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2026

Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Graduate Essay Prize

Submissions Due

March 6, 2026

The Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) calls for submissions for the 2026 Graduate Essay Prize to be awarded during the CALACS Congress in 2026.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be registered in a graduate program at a recognized university and be CALACS student members.
• The paper must be unpublished and not yet approved for publication.
• Co-authorships will be accepted as long as the students are affiliated with community organizations or are presented together with community researchers. The co-authors cannot be professors or have already obtained a PhD.
• The recipient is expected to attend the awards ceremony.
• The applicant may be registered in a master's or doctoral program inside or outside of Canada. Doctoral students must not have defended their dissertation prior to the submission deadline.

Application Process

Papers should be submitted electronically through this submission form:

Submission Form:

You must upload an anonymous copy of the essay and a title page with your name, program and university affiliation as a separate document. Students may be asked to submit a proof of student status after the essay's submission.

The deadline for receipt of papers is March 6, 2026.

Guidelines for Papers

• Papers should be no longer than 20 double-spaced pages including bibliography, footnotes, figures and appendices.
• Papers should be submitted using standard margins in 12-point font with appropriate referencing in Word format.
• Papers will be evaluated following a double-blind review process, thus please submit 1) a title page with your name and affiliation and 2) an anonymous copy of the essay.
• Papers may be submitted in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Contact & Committee

Questions can be addressed to the chair of the Graduate Essay Prize:

Dr. Jorge D. Vásquez

Jorge.Vasquez@uregina.ca

Graduate Essay Prize Committee:

• Dr. Jorge D. Vásquez (University of Regina)

• Dr. Hannah Burge Luviano (Queens University)

• Dr. Roberta Silveira Pamplona (Mount Royal University)

The evaluation committee will NOT review papers that do not conform to these guidelines: all papers not responding to these criteria will be automatically disqualified.

Prize to be awarded during the CALACS Congress in 2026

CALACS • Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

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Deadline for submissions: February 6, 2026

The Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) is pleased to publish its call for submissions for its 2026 Outstanding Dissertation Prize Competition.

The purpose of the best dissertation prize is to provide recognition to a young scholar who has significantly advanced our understanding of Latin America or the Caribbean.

The winner will be announced during the CALACS Congress in 2026.

• Eligible dissertations may be in any discipline in the social sciences and humanities and must have been completed at a Canadian university between January 2024 and December 2025.
• Dissertations may be nominated by a Ph.D. committee or by individual candidates. In the latter case, candidates are strongly encouraged to request supporting letters from their committee or other scholars capable of assessing their work.
• An electronic copy of the dissertation must be submitted through this webform:
• The required supporting documentation (2 reference letters) may be uploaded with the dissertation in either PDF or MS Word file format and the file should be no bigger than 8 MB in size. Alternatively, reference letters may be sent directly by the referee toÌýjasminmanaus@gmail.com.ÌýAll documents should clearly identify the candidate for the award being supported. All supporting letters must include the position and contact information of the referee.
• All applicants must be CALACS members in good standing. For all membership information, please visit:Ìý/research/calacs/membership/Ìý

For more information on the dissertation prize, and to see a list of past winners, please visit our website at: /research/calacs/awards/ 

If you have any other questions, please contact Dr. Jasmin Hristov at: jasminmanaus@gmail.com

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Date for submissions: February 6, 2026

The Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) invites submissions for the 2025 Best Book Prize in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. The prize recognizes an outstanding monograph published by a current CALACS member and will be presented during the CALACS Congress 2026.

Eligibility

• Books must have an imprint/publication date of 2025.
• Edited volumes are not eligible.
• E-books are eligible and should be submitted electronically.

How to submit

All submissions must be completed no later than February 6, 2026.

1. Complete the online submission webform:
2. Ensure your CALACS membership is current (no nomination letter is required).
3. Send three (3) copies of the book to the CALACS Central Office by the deadline.
   • E-books should be forwarded electronically to: calacs@yorku.ca

Questions

Questions about eligibility may be directed to:

Dr. Patricia Harms (Chair, 2025 Book Prize) — HarmsP@BrandonU.CA

CALACS

8-17 Kaneff Tower

4700 Keele St. 

Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

Canada

calacs@yorku.ca

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