To promote and highlight excellence in research and scholarship,

The Syrian Studies Association awards annual prizes for the best scholarly writing on the region known as Bilad al-Sham until 1918 and Syria since then.

Please note: The SSA awards prizes for outstanding book and article /book chapter in odd years, and for outstanding dissertation in even years. The text below refers to the 2023 call for prize submissions.

In 2023, the SSA seeks submissions for the most outstanding dissertation published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023, and the most outstanding article or book chapter published between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.

To be considered for the prize, candidates must be active members of the Syrian Studies Association.

Dissertations should be sent in hard copy to the following three addresses:

Michael Provence
1355 29th Street
San Diego, CA 92102
USA

Dawn Chatty
Refugee Studies Centre, ODID
University of Oxford
3 Mansfield Road
Oxford OX1 3TB,
United Kingdom

James Reilly
100 Quebec Avenue, Unit 1106
Toronto, Ontario M6P 4B8
Canada

Articles and chapters submitted for the outstanding article/chapter prize can be sent as pdfs electronically directly to Michael Provence (mprovence@ucsd.edu).

The deadline for submissions is July 15, 2023. Winners will be announced at the SSA annual meeting (held in conjunction with the Middle East Studies Association) in November 2023.

Inquiries should be directed to Michael Provence, Chair of the Prize Committee at mprovence@ucsd.edu.