Prize and Award Information and Deadlines for MACLAS 2025 at the University of Delaware 

MACLAS offers several prizes and grants to members.  Please email your manuscript or proposal to the prize committee chairperson before the deadline.  You can apply for different awards, yet each member can submit only one project per prize per year. Authors under consideration for the Street Prize cannot submit a manuscript for the Davis Prize.

The Harold Eugene Davis Prize: The Davis Prize is awarded each year for best book chapter or article published in the previous two years by a member in good standing for the past two years. Committee chair: Brian Potter (potter@tcnj.edu). Next deadline is February 3, 2025.

The Juan Espadas Prize: The Juan Espadas Prize is given for the best paper submitted to the MACLAS conference by an undergraduate student. Committee chair: Jason Bartles (bartles@wcupa.edu) Next deadline: March 30, 2025 for papers or posters presented at the 2024 conference.

The Władysław Maryan Froelich Research Grant: The Władysław Maryan Froelich Research Grant enables recipients to access special research materials. Committee chair: Mirna Trauger (mirnatrauger@muhlenberg.edu). Next deadline is February 3, 2025.

 The John D. Martz III Prize: The John D. Martz III Prize is given for the best graduate student paper presented at the last conference. Committee chair: Gonzalo Aguiar Malosetti (gonzalo.aguiar@oswego.edu). Next deadline: March 28, 2025 for papers or posters presented at the 2024 conference. 

The Judy McInnis Distinguished Service Award: The Judy McInnis Distinguished Service This award is granted in recognition of dedicated service to MACLAS. Committee chair: Gloria B. Clark (gbc3@psu.edu). Next deadline is February 3, 2025.

 The James Street Prize: This prize is awarded to the author of the best peer-reviewed article published in MARLAS in the past two years. Committee chair: Alistair Hattingh (hattingh@muskingum.edu).

*Do not submit manuscripts for this award.  The MARLAS Editorial Board will nominate the top five articles to be considered by the James Street Prize committee.

 The Arthur P. Whitaker Prize  The Arthur P. Whitaker Prize is awarded for the best book published by a MACLAS member in the past two years.  Authors must have been members of MACLAS for the previous two years in order to be eligible. Committee chair: Brian Potter (potter@tcnj.edu). Next deadline is February 3, 2025. 

The Christina Turner Graduate Student Travel Award: This award helps graduate students attend the annual conference. Committee chair: Amanda M. Frantz-Mamani (frantzmamani@pennwest.edu) Next deadline is February 3, 2025 for graduate students attending the 2025 conference.