The UConn Humanities Institute’s Sharon Harris Annual Book Award is given for a monograph published by UConn Tenured, Tenure-Track, Emeritus, or In-Residence faculty that best demonstrates scholarly depth and intellectual acuity and highlights the importance of humanities scholarship. Winners will receive a research award of $1000–$2000.
Apply
Book must have been published between January 1, 2021–December 31, 2023. E-publications, artist-authored books, digital humanities projects, and collaborative texts (where all authors are UConn faculty) will be accepted for review. Nominations are also encouraged.
The award committee will not consider exhibition catalogues, translations, collected essays, textbooks, or revised editions. Resubmissions are encouraged so long as the application criteria are met.
Application:
- Cover letter (no more than 2 pages) by author of book or by nominating UConn faculty explaining the value of the book to humanities scholarship
- PDF of book (supplied by author or nominator)
- Reviews, if available (supplied by author or nominator)
All materials must be received by: March 8, 2024
Send all e-materials (cover letter, PDF of book, and reviews) to: uchi@uconn.edu
Questions? Email: uchi@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Humanities Institute at uchi@uconn.edu