The Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia and The Jordan Center Blog are pleased to announce the fifth annual Graduate Student Essay Competition. Enter for a chance to get published on the blog and win cash prizes.
We invite 750-1200 word submissions from full- or part-time MA and PhD students from any accredited academic institution (including NYU itself) located in the United States, on any topic and sub-discipline within Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, broadly defined. Cultural criticism; public-facing treatments of scholarly work; political analysis; book, film, or event reviews; and more are welcome. All submissions must be in English and observe the blog’s submission guidelines and full competition rules.
Essays are due no later than Friday, 18 April 2025 at 11:59 PM EST and must be submitted as a .doc or .docx file via this Google form.
Seven winners will be selected based on the originality, clarity, and argumentation of their essays, as well as general fit with the Blog’s tone and interests as reflected in the submission guidelines linked above. An interdisciplinary panel of judges will select three Grand Prize winners representing history, cultural studies, and the social sciences, each of whom will receive a $500 prize. Four additional Judges’ Choice submissions will receive $200 each. All winners will have their essays published on The Jordan Center Blog in Fall 2025.
Competition results will be announced in late summer 2025.
Please direct any questions to jordan.center.blog@nyu.edu.
