Student Awards

  • Best Dissertation on International Planning

    Due June 1st annually

    In recognition of the commitment of our late colleague, Gill-Chin Lim, to the study of humanistic aspects of globalization, the ACSP Global Planners Educators Interest Group (GPEIG) has established an award in his name. This award is funded annually by the Consortium of Development Studies (CODS), which was founded by Dr. Gill-Chin Lim in 1982. The Gill-Chin Lim Award for the Best Dissertation on International Planning recognizes superior scholarship in a doctoral dissertation completed by a student enrolled in an ACSP-member school.

    The Dissertation Committee chairperson jointly with the department chair or director of graduate studies will make the nominations. It is expected each Planning School will submit no more than one dissertation each year, and that submissions will be selected through a participatory faculty and student process. The nominees must have received their degree in the two years preceding the deadline.

    The award committee will evaluate the submissions based on: a) innovative scholarship and perspective that advance the understanding of the diverse processes of international planning in the global context, with a special focus on low-income countries of the “Global South;” b) relation to global cooperation, global social responsibility, global ethics, and respect for global diversity pursued by GPEIG; c) creativity in exploring/proposing international planning alternatives; d) methodological rigor, including the extent and quality of original data collection and analysis, e) the strengths, relevance and applicability of the conclusions and/or recommendations f) organization, structure, style, clarity, and originality.

    • The winner will be invited to present the award winning paper in a special session on the Saturday of the Annual Conference.

    • This award includes a $1,000 cash grant and waived full student conference registration.

    Application

    Nominations may be submitted on the ACSP website:

    • A nomination that includes: The full dissertation (including table of contents and abstract); two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the chair of the nominee’s dissertation committee indicating why the nominated dissertation is deserving of the award; and official university document indicating the date of award of the degree.

    Award Committee

  • Best Student Paper

    Submissions due August 1 annually.

    This award recognizes the best student paper on international planning presented at the annual conference of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning. In selecting the best paper, the award committee will consider its contribution to advancing our understanding of global planning issues.

    Eligibility

    To be eligible, a student must be the sole or primary author of a paper accepted for presentation at the Annual ACSP Conference of 2021 or 2022. Awards will be announced at the GPEIG Luncheon and Business Meeting at ACSP in Chicago.

    Application

    The paper (PDF) and one letter of nomination, from either the student’s faculty advisor or program chair, must be submitted electronically by June 1st to Atul Pokharel, committee chair, at pokharel@nyu.edu. The paper should not exceed 35 pages of text including graphics, should be double-spaced with at least 1” margins on all sides, and written in a 12-point font.

    Award Committee

  • Best Student Case Study

    Submissions due August 1, 2023

    This award is meant to promote students' pursuit of the case study method as a research tool in international development planning, which will better inform the American planning fraternity of the richness of research contexts globally.

    The winning case study will be featured on the GPEIG website, along with all finalists.

    Submission Details

    • The case studies should have been prepared within the past two years.

    • They must not exceed 10,000 words, and can be either published or unpublished.

    • A PDF copy of your case and one brief letter of faculty support should be emailed to: divya.chandrasekhar@gmail.com with GPEIG case study prize in the subject heading

    • The competition is open to master’s and doctoral students

    • A student applicant can submit up to 2 entries but can be first author on only one of them. Simultaneous entries must be significantly different in focus to be considered.

    • Previous award winners are eligible to compete in up to two subsequent competitions for a total of 3 times. Subsequent entries must be significantly different from each other.

    • Students who have graduated within the same year of the competition are eligible to apply.

    Award Committee