The ASSC William James Prize for Contributions to the Study of Consciousness
Every year one prize will be awarded for an outstanding published contribution to the empirical or philosophical study of consciousness by a graduate student or postdoctoral scholar/researcher that is currently within 5 years of receiving a PhD or other advanced degree. For a list of previous Prize winner's, please see here.
The deadline for the next Prize submission is January 31. 2010.
The prize consists of:
- An award of $1000(USD)
- An invitation to present a plenary address at ASSC14, held in June 2010 in Toronto, Canada (travel, accommodation, and registration paid by ASSC)
- A lifetime membership in ASSC
Nominations, including self nominations, should be sent to Axel Cleeremans at axcleer@ulb.ac.be (re: james prize). The nomination letter should include a brief statement as to why the contribution is outstanding, and for co-authored publications, there should be a statement describing the nominee's role. To be considered, the contribution must be published or accepted for publication and be written in English. Electronic copies in PDF format of the contribution and the nominee's CV should be attached to the nomination letter.
Prize Committee:
- Axel Cleeremans, University of Bruxelles (chair)
- Chris Frith, University College London
- Giulio Tononi, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- David Rosenthal, CUNY Graduate Center, New York
In case of potential conflict of interest stemming from a connection between an applicant and a member of the Prize Committee, that member of the committee will not participate in judging the application in question.