Mass Communication - Kyoon Hur Dissertation Award
DEADLINE: 1 March
The ICA Mass Communication Division's dissertation award, named in honor of the late Dr. K. Kyoon Hur, is designed to encourage and acknowledge the best in doctoral research and dissertation writing in mass communication.
The Hur Dissertation Award is given in odd-numbered years.
Nominations for the award are invited from programs and institutions granting PhD in any aspect of mass communications. The rules for competition are as follows:
1. Dissertations completed between November 1 and October 31 (inclusive) for 2 years prior to the conference year are eligible for consideration. For example, for the competition held in 2013, dissertations completed between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2012 are eligible. Completion means that the final examination (dissertation defense) has been held and passed.
2. The dissertation advisor, graduate program director, or the student may make nominations. A letter MUST accompany student self-nominations from the advisor attesting to the quality of the work.
3. The following materials MUST be submitted with the nomination:
- a cover letter with the name, address, telephone, and e-mail address of the nominee and his or her advisor(s),
- a manuscript that acts as an integrated summary of the thesis or dissertation not exceeding 30 (thirty) pages of text (double spaced, 12-point font, 1 inch margins) and 50 pages total (including all references, tables, etc.). Full theses or dissertations or chapters of theses or dissertations will not be accepted for review. Submissions that do not meet the guidelines will be returned. The paper should clearly identify and include the rationale, theoretical framework, research questions, relevant literature, methods, results, and conclusions. The submitted paper should include a cover sheet that contains only the title and the abstract. Care should be taken to mask the identity of the author within the text of the paper.
4. All materials must be received by 1 March, and should be submitted electronically to the Mass Communication Division Chair.
The subject matter of the dissertation is more important than the title of the department program under whose auspices it was written. Although it is expected that most nominations will come from programs in communication, speech, journalism, broadcasting, or the like, it is possible that qualifying dissertations on mass communication topics will be submitted from other social sciences, humanities or health sciences programs.
PLEASE NOTE: Dissertation advisors and department heads should be selective in their nominations. The award is for the highest level of scholarship. Although there are many good dissertations in the field, nominations should be made with an eye to their competitiveness among the very best. A cash prize will be presented to the winner at the ICA annual meeting.
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch with the Mass Communication Division Chairs.
