The ESEH welcomes submissions for the 2025 Tallinn Dissertation Prize in European Environmental History.
The Dissertation Prize was established by the ESEH to reward innovative doctoral dissertations based on original research in European environmental history. The Prize was named after Tallinn, the city where it was awarded for the first time at the Tenth ESEH Biennial Conference in 2019. The prize aims to support early career environmental history scholars based in Europe or those based outside Europe but whose work contributes to European environmental history.
Through the Prize, ESEH encourages early career scholars to be involved in the community of environmental historians in Europe. The prize enhances the visibility of PhD students and post-docs in environmental history and the environmental humanities and strengthens intergenerational ties within the ESEH.
Doctoral dissertations defended (or otherwise assessed) in 2023 or 2024 are eligible for the prize. Eligible dissertations must either
- originate at an institution in a country covered by ESEH Regional Representatives (see http://eseh.org/about-eseh/regions/)
- or if the applicant is based outside Europe, the dissertation must contribute to the literature of European environmental history.
ESEH treats “environmental history” broadly and especially encourages submissions with interdisciplinary, transnational and/or comparative perspectives, including, but not limited to, Europe’s impact on the global environment. Submissions in any language are welcome. The winner will receive a monetary award of EUR 500 as well as a travel grant (if needed) to attend the 13th ESEH Conference August 2025 in Uppsala, Sweden. If you need financial travel assistance to come to Uppsala, please note this in your submission.
HOW TO APPLY
There is a two-stage procedure to submit for the prize.
Please submit (in a single pdf):
- A short abstract of up to 350 words in English, five related keywords, names of supervisors, and (if applicable) defence date to be added to the ESEH dissertation database;
- A short CV (up to 1 page):
- A 10-page abstract in English of your dissertation emphasizing the key question and aims, the literature/scholarship that the thesis engaged with, the methods, and most importantly the key contribution that it makes to the field.
Shortlisted candidates will then be asked to submit the PDF of the full dissertation in its original language clearly labeled with the NAME of the applicant. All dissertations will be evaluated by two reviewers. Final decisions will be made by the committee based on these reviews.
Send both documents by email to dissertation.prize@eseh.org. Put your name in the subject line and mention ESEH Dissertation Prize and Database. Deadline for first stage submissions is 15 January 2025. The winner of the Prize will be notified by June 2025.
Download the call in .pdf format: HERE
Members of the 2025 Tallinn Dissertation Prize Committee
- Katja Bruisch, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
- Rob Gioielli (chair), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Marina Loskutova, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia
- Samira Moretto, Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul, Brazil
- Alice Would, University of Bristol, Great Britain
Image: Photo by Eryka-Ragna on Unsplash – Old Town of Tallinn, Estonia