Awards

ISRAEL AND JUDAISM STUDIES AWARDS

These awards are designed to encourage scientific research by graduate students and faculty members in Turkey about Israel and Judaism in their fields of study. In addition to common subject types such as history, international relations, religion in Turkey, it gives awards in different category types to researches in other subjects of postgraduate studies or in different scientific fields of associate professorship studies: (i) Distinguished Thesis Award at both the MA and PhD levels, (ii) Distinguished Book Award for original and translated monographies/edited books, and (iii) Distinguished Article Award. Thus, the Conference can offer multiple awards to various types of subjects or scientific fields within the different sub-categories.

Award Eligibility and Application Criteria: Nominated theses and dissertations must have been successfully defended, accepted, and the corresponding degree conferred by universities in Türkiye. All candidate books and articles must have been published in Türkiye. The competition is open to theses, books, and articles written in Turkish or English that were defended or published in Türkiye between 2025 and 2026. Previously nominated submissions may be re-submitted for evaluation within a two-year period, whereas previous winning works are ineligible for re-submission.

Award Evaluation Process, Nomination Procedure, and Presentation Guidelines: All submissions are reviewed by at least two subject-matter experts, who provide constructive and developmental feedback. Nominations can be submitted via two routes: peer nomination (nominating another researcher) or self-nomination. The nomination dossier must include an electronic copy (PDF) of the thesis/dissertation, the book (first edition), or the published article, along with the nominee's full curriculum vitae. Letters of recommendation are optional. Application files must be sent via email to info@israiliyat.com. Award recipients will receive an official e-certificate, and their names will be featured in the conference proceedings book and on the official website. Awards will be presented during or after the conference. No awards will be conferred in categories where no eligible nominations are determined.