The Folklore Society

Other Folklore Prizes and Awards

The Folklore Society President's Prize

Regulations

  1. The Folklore Society has established an annual award, entitled The President's Prize.
  2. The purpose of the Prize is to encourage the academic study of Folklore and Folkloristics in universities and other institutions of higher and further education in the British Isles and Republic of Ireland.
  3. The Prize is open to all students formally registered and enrolled in a relevant course of study at one of the institutions specified in 2. above or in other academic institutions recognised by the Society.
  4. Entries for the Prize will be by formal nomination by the appropriate officer(s) of the institution concerned. Nominations must be received on or before 30 September each year and must include:

    1. A completed nomination form.*
    2. Proof of registration/enrolment in course(s) at the institution during the academic year ending 30 September in the year concerned.
    3. A representative sample of the nominee's unpublished academic work on Folklore topics, including that judged particularly meritorious by the nominator. This should normally include at least one substantial piece of original work (e.g. extended essay, report, project, thesis etc.). Four copies of the work must be submitted. Submissions should be in good clear English in typescript or word processed, on A4 paper printed on one side only. Candidates should keep a copy. Submissions will not be returned.
    4. A letter of support and/or recommendation signed by the nominator and/or other appropriate officer of the institution.
  5. The Prize will take the form of a Certificate of Merit issued by the Folklore Society, and a £50 Book token.
  6. The Prize will be adjudicated by three judges appointed by the Committee of the Folklore Society, at least one of whom shall be the President or Vice-President.
  7. The decision of the judges is final and the Folklore Society reserves the right not to award the Prize if, in the opinion of the judges, the work submitted on behalf of the nominees fails to reach the standard required.
  8. Members of the Committee of the Folklore Society are not eligible for nomination.
  9. The Society's Committee may amend these Rules as it sees fit in future years.

Nomination Form

Please address all correspondence, applications, nominations and submissions to:
The Folklore Society President's Prize, Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB.

McDowall Essay Prize

Rules

Wishing to encourage the study of folklore by those who are not attached to academic institutions, The Folklore Society announces that between 2003 and 2006 (inclusive) there will be an annual prize of £500 for an unpublished article on any aspect of folklore by any member of this Society not attached in any capacity to an academic institution of higher education. We are very grateful to Robert McDowall for funding this initiative.

  1. The prize is open to members of The Folklore Society only.
  2. They must be in no way attached to any academic institution of higher education.
  3. The prize is for an unpublished work only, minimum length 5000 words, maximum 10,000 words.
  4. Deadline for submission: 15 December annually. Four Copies must be submitted to the McDowall Prize Judges, The Folklore Society Office, The Warburg Institute, Woburn Square, London WC1H 0AB.
  5. There will be three judges, recognised as folklore scholars themselves, but not currently attached to any academic institution of higher education.
  6. The prize will be awarded at the subsequent AGM of The Folklore Society.

Richard Kieckhefer Prize

The Richard Kieckhefer Prize was established by the Societas Magica in 2009 to honor his contributions to the field and his mentoring of younger scholars. It is awarded annually for an unpublished article by a recent PhD (within 2 years of graduation), in any area of the scholarly study of magic, witchcraft, or related fields, judged by the selection committee to be of outstanding quality. In exceptional cases consideration will also be given to graduate student submissions. The prize is supported by Penn Press Journals and the Societas Magica.

The winner will be announced at the Societas Magica meeting in May 2010 as well as in its newsletter and on its website. The winning entry will also be published in the journal Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft and the author will receive a cash prize of $500. Articles from all academic disciplines are welcome. Submissions should be in English and approximately 6,000 words in length. Applicants must not have received their PhD earlier than January 2008. A committee appointed by the Societas Magica will judge the entries. It is not necessary that the prize be awarded each year. The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2010. Please forward an electronic version of the article (.rtf or .doc preferred) to frank.klaassen@usask.ca. In addition, please send three printed copies with a letter indicating date of past or expected reception of PhD and the granting institution to:

Frank Klaassen, President
Societas Magica
Department of History
University of Saskatchewan
718 - 9 Campus Drive
Saskatoon, SK
Canada S7L 0M3

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