CONFERENCE PRIZE
The Organizing Committee of the 16th Braga Meetings on Ethics and Political Philosophy is please to announce the creation of a Conference Prize for Doctoral Students, awarded to one of the papers presented at the conferece. The prize aims to reward outstanding work by doctoral researchers in ethics and political philosophy and to highlight contributions of particular philosophical merit.
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PRIZE
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The prize consists of an article publication for the winning paper in the Ethics, Politics and Society journal, a full waiver of the conference registration fee, and a monetary award of €200/the coverage of accommodation costs for the duration of the conference.
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SUBMISSION
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Applicants for the prize are required to submit an early article of 3,000–4,000 words (approximately ten pages).
The article must be based on the same topic as the paper to be presented at the Braga Meetings.
Submissions must consist of original work, and articles must be submitted in anonymised form, as they will be forwarded to the evaluation committee for blind review.
The article must be based on the same topic as the paper to be presented at the Braga Meetings.
Submissions must consist of original work, and articles must be submitted in anonymised form, as they will be forwarded to the evaluation committee for blind review.
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ELIGIBILITY
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The competition is open exclusively to PhD students.
Applicants must be affiliated with institutions outside CEPS (Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society), the organising research centre of the Braga Meetings, in order to ensure the independence of the selection process.
Applicants must be affiliated with institutions outside CEPS (Centre for Ethics, Politics and Society), the organising research centre of the Braga Meetings, in order to ensure the independence of the selection process.
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APPLICATION
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Participation in the Conference Prize involves two separate steps.
First, applicants must submit an abstract to the general Call for Abstracts for the Braga Meetings. Abstracts must be submitted via the designated online form by 15 February. Only papers accepted for presentation at the conference are eligible for the prize.
Second, authors whose abstracts have been accepted may apply for the Conference Prize by submitting an early article via a separate prize application form, by 15 May.
First, applicants must submit an abstract to the general Call for Abstracts for the Braga Meetings. Abstracts must be submitted via the designated online form by 15 February. Only papers accepted for presentation at the conference are eligible for the prize.
Second, authors whose abstracts have been accepted may apply for the Conference Prize by submitting an early article via a separate prize application form, by 15 May.
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EVALUATION
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All submissions will be evaluated by an independent committee within CEPS, composed of members not involved in the organisation of the conference. The committee will consist of three members, including senior scholars. The prize will be awarded to the article selected by the committee as the best submission.
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TIMELINE
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The deadline for abstract submission is 15 February.
The deadline for Conference Prize applications is 15 May.
The evaluation period will run from 15 May to 15 July.
The public announcement of the prize will take place during the conference dinner, with the winner being informed in advance.
The deadline for Conference Prize applications is 15 May.
The evaluation period will run from 15 May to 15 July.
The public announcement of the prize will take place during the conference dinner, with the winner being informed in advance.
We warmly encourage PhD students to apply using the following link, and look forward to receiving their submissions.
