AAEA Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation and Master’s Thesis Awards

Scholarship Description

The Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award is given in recognition of development of professional excellence by persons writing doctoral dissertations in any field consistent with the AAEA vision statement. A maximum of three awards are given each year, and a $1000 cash prize accompanies each award.

Nominations are due on February 9.

• The nominator must be a current AAEA member.
• One nomination may be submitted for every 12 doctoral dissertations of a department that was presented to a graduate school faculty in the calendar year preceding the year of recognition. Selection will be made from documentation approved in final form by the student’s advisory committee. Departments should limit nomination consideration to dissertations in fields consistent with the vision statement.
• A published dissertation may be entered for the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award as well as other AAEA Annual Awards, but is only eligible to win one award that year.

Application Requirements

• Application form required
• Special requirements exist (These are specified in text.)
• Nomination Letter, Copy of dissertation

How To Apply