The André Corvisier Prize for PhD Theses

Published: Tuesday, 09 May 2017

The International Commission of Military History awards the “André Corvisier Prize for PhD theses on Military History”, named after the distinguished French scholar who was for ten years President of ICMH and then President of Honour.For the 2017 edition, the prize will be awarded for a PhD thesis discussed and approved in 2015 and 2016 in a recognized University. The amount of the Prize is fixed at €3.000, plus a maximum of €1.500 to cover the recipient’s expenses for participation at the award ceremony during the XLIII ICMH Congress in Douala.

1. The International Commission of Military History (http://www.icmh.info/?selectLanguage=en) awards the “André Corvisier Prize for PhD theses on Military History”, named after the distinguished French scholar who was for ten years President of ICMH and then President of Honour.

2. The PhD title can be obtained not necessarily in Military History, but also in other disciplines. However, the thesis must deal with Military History in the broadest sense: the history of warfare, of military campaigns, of the armed forces, of military thinking, diplomatic aspects of conflicts, causes and effects of wars, defence economics, civil-military relations, military technology, military leadership, and demographics of military forces.

3. For the 2017 edition, the prize will be awarded for a PhD thesis discussed and approved in 2015 and 2016 in a recognized University.

4. The amount of the Prize is fixed at € 3.000, plus a maximum of € 1.500 to cover the recipient’s expenses for participation at the award ceremony during the XLIII ICMH Congress in Douala.

5. Participants must send a scanned certificate of the PhD title, a curriculum vitae, and a PdF copy of their thesis to the Secretary General of ICMH, Lt. Col. Dr. Kris Quanten (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) within the 31st of March 2017

6. The thesis may be in any language; however, a translation in any of the ICMH official languages (English, French, German, Italian and Spanish) is required if the language employed is different. This applies also to the scanned certification of the PhD title and to the curriculum vitae

7. The Prize will be awarded by a Jury of seven persons, chaired by the President of ICMH and including the members of the ICMH Executive Board and the President and the Secretary of the ICMH Educational Committee. With the approval of the President of ICMH, members of the Jury unable to participate may designate a substitute. The Jury may decide not to award the Prize if no thesis is considered worthy or may decide to award it ex aequo to two Doctors, dividing the amount of money. The Jury’s decisions are taken by simple majority. 

8. Requests for any further information should be addressed to Dr. Quanten.

 

Contact Info

Contact the Secretary General of the International Commission of Military History (http://www.icmh.info/), Lt. Col. Dr. Kris Quanten (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)