Dear RSAI members,

I hope this email finds you well.

I am writing you to remind you of the pending deadline for submitting your PhD dissertations for the prestigious RSAI PhD dissertation award. In the light of some requests, we are glad to let you know that the deadline for submitting your candidature has been postponed to Aug. 31, 2023. Please find the details of the award rules below.

Thank you in advance for your attention,

Kind regards,

Andrea Caragliu

Associate Professor of Regional and Urban Economics

Politecnico di Milano, ABC Department

RSAI Executive Director

Call for submissions

2023 RSAI Best Dissertation in Regional Science

The Regional Science Association International (RSAI) invites submissions for the annual competition for the Best Doctoral Dissertation in Regional Science. Regional science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with theory, method, and application of regional, urban and rural, geographic and spatial investigations and analyses.

The winner will be decided by the Selection Committee and will receive a cash award of 750 Euros. Award announcements will be made at the North American Meetings of the RSAI, where participants in the competition are strongly encouraged to be present. The Selection Committee reserves the right to not make an award. Decisions made by the Selection Committee are final.

Eligibility:

1.    A dissertation completed in any PhD program in any country is eligible,

2.    A dissertation written in English,

3.    A dissertation successfully defended, with official graduation date between July 1st 2022 and June 30th 2023,

4.    A dissertation on a single or multiple general regional science topics. The Selection Committee reserves the right to determine whether a dissertation is relevant to the field of regional science.

Application (in either PDF or MS Word format):

1.    A two-page curriculum vita;

2.    A letter of support and nomination from the major professor (also known as a dissertation committee chairperson or supervisor) on stationary paper and with signature. The letter should clearly explain the dissertation’s originality and contributions to the field of regional science;

3.    The dissertation.

Applications should be submitted electrically by August 31, 2023 (updated deadline), to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Dimitris Ballas (d.ballas@rug.nl). Large submissions can be uploaded to a cloud file-sharing site. Questions regarding the dissertation competition may be sent to him too.