BRAIS Prize 2025: Call for Submissions, January 24, 2025

From BRAIS:

“The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS) is delighted to announce the 2025 round of the BRAIS Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.

This international prize is awarded annually to one outstanding doctoral thesis. English-language submissions on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past and present, including Muslim-minority societies are accepted. Applicants can be based in any country.

Manuscripts will be assessed on the basis of scholarly quality and originality, rigour in scholarship, use of source material, contribution to the field and clarity of expression.

The award includes a cash prize of £1000 which will be officially presented at the Annual Conference of BRAIS. The selection process will be undertaken by a eight-member prize committee comprising established academics from across the field. The winning candidate will be notified by September 2025.”

The deadline to submit a candidate’s name is January 24, 2025.  For more information and details, see here.