Wade Jacoby Best Dissertation Prize

The Wade Jacoby Prize for Best Dissertation in EU studies is awarded to a dissertation written in English on any aspect of European integration submitted in completion of the Ph.D. at any university in the two academic years preceding an upcoming EUSA Conference. The student must have defended and deposited the final dissertation and graduated (been awarded the PhD degree) during this period as well, and the dissertation submitted for the competition must include a fully signed, dated dissertation committee approval page. Dissertations submitted without the fully signed, dated, committee approval page will be disqualified, as will dissertations submitted for students who did not receive the PhD degree and graduate during the specified time period. Only one dissertation per department at an institution may be nominated for this prize. The prize carries a cash award of $200. Dissertations shall be submitted in an electronic format. Information on how to apply for the prize will be announce on the EUSA home page every Fall preceding a conference.

The Wade Jacoby Prize for Best Dissertation in EU studies will be awarded in 2025 to a dissertation written in English on any aspect of European integration between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2024.  The prize carries a cash award of $200. Please submit applications online (see link to the right). The Dissertation should be uploaded there, with a short cover letter from the Department Chair of the institution granting the degree stating that the date the degree was conferred. The deadline is November 4, 2024.