Gypsy Lore Society Young Scholars' Prize

Marian Madison Gypsy Lore Society Young Scholar’s Prize in Romani Studies

The Gypsy Lore Society established the Marian Madison Gypsy Lore Society Young Scholar’s Prize in Romani Studies for the best unpublished paper by a young scholar on a topic in Gypsy and Traveler Studies. The prize is a cash award of $500. When two papers of the same quality are assessed, priority will be given to applicants who are members of the Gypsy Lore Society. The winning paper will be published, after any necessary revisions, in an issue of the journal Romani Studies. The selection committee looks for self-contained scholarly articles of publishable quality that treat some relevant topic in an interesting and insightful way.

In order to be eligible the papers must be:

•  Written by undergraduate students, graduate students beyond their first year of study and PhDs up to 3 years after awarding of the degree.

•  A discussion of any topic in the field of Romani Studies.

•  Unpublished and not under consideration for publication at the time of submission.

•  Submitted in English.

•  Between 30 and 40 double-spaced pages.

Submissions should be sent electronically to szahova@yahoo.com and include two documents: (1) the paper, and (2) a separate file containing the title of the paper, an abstract of the paper (no longer than 250 words), the author’s name, affiliation, mailing address, e-mail address, telephone, and date of entry into an appropriate program or of awarding of the PhD.

The deadline for receipt of papers for the current cycle is 31 March 2024. The winner will be announced at the 2024 Gypsy Lore Society Annual Meeting and Conference on Romani Studies.

The committee reserves the right not to award the prize in a given year.