The Commission’s annual early career scholars (ECS) prize recognises outstanding essays addressing the history of science, technology and medicine in their diplomatic contexts. Our award aims to provide support and recognition for fresh voices in the field.
Topics might include, but are not limited to: science diplomacy, international negotiations and cooperation in science, technology or medicine, the transnational circulation of technoscientific and medical knowledge, materials, and expertise, and the intersection of that circulation with diplomacy, international relations, and their history and practice.
Candidates must have been awarded a PhD within the previous 8 years, or must be enrolled in a PhD program. We particularly encourage submissions from groups and regions underrepresented in the aforementioned research themes/areas.
2027 STAND ECS Prize – Submission Open
The award consists of a cash prize of 500 EUR and comes with the chance to present the winning paper at the STAND Seminar Series (online). The award winner will be announced in Spring 2027. The prize committee of STAND will consider the proposal’s engagement with the historiography on science diplomacy, its academic quality, methodological innovation, clarity in expression, and the integration of novel historical perspectives on science, technology, and medicine—especially in their interplay with diplomatic dimensions in the broadest sense.
Submissions should be in the form of an essay of 7,000 to 10,000 words (including citations and references). Entries should be of work not previously published. Manuscripts will be assessed in English. Those submitted in other languages are eligible for consideration; however, they must be either accompanied by an English translation or will be assessed based on a translation generated by automated translation software. In order to avoid potential translation-related issues, the use of English is therefore strongly advised.
The deadline for submission is 10 January 2027.
For all early career scholars interested in entering the prize competition, please send your submissions to STAND@manchester.ac.uk
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