NCSA Announcement: Submissions Open for Emerging Scholars Award, Article Prize, and BIPOC Scholars Prize.

Submissions to the Emerging Scholars Award, the Article Prize, and the BIPOC Scholars Award are due July 1, 2026. Winners will each receive a cash award of $500 to be presented at the Annual NCSA Conference in 2027 to be held in Philadelphia. Short descriptions are below, but please refer to the links to the NCSA website for complete information and lists of recent award recipients.

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The Emerging Scholars Award:
The work of emerging scholars represents the promise and long-term future of interdisciplinary scholarship in nineteenth-century studies. In recognition of the excellent publications of this constituency of emerging scholars, this award is given for an outstanding article or essay published while the author is within their doctoral studies or within six years following conferral of their doctorate. Articles that appeared in print in a journal or edited collection in 2025 or between January 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026 are eligible for the 2027 Emerging Scholars Award. (If the official date of publication does not fall within that span but the work in fact appeared between those dates, then it is eligible.) The winning article will be selected by a committee of nineteenth-century scholars representing diverse disciplines. NCSA encourages winners to attend the annual conference and will waive the conference registration fee. Entries can be from any discipline and may focus on any aspect of the long nineteenth century (the French Revolution to World War I), must be published in English or be accompanied by an English translation, and must be by a single author. Submission of essays that are interdisciplinary is especially encouraged. Articles may be submitted by the author or the publisher of a journal, anthology, or volume containing independent essays.

More information and link to submit articles are HERE: https://ncsaweb.net/ncsa-emerging-scholars-award/
Emerging Scholars Award Contact: Dr. Amy Montz, Chair of the Emerging Scholars Committee at EmergingScholarsNCSAgmail.com

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The Article Prize:
The Article Prize recognizes excellence in scholarly studies from any discipline focusing on any aspect of the long nineteenth century (French Revolution to World War I). Entries must be published in English or be accompanied by an English translation, and submission of essays that are interdisciplinary is especially encouraged.
Articles that appeared in print in a journal or edited collection in 2025 or between January 1, 2026 and June 30, 2026 are eligible for the 2027 Article Prize (If the official date of the publication does not fall within that span, but the work appeared between those dates, then it is eligible.) The winning article will be selected by a committee of nineteenth-century scholars representing diverse disciplines. NCSA encourages winners to attend the annual conference and will waive the conference registration fee. Articles may be submitted by the author or the publisher of a journal, anthology, or volume containing independent essays.

More information and link to submit articles are here: https://ncsaweb.net/ncsa-article-prize/
Article Prize Contact: Dr. Indu Ohri, Chair of the Article Prize Committee at iohribu.edu OR ArticlePrizeNCSAgmail.com

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The BIPOC Scholars Prize:
The BIPOC Scholars Prize recognizes excellence in scholarly studies from any discipline focusing on any aspect of the long nineteenth century (French Revolution to World War I) completed by a scholar who identifies as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or a person of color). Entries can be from any discipline, must be published in English or accompanied by an English translation, and submission of essays that are interdisciplinary is especially encouraged. Articles that appeared in print in a journal or edited collection in 2025 or between January 1 and June 30, 2026 are eligible for the 2027 BIPOC Scholars Prize (if the listed date of publication does not fall within that span, but the work appeared between those dates, then it is eligible.) The winning article will be selected by a committee of diverse nineteenth-century scholars representing a variety of disciplines. NCSA encourages winners to attend the annual conference and will waive the conference registration fee. Articles may be submitted by the author or the publisher of a journal, anthology, or volume containing independent essays.

More information and link to submit articles are here: https://ncsaweb.net/bipoc-scholars-prize/
BIPOC Scholars Prize Contact: Wendy Castenell and/or Emily August, Co-chairs of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, at wcastenellwlu.edu and emily.auguststockton.edu