor Hatley (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)
  • Emily Janicik (European Studies)
  • Isabelle Johnson (Middle East Studies Program)
  • Tyler Katzenberger (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Yeji Kwon (Middle East Studies Program)
  • Charlie Lyne (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Madison Marshall (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Thomas Miller (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Joe Nolan (European Studies)
  • Isabelle Paulsen (Middle East Studies Program)
  • Anitha Quintin (African Studies Program & Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Ben Sevart (Center for South Asia)
  • Benjamin Sharp (European Studies)
  • Meghan Stevens (Center for Southeast Asian Studies)
  • Madeline Walaszek (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Jiulin Lu (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Zidu Xu (Institute for Regional and International Studies)

2020

  • Beth Allen (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Caitlin Attaway (African Studies Program)
  • Mahima Bhattar (Center for South Asia)
  • Samuel Brown (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Lydia Chen (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Angelica Contreras (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Esther Eruchalu (African Studies Program)
  • Katya Garza (Institute for Regional and International Studies & Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Rebecca Hanks (African Studies Program)
  • Emily Janicik (Institute for Regional and International Studies)
  • Logan Krishka (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Alyson Long (Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia)
  • Victoria Paige (Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia)
  • Nils Peterson (Middle East Studies Program)
  • Anitha Quintin (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Reem Salah (Middle East Studies Program)
  • Lena Simon (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Vivienne Woolridge (Center for East Asia Studies)

2019

  • Eva Branson (European Studies)
  • Lexi Brown (Institute for Regional and International Studies)
  • Laura Bunn (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Ashna Dadlani (Institute for Regional and International Studies)
  • Tyler Jossart (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Sara Kalupa (Center for South Asia)
  • Logan Krishka (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Marissa Miller (European Studies)
  • Jasmine Owens (Center for South Asia)
  • Madeleine Roberts (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Janna Rudolf (Institute for Regional and International Studies)
  • Libby Sattler (Center for East Asia Studies)
  • Matthew Scharpf (Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program)
  • Danielle Schmitz (African Studies Program)
  • Benjamin Wolfers (Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia)