Tytus Cytowski Rzeczpospolita Prize
4 June 2024
A new postgraduate award from School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) and the Department of History and of Hebrew and Jewish Studies
The Tytus Cytowski Rzeczpospolita Prize is to be awarded annually for the best dissertation on the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, its diverse peoples, and its legacies, within the period 1569-1918.
The prize will be eligible to students of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES), and the Department of History and of Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
There are two categories:
- For undergraduate dissertations (free-standing or written within a special subject): The prize for the best undergraduate dissertation will be $2000, and for the second-best $1000.
- For postgraduate dissertations (MA, MRes., MPhil., or PhD degrees): The prize for the best postgraduate dissertation will be $5000, and for the second-best $2000.
Selection Procedure
The prize will be judged jointly by Prof Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski, Professor of Polish-Lithuanian History, and Prof François Guesnet, Professor of Modern Jewish History (or any successors thereof), who reserve the right not to make the full number of awards.
The prize will be advertised to students of the relevant departments in September of each year, and the winners will be announced jointly by SSEES, History, and Hebrew and Jewish Studies by 15 November each year.