2020 LSA Awards
The Lagos Studies Association is accepting nominations for its 2020 Awards. Deadline is February 28, 2020.
- Distinguished Scholar Award
- Nominees do not have to be members of the LSA
- Prospective awardees must be a senior academic who has “published research articles or/and academic books/monographs that helped shape new directions in Lagos, Nigerian, and African studies.”
- Nomination should include a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae of the nominees and a 1000-word narrative clearly explaining why the recipients deserve the award
- Both members and non-members of the LSA can submit nomination
- The award comes with a beautiful plaque, a thunderous clap, and a standing ovation!
- The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020
- Sample of previous nomination can be found here: https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=996
- Deadline: February 28, 2020
- Distinguished Personality Award
- Nominees do not have to be members of the LSA
- Prospective awardees must be a non-academic practitioner who has made “positive, visible, and major contributions to Lagos politics, society, or economy.”
- Nomination should include a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae of the nominees and a 1000-word narrative clearly explaining why the recipients deserve the award
- Both members and non-members of the LSA can submit nominations
- The award comes with a beautiful plaque, a thunderous clap, and a standing ovation!
- The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020
- Sample of previous nomination can be found here: https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=998
- Deadline: February 28, 2020
- Best Doctoral Thesis in Lagos Studies Award
- Open to a doctoral thesis on Lagos completed in any university in the world and successfully defended in 2019
- Nomination must include a 1000-word narrative on the significant contribution of the thesis to Lagos studies. It must also highlight methodological and theoretical innovation or uniqueness
- The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020
- The award comes with a plaque
- The LSA would guide the recipient of this award in revising her or his thesis into a publishable book or/and journal manuscripts
- Nomination should be sent to: lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com
- Sample of previous nomination can be found here: https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=1000
- Deadline: February 28, 2020
- Best Graduate Student Paper Presented at the Annual LSA Conference
- This award goes to the best paper presented by a graduate student at LSA 2019
- The award comes with a plaque
- The award will be formally presented at the 5th Annual LSA Conference, June 25-27, 2020
- Send full paper presented at the 2019 LSA Conference to: lagosstudiesassociation@gmail.com
- The LSA would guide the recipient of this award in revising her or his paper into a publishable journal manuscript
- Self-nomination is allowed
- For previous winners of the award, see https://lagosstudies.wcu.edu/?page_id=1002
- Deadline: February 28, 2020
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