ASMI Postgraduate Essay Prize 2025 – Call for submissions (deadline 31 July 2026)

The ASMI Postgraduate Essay Prize 2025 will be awarded to an outstanding piece of unpublished work by a postgraduate student, addressing an aspect of modern Italian history, society, or politics from c. 1780 to the present.

Submissions may take the form of an essay, article, or dissertation (entries originally written as a thesis chapter must be rewritten as a standalone piece). The required length is 5,000–8,500 words, including footnotes/endnotes and references.

The prize is worth £300. The prize-winning work will be considered for open access publication in ASMI’s journal Modern Italy, subject to the journal’s normal refereeing procedures. The prize will be presented during ASMI’s Annual Conference.

Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2026.

For further details, please see the ASMI Postgraduates page: https://asmi.org.uk/postgraduates/