Every other year the German Mediävistenverband avards a prize of € 2000 for a brilliant dissertation. Topics may be selected from inside the entire range of medieval studies
Every other year the German Mediävistenverband avards a prize of € 2000 for a brilliant dissertation. Topics may be selected from inside the entire range of medieval studies. However, in order to be eligible, dissertations should have a specifically interdisciplinary orientation. The examination process must have been completed no more than 24 months before the deadline. Submissions should contain a two-page German or English abstract of the dissertation emphasizing its interdisciplinary character. In addition to that, two assessments provided by advisers or referees are required. These documents will not be returned to the applicants. Candidates may be asked to send in a copy of their dissertation. The Prize will be publicly handed over at the next conference in March 2017 in Bonn: Theme: Secrets and the Hidden in the Middle Ages
In 2015 the prize was awarded to Isabelle Dolazalek from Freihes Universität in Berlin for her dissertation: Arabic Inscriptions on the Garments of the Norman and Hohenstaufen Kings of Sicily: Contextual Analyses of a Transcultural Motif.
The selection process is organized entirely by the Mediävistenverband, which does not provide explanations for unsuccessful applications.
Submissions should be sent to the President of the Mediävistenverband:
Prof. Dr. Volker Leppin
Evg.-Theol. Fakultät
Institut für Spätmittelalter und Reformation
Liebermeisterstr. 12
D-72076 Tübingen
FEATURED PHOTO:
The mantel of Roger II. Made in Sicily. Source: Wikipedia
