The CGS Committee for the Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities requests nominations annually. Gustave O. Arlt (1895-1986) was the first president of the Council of Graduate Schools, former faculty member and Dean of the Graduate School at UCLA, and a scholar of German language and literature. In 1971 he established the award that bears his name to provide recognition, each year, to a young scholar who has written a book that represents an outstanding contribution to scholarship in the humanities.
Subject fields are selected annually. For the current field of competition, please visit the CGS website.
The award, made at the time of the CGS Annual Meeting, carries a stipend of $1,000, a certificate and reasonable travel expenses to attend the annual meeting in December.
- The nominee must have received the doctorate within seven years of the award, and currently be teaching at a North American university.
- The nominee must have taken the degree at a North American university.
- The book being considered must:
- Have been published within seven years f the award
- Have been written in or translated into English
- Represent an outstanding contribution to scholarship in the field
For complete details please visit the Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities web page.
- For further information about this award please contact:
Co-ordinator, Graduate Financial Aid and Awards in Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)