The Geographies of Leisure and Tourism Research Group is offering a £100 prize for an outstanding Masters dissertation in leisure/tourism/sports geography, submitted as part of a MA or MSc degree.
The dissertation will be assessed by members of the GLTRG Committee. The GLTRG Committee will select the best dissertation for the award and identify two Highly Commended dissertations, with the students receiving a certificate to reflect the achievement.
Eligibility:
- Postgraduate students at any institution across the world are eligible to submit but the dissertation should be written in (or translated professionally to) English.
- The dissertation needs to have already received a first class/distinction/outstanding classification
- The dissertation may be multidisciplinary and include other fields in the natural and social sciences but needs to be informed through the geographical concepts of place and space.
- The prize is open to both current and former postgraduate students at Masters level. In order to be eligible for the prize, former postgraduate students must have submitted a Masters dissertation no earlier than 12 months before the prize deadline.
Submission process:
- Submissions should be made by the student in pdf format with an appropriate research supervisor copied into the email.
- Entries should be accompanied by a copy of the instructions given to the student, a note of the dissertation marking scheme and the mark awarded.
- The student should provide the current University email address, as well as a personal one to be notified of the results of the competition.
For any further details or questions please contact Dr Anna de Jong using the details below.
Submissions to: Dr Anna de Jong (anna.dejong@glasgow.ac.uk)
Deadline: 1st February, 2025