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2026 RWES Awards – Call for Applications
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society is pleased to announce the following awards: Research Award Provides $500 towards the completion of outstanding scholarly work on Emerson and the influence of his ideas. The award supports archival research, costs associated with publishing an article, book, or other project-related expenses. We welcome applications…
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2024 Distinguished Achievement Award – Branka Arsić
We are delighted to announce that Branka Arsić is the recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Society’s 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award.
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2014 Distinguished Achievement Award Goes to Dr. Robert Habich
Dr. Robert Habich is the recipient of this year’s RWES Distinguished Achievement Award. Each year the Society presents the award to an outstanding scholar and leader in Emerson studies. Bob is a professor at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Professor Habich receives his Award from RWES President Sue Dunston…
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Awards Announcements 2021
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society announces two awards for projects that foster appreciation for Emerson *Research Grant* Provides $1,000 to support scholarly work on Emerson. Preference given to junior scholars and graduate students. Submit a confidential letter of recommendation, and a carefully crafted 1-2-page single-spaced project proposal, including a description…
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Awards Announcements, 2022
Awards Announcements 2022 The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society announces two awards for projects that foster appreciation for Emerson *Graduate Student Paper Award* Submissions are invited for the Graduate Student Paper Award, which provides up to $750 of travel support for one graduate student to present a paper on an…
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RWES 2015 Special Awards
Kristina West, a PhD candidate at the University of Reading, UK, is the recipient of the Graduate Student Paper Award for her paper “#Emerson in 140 characters or less” which was part of a roundtable on Digital Emerson studies. Kristina is working on a dissertation about Emerson’s constructions of childhood.…
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Joel Myerson Memorial
In Memoriam: JM, compiled by Al J. von Frank, includes the memories of forty-one distinguished contributors, photos of Joel Myerson (courtesy of Greta Little and Wes Mott), and a Joel Myerson Bibliography. If you would like to receive a copy of the memorial, please contact Michael Weisenburg michaelweisenburg@gmail.com.
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The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society announces 2023 awards for projects that foster appreciation for Emerson
*Graduate Student Conference Paper Award* Provides up to $750 of travel support to present a paper on an Emerson Society panel at the American Literature Association Annual Conference (May 2023) or the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering (July 2023). Please submit a carefully crafted 1-2-page single-spaced conference paper proposal by January…
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Awards Announcements 2019
The Ralph Waldo Emerson Society announces four awards for projects that foster appreciation for Emerson. *Graduate Student Paper Award* Provides up to $750 of travel support to present a paper on an Emerson Society panel at the American Literature Association Annual Conference (May 2019) or the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering…
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RWES 2015 Special Awards
Kristina West, a PhD candidate at the University of Reading, UK, is the recipient of the Graduate Student Paper Award for her paper “#Emerson in 140 characters or less” which was part of a roundtable on Digital Emerson studies. Kristina is working on a dissertation about Emerson’s constructions of childhood.…
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