National Opera Association

Dissertation Competition

Call for Nominations

The National Opera Association announces its biennial competition for the outstanding dissertation on operatic subjects.

Submission Procedure

• The competition is open to all doctoral candidates whose degrees were/will be conferred between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2010.
• Degree-granting institutions may submit one nomination. The nominating party must be either an individual or organizational member of NOA.
• Each entry should include one copy of the dissertation in digital (PDF) format and letters of nomination from the dissertation committee chair and the department head of the granting institution. Submissions of printed copies will be accepted but are discouraged.
• Manuscripts will be returned.
• Deadline for submission is September 15, 2010. Notification of winners is anticipated between December 15, 2010 and January 1, 2010.

Awards

The author of the winning dissertation will be recognized at the annual convention of the National Opera Association. The winner will receive a certificate, and will be invited to publish an article digested from the dissertation in The Opera Journal.

Application Information

There is no application fee for the competition, but entrants must be members of the National Opera Association. Non-members wishing to submit a paper can become members by submitting an application along with the competition materials.

Submit dissertations and letter of endorsement to:

National Opera Association
Robert Hansen, Executive Director
PO Box 60869
Canyon, TX 79016-0869

(phone) 806.651.2857
(fax) 806.651.2958