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The prize will be eligible to students of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), and the Departments of History and of Hebrew and Jewish Studies.

There are two categories:

a) For undergraduate dissertations (free-standing or written within a special subject): The prize for the best undergraduate dissertation will be US $2000, and for the second-best US $1000.

b) For postgraduate dissertations (MA, MRes., MPhil., or PhD degrees): The prize for the best postgraduate dissertation will be US $5000, and for the second-best US $2000.

The prize will be judged jointly by Professor Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski, Professor of Polish-Lithuanian History, and Professor of Modern Jewish History (or any successors thereof), who reserve the right not to make the full number of awards.

The Prize will be awarded for the first time to the authors of dissertations written and assessed in the academic year 2024/25 and submitted for consideration in September 2025. The first winners of the prize will be announced jointly by SSEES, History, and Hebrew and Jewish Studies by 15 November 2025.

Details of the submission arrangements will be provided in due course. This announcement is made for the benefit of students who are currently considering the subjects of their dissertations in 2024/25. A further announcement will be made in September 2024.