Dissertation Prize
Awarded yearly to the most successful use of DH in a dissertation
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The Center for Digital Humanities is pleased to announce that we are accepting nominations for the Digital Humanities Dissertation Prize, which recognizes exceptional doctoral work with a digital humanities component by recipients of Princeton PhDs. Applicants may self-nominate, as long as they secure a letter of recommendation from a Princeton faculty member.
Prize details
Nominees for this year's Prize must have defended their dissertation (FPO) between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. The deadline for nominations is June 1, 2026. The prize carries an award of $2,000.
International students intending to apply for the Prize should contact the CDH first, due to the complexities of processing honoraria after student visas have expired.
To apply
Please read all requirements below before applying.
For consideration, please provide the following two items through the application form:
- Dissertation abstract
- Completed dissertation
One letter of recommendation from a Princeton faculty member (typically one's advisor) should be sent separately to the CDH, and may be attached as a PDF or included in the text of an email. Please use the subject line "Submission for CDH Dissertation Prize" and email with any questions.
Previous winners
| Year | Name | Department | Dissertation |
|---|---|---|---|
2023 |
East Asian Studies |
Aural Texts and the Association of Sound and Meaning in Early China |
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2022 |
Lucas McMahon |
History |
Information Transmission and the Byzantine State: Geography, Logistics, and Geopolitics, 600-1200 |
2021 |
Lizabel Mónica |
Spanish & Portuguese |
Literatura por otros medios: tecnología digital y campo literario en la Cuba contemporánea |
2021 |
English |
Doorstep Moments: Close Encounters with Minor Characters in the Victorian Novel |
|
2019 |
History |
Ocean Fever: Water, Trade, and the Shaping of the Terraqueous Pacific Northwest |
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2018 |
Philip Gleissner |
Slavic |
Through Thick and Thin: The Social Life of Journals Under Late Socialism |
