[Amdnl] Glushko Dissertation Prize - Reminder due date January 30

[Smith, Linda B.]

The Cognitive Science Society<http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/index.html> and the Glushko-Samuelson Foundation<http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~glushko/> seek nominations for up to five outstanding dissertation prizes in cognitive science. The Prize seeks to recognize research in all areas of cognitive science construed broadly and particularly research that crosses interdisciplinary boundaries.  The deadline for nominations (for candidates receiving their PhD between January 15, 2013 and January 15, 2015) is January 30, 2015.

Each prize will be accompanied by a certificate and a $10,000 award to be used by the recipient without any constraints.  Prize winners will also receive three years of complimentary membership in the Cognitive Science Society starting with the year in which they have won the prize.

Information about the nomination procedure is attached and may also be found at Information on the prizes can be found at http://www.cognitivesciencesociety.org/about_awards_glushko.html.

A Description of the Prizes
1)  Up to five Robert J. Glushko Dissertation Prizes in Cognitive Science will be awarded annually.  Each prize will be accompanied by a certificate and a $10,000 award to be used by the recipient without any constraints.  Prize winners will also receive three years of complimentary membership in the Cognitive Science Society starting with the year in which they have won the prize.
2) Prize-winning dissertations are expected to transcend any one of the individual fields comprising cognitive science.   They should centrally address issues of interest to multiple fields that comprise cognitive science, including: psychology, computer science, philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, neuroscience, and education.
3) Prize-winners must have received a PhD degree no more than two years before the January 30 nomination deadline. For the 2015 prizes, dissertations will be considered from individuals who received their PhD degrees during the period from January 15, 2013 to January 15, 2015.
4) The dissertation prizes are open to any student who has conducted dissertation research related to cognitive science, regardless of nationality or originating department.

How to Submit
1) The deadline for nominations is January 30, 2015.  Awardees will be announced by April 15, 2016.
2) All nomination materials should be sent electronically to cogscij at indiana.edu<mailto:cogscij at indiana.edu>, in ascii, PDF, or Word format.  Please put “Glushko Nomination” in subject line with nominees name. A nomination dossier includes:
Letters of support from 3 faculty members.  The letters of support should explicitly describe how the dissertation research transcends a single field comprising cognitive science to address core issues of relevance to several fields.  We recommend that these letters refer to particular sections of the dissertation to support claims for interdisciplinary importance as this is a critical component in committee decisions.
A curriculum vitae for the nominee
The dissertation itself
A précis of no more than 4,000 words (references are not included in the word count) written by the nominee describing the dissertation research. This description should clearly express the interdisciplinary contribution of the dissertation, suitable for review by a broad spectrum of cognitive scientists.

Glushko Prize Committee
Linda B Smith (Chair), Distinguished Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, United States
•  Kathleen Akins, Professor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, Canada
•  Dedre Gentner, Professor of Psychology and of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, United States
•  Adele Goldberg, Professor of Linguistics, Princeton University, United States
•  Tim Shallice, Professor of Neuropsychology, University College London, England
•  Thomas Griffiths, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of California-Berkeley, United States
•  John Laird, John L. Tischman Professor of Engineering, University of Michigan, United States


Acknowledgements
The Robert J. Glushko Prize is underwritten by the Glushko-Samuelson Foundation, which also underwrites the David E. Rumelhart<http://rumelhartprize.org/> Prize in Cognitive Science.  The prize is sponsored by the Cognitive Science Society<http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/index.html>.
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