Duaiseanna - Prizes

 

There are three annual prizes offered for papers delivered at our annual conference:

 

  • Robert Dudley Edwards Prize, for best undergraduate paper - 250 euro
  • Diarmuid Whelan Prize in Political and Intellectual History - 200 euro
  • The Oral History Network of Ireland Prize - tbc euro
See below for details on each competition's requirements

 

 

There is also a postgraduate prize, the W.G. Neely offered by the Church of Ireland Historical Society, details of which can be found here: http://www.churchofirelandhist.org/w-g-neely-postgraduate-prize/

 


 

1) Robert Dudley Edwards Prize for the Best Undergraduate Paper

 

A prize of €250 will be awarded to an undergraduate paper, read at the Irish History Students' Association Annual Conference in 2021, which is deemed outstanding by a panel of judges. The prize is in memory of Robert Dudley Edwards, former Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, who was for many years the Senior Archivist of the IHSA to which he gave his constant support.

 

Papers should be 4,000-5,000 words long, inclusive of footnotes and bibliography, and should be clearly marked with the applicant's name, college affiliation, contact details (mobile and email), and the words 'Robert Dudley Edwards Prize'. They should be submitted by 31 August 2021 and sent by email attachment (in Word) to Dr Deirdre McMahon, Deirdre.McMahon@mic.ul.ie

 

The papers will be assessed by a panel of judges and the result will be announced in late 2021. The prize will be presented at the following year's IHSA Conference in 2022. The judges reserve the right not to award the prize if no essay meets the required standard.

 

 

2) Diarmuid Whelan Prize in Political and Intellectual History

 

The Diarmuid Whelan Prize in Political and Intellectual History is offered by the School of History in UCC in memory of their colleague Dr Diarmaid Whelan who sadly died at the age of 37 in May 2010.

Articles should be 6,000-8,000 words, inclusive of footnotes. They should be submitted by 31 August 2021 and sent by email attachment to: mervyn.odriscoll@ucc.ie

 

The papers will be assessed by an academic referee and the result will be announced in late 2021. The prize, worth €200, will be presented at the following year's IHSA Conference in 2022. The assessor reserves the right not to award the prize if no essay meets the required standard.

 

 

3) The Oral History Network of Ireland Prize

 

The Oral History Network of Ireland will award a prize of €tbc to the student whose paper, read at the Irish History Students' Association Annual Conference in 2020, is deemed outstanding by a panel of judges, and which, through new research, adds to our knowledge of the proud tradition of oral history in Ireland. The decision will be announced at the conference.