Deadline: July 1, 2010

In recognition of the commitment of our late colleague, Gill-Chin Lim, to the study of humanistic aspects of globalization, the ACSP Global Planners Educators Interest Group (GPEIG) has established an award in his name. The Gill-Chin Lim Award for the Best Dissertation on International Planning recognizes superior scholarship in a doctoral dissertation completed by a student enrolled in an ACSP-member school.

The Dissertation Committee chairperson jointly with the department chair or director of graduate studies will make the nominations. It is expected that submissions will be selected through a participatory faculty and student process. The nominees must have received their degree in the two years preceding the deadline.

The award committee will evaluate the submissions based on: a) innovative scholarship and perspective that advance the understanding of the diverse processes of international planning in the global context, with a special focus on low-income countries of the “Global South;” b) relation to global cooperation, global social responsibility, global ethics, and respect for global diversity pursued by GPEIG; c) creativity in exploring/proposing international planning alternatives; and d) organization, structure, style, clarity, and originality.

We request three copies of the submission. Please send a hard copy AND an electronic copy of the application package to each of the three members of the award committee. Each complete submission must include:

1. Application form - [PDF or Word].
2. Complete dissertation.
3. Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the chair of the nominee’s dissertation committee indicating why the nominated dissertation is deserving of the award.
4. Official university document indicating the date of award of the degree.

Gill-Chin Lim Award Committee:

Diane Davis, Chair, 2009 – Present
Professor and Head, International Development Group
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 9-637
Cambridge, MA 02139
email: dedavis@mit.edu

Peter Marcuse, 2009 – Present
Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
Columbia University
1172 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027
212-854-3414
email: pm35@columbia.edu

Gabriella Y. Carolini, 2010 – Present
Assistant Professor, International Urban & Regional Development
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
33 Livingston Avenue, Rm. 353
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
email: carolini@rci.rutgers.edu