Montesquieu Awards - Montesquieu Institute

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The judges and winners of the MI-prices 2009

On 18 June 2010 the new Montesquieu Awards were presented. There were three categories: Bachelor Thesis Award, Master Thesis Award and the Europe Award for Junior Academics.

For more information about 18 June and to read the winning publications, please click here

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1. Bachelor Thesis Award

For the best Bachelor Thesis on a topic related to the Montesquieu Institute
Grade	8 or higher
Graded	During the calender year of 2009
Disciplines	Public Administration, Political Science, Law, History, European and International Studies
Subject	Relates to parliamentary history or (European) constitutional developments*
Prize	€ 750,- and a certificate by the four universities that are part of the Montesquieu Institute: Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht en Nijmegen
Deadline	31 March 2010 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2010 AWARDS ARE NO LONGER POSSIBLE

*

If you have doubts about the eligibility of your subject, please feel free to contact the Institute.

2. Master Thesis Award

For the best Master Thesis on a topic related to the Montesquieu Institute
Grade	8 or higher
Graded	During the calender year of 2009
Disciplines	Public Administration, Political Science, Law, History, European and International Studies
Subject	Relates to parliamentary history or (European) constitutional developments*
Prize	€ 750,- and a certificate by the four universities that are part of the Montesquieu Institute: Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht en Nijmegen
Deadline	31 March 2010 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2010 AWARDS ARE NO LONGER POSSIBLE

*

If you have doubts about the eligibility of your subject, please feel free to contact the Institute.

3. Europe Award for Junior Academics

For the best scientific article written by a junior academic
Junior Academic	A graduate in one of the below mentioned disciplines who is currently employed as a PhD student
Disciplines	Public Administration, Political Science, Law, History, European and International Studies
Article	Published in 2009 in a newspaper or scientific journal
Subject	Relates to parliamentary history or (European) constitutional developments*
Prize	€ 1000,- and a certificate by the four universities that are part of the Montesquieu Institute: Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht en Nijmegen
Deadline	31 March 2010 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2010 AWARDS ARE NO LONGER POSSIBLE

*

If you have doubts about the eligibility of your subject, please feel free to contact the Institute.

4. Practical Matters

Participants must provide three hardcopies of the thesis/article. Furthermore, a digital version needs to be submitted in pdf-format. By submitting the thesis/article, the participant gives the Montesquieu Institute the right to publish the thesis/article on its website and use its contents for research and educational purposes. For other purposes the copyright remains with the sender.

The selection of nominees will be based upon four criteria: originality, significance of the study, overall quality and results and further accomplishments of the thesis. The jury consistsof one professor and two researchers of the Montesquieu Institute or its participating Universities: Groningen, Leiden, Maastricht and Nijmegen.