International Geneva Award 2010

Aim

The International Geneva Award has been established to encourage outstanding research scientists to produce publications that are particularly relevant for International Organisations. The Award is a prestigious academic distinction specifically created to promote links between Swiss academics and International Geneva.

The Award will be given to the three best papers published on a subject related to International Studies and especially useful from the perspective of the Academic Council of International Geneva.

The SNIS considers that International Studies deal not only with the analysis of international relations, but also with political, economic, social, environmental, legal, and health issues that extend beyond national boundaries. Submitted papers can deal with a wide range of academic disciplines, such as political science, economics, sociology, social and cultural anthropology, law, history, geography, environmental sciences, and related areas.

Award & Jury

The SNIS provides 15'000.- SFr. annually for the award. Ideally the SNIS awards three prizes every calendar year.

The maximum amount allocated to each prize is 5'000 SFr.

Applications will be reviewed by the Academic Council composed of representatives of International Organisations headquartered in Geneva with expertise in one or several areas relevant to International Studies.

The prizes will be presented annually in the framework of a SNIS event and the awardee(s) will be invited to present their research.

Formal Criteria

• Entrants must be professors or researchers at a post-doctoral level working in a Swiss university and employed on a multiple-year contract at the time of submission. They need not be citizens or residents of Switzerland. Only one submission per person per year (or group of persons in the case papers are co-authored) is allowed.
• Papers must either have been accepted for publication at the time of submission (proof required), or have been published in a scientific journal within the previous 12 months before the submission deadline.
• The research described in the paper must be in the field of International Studies, as defined above.
• Papers must be submitted in one of the four following languages: English, French, German and Italian, with a substantive abstract in English. All material in another language must have a full translation in English, French, German or Italian included in the submission, as well as a substantive abstract in English.
• A short description of the policy relevance of the research with regards to the International Organizations (to be entered on the entry form, details see application procedure below)
• Members of the Academic Council and their family members, as well as members of the Governing Committee are not eligible to submit an entry.

Application Procedure

All Applicants must submit:

• A completed entry form
  • to the secretariat's postal adress (see below). Plese note that this hardcopy should be signed
  • electronically to mortier@snis.ch
• An electronic version (pdf) of the paper to mortier@snis.ch

Applicants submitting a paper that is not yet published must additionally submit:

• Proof of publication approval to: mortier@snis.ch

Applicants submitting a paper in another language than English must additionally submit: If the paper is published in French, German or Italian:

• An abstract in English

If the paper is published in a language other than English, French German or Italian:

• An abstract in English
• A complete translation into either French, English, German or Italian

Applicants are asked to send ONE email containing all attachments i.e. the entry form, the paper as pdf + the proof of publication approval, English abstract and paper translation where applicable

Deadline

The submission deadline for this year's edition of the International Geneva Award is 20. April 2010.