UIA Thesis Prize

Winners of the first UIA Thesis Prize competition were declared in October 2001 -- see this page for details.

Prize description in English

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Related Documents 

Select list of research topics on international non-governmental organization

Related Bibliographic Information 

Documents related to the study of international non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations are compiled by the UIA in Volume 4 (Part C) of the Yearbook of International Organizations. These materials include: published books and journal articles; references to organization archives locations; published and unpublished theses and dissertations; conference papers; grey literature.

If you have authored or edited relevant materials, please send citation information to us so that we may include your materials in the bibliography.

Related competitions

The Aspen Institute Nonprofit Sector Research Fund (NSRF) announces the availability of grants for support of doctoral dissertation research focused on the nonprofit sector and philanthropy, including hospitals, universities, human service agencies, arts organizations, advocacy groups, and other tax-exempt entities. Studies may focus on philanthropic and nonprofit activities in the USA or other countries. Guidelines for the doctoral program are on-line at:
http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/usr_doc/DoctoralGuidelines1.pdf

NSRF will award grants up to $20,000. The deadline for doctoral dissertation research applications is October 1, 2003. For more information on these grant programs, please see: http://www.nonprofitresearch.org

Dorothy Schramm World Affairs Student Writing Competition - sponsored by Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems, in conjunction with the University of Iowa College of Law International and Comparative Law Program.

International Studies Association Awards: a number of different awards at different academic levels (undergraduate / graduate / post-grad).

American Political Science Association Awards: a number of different awards...

Annual OPANAL Prize for the Best Thesis Submitted by Alumni of the Universities of the Member States and other Interested Parties States: To recognize and encourage students to research and prepare thesis projects at the undergraduate and graduate level on the important topic of the Treaty of Tlatelolco and its influence in the creation of future Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones as well as topics surrounding International Law.

European Volunteering Research Award: sponsored by the Institute for Volunteering Research (UK); given annually for a research paper or dissertation on volunteering carried out in the three calendar years preceeding the award year.

Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize presented by Independent Sector; given annually to "recognize outstanding published research that furthers our understanding of philanthropy, voluntary action, nonprofits and civil society in either the United States or abroad".