The Rahim M. Irvani Dissertation Award is presented biennially to the author of an exceptional PhD dissertation on Persian literature and its cognate fields, written in any language. Established by Zinat Irvani in memory of her philanthropist husband, in addition to a cash prize, this award also includes the option of a contract for the publication of the revised and peer-reviewed manuscript by I.B. Tauris. ISIS is now calling for nominations for dissertations completed in Winter 2008-Fall 2011. The first Rahim Irvani Award will be presented at the Ninth ISIS Biennial Conference August 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. Nominators should be the thesis supervisor or member of the thesis committee. Please provide a reference letter as an attachment on the nomination form with sufficient background information to assist the award committee.
The Dissertation Award Committee
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Professor Franklin Lewis University of Chicago
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Professor Farzaneh Milani University of Virginia Charlottesville
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Professor Christine van Ruymbeke University of Cambridge