Only Ph.D. dissertations submitted at an accredited North American or European Union-based University will be accepted. The prize comes with a $2,500 book subvention. For information about the previous prizewinner click here
Ph.D. dissertations submitted for consideration must have been filed between September 2, 2015, and September 1, 2016.
The submission package must include the following:
1 A pdf abstract (500-1000 words),
2 A pdf curriculum vitae (please include a contact number)
3 A pdf copy of the dissertation,
4 A confidential letter from a member of the dissertation committee that speaks to the merits of the dissertation with respect to the current state of the field and the innovation that the work entails.
Numbers 1-3 should be submitted via email to Puneeta Kala (pkala@berkeley.edu)
Number 4 should be submitted in hard copy to:
Chair, S.S. Pirzada Dissertation Prize Committee
Institute for South Asia Studies
10 Stephens Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720
All submission materials must be received no later than December 1, 2016. Late submissions will not be accepted.
A Prize Committee will determine the winner. In 2016-17 the Prize Committee will comprise Prof. Manan Ahmed (Columbia University), Prof. Munis Faruqui (UC Berkeley), Prof. David Gilmartin (North Carolina State University), Prof. Farooq Hamid (UC Riverside), and Prof. Saba Mahmood (UC Berkeley).
Results will be announced by 5 pm on February 10, 2017 (Pacific Standard Time). The winner will be expected to attend an all expense paid award conferral ceremony at UC Berkeley in Spring 2017.
All inquiries regarding the S.S. Pirzada Dissertation Prize should be directed to: Puneeta Kala (pkala@berkeley.edu) at the Institute for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley.
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