Dennis Showalter Public Lecture

for an Emerging Scholar

Regulations

Prize: Delivery of a lecture on an unpublished First World War topic of the lecturer’s choice.

• Lecture to be released on the Society’s YouTube channel.
• Lecture to be published in First World War Studies.

Lecture venue: To be determined, based on the location of each year’s Lecturer.
Frequency: Annual
Eligibility criteria: Postgraduate candidates or holders of doctorates within 5 years of award. A
current or ongoing academic position is not a prerequisite for eligibility.
Eligibility may be extended further than 5 years if a nominee has experienced an extended break
in their research career. If this applies, the circumstances should be explained in the nomination.
Nomination and selection process:

• Nominees must be a current member of the Society by the deadline for nominations. They must be nominated by 2 members (proposer/seconder) of the International Society for First World War Studies, including a recommendation of up to 500 words.
• Nominees must consent to be nominated and the nominations should be accompanied by the nominee’s CV and a 5-minute recorded presentation by the nominee, outlining their proposed Lecture topic.
• Any member of the Society may either nominate or second (not both) a single nominee per year.
• Nominees will be assessed by the Awards Committee of the Society. In recognition of Dennis Showalter’s talents, the nomination must comment specifically on the nominee’s abilities as a public speaker, evidence of their collegiality and what makes the researcher’s current work innovative. Nominations that do not included discussion of these criteria will be disregarded by the Awards Committee.
• Unsuccessful nominees may be re-nominated in future years.
• Deadline for nominations: 1 June.

Additional selection criteria may include (but are not limited to) evidence of:
o Publications (published)
o Publications (accepted/forthcoming)
o Awards
o Conference and other papers presented
o Invitations
o Institutional position held
o Grants received
o Public impact
o Service to their discipline

Nominators are welcome to seek further advice on the nomination process from the Treasurer of
the Society, via treasurer@firstworldwarstudies.org