Have you recently written your Master's thesis on a topic related to Latin America and the Caribbean?
Then send us your thesis before April 30, 2022, and you are in competition to win the NALACS Thesis Award and a €250 cash prize!
To enter the competition and be eligible for the NALACS Thesis Award, you must fulfill the following requirements:
- Your thesis must be completed between September 1, 2020 and September 1, 2021
- Your thesis must be written at a Dutch university or other Dutch academic institution
- Your thesis must be graded 8 or higher
- Your thesis must be written in English or Spanish
- Your thesis must consider Latin America and the Caribbean as a central geographical region*
Your thesis will be reviewed by a selected academic committee and assessed on the following criteria:
1. Scientific quality and originality
2. Writing style and structure of the thesis
3. Societal relevance
* The selection committee will give preference to theses in the Social Sciences and Humanities and/or the ones that have a multidisciplinary approach. However, if you feel that your thesis makes a major contribution to the region, we encourage you to submit it.
To enter the competition, please fill in the form below and send a digital copy of your thesis to Lorena del Castillo <
m.l.delcastillodurand@uva.nl> before April 30, 2022, mentioning on the subject: ‘NALACS Thesis Award 2020 - 2021’.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 30 APRIL 2022
The award will be presented at a special NALACS event in the second semester of 2022. For any remaining questions, please contact
info@nalacs.nl