Fortier Prize

SUMMARY | RECIPIENTS: 2011 2010 | PROTOCOL

The Fortier Prize is named for Paul Fortier (1939-2005), late University Distinguished Professor of French at the University of Manitoba, Canada. It honors his long, active career in Humanities Computing and particularly remembers his kind encouragement and support for fledgling scholars in the field. The Prize is given for the best young scholar paper of each annual conference. Candidate papers are identified by a Fortier Awards Panel appointed by the ADHO Awards Committee and reviewed by experienced conference participants based on conference presentation. The winner is announced at the conclusion of the conference.

Terms

The recipient receives a cash award of 500 GBP and featured publication in one of the ADHO publications appropriate for their presentation. This includes assistance of the editor and staff of the designated publication to prepare the recipient's work for publication, as needed.

Eligibility

Paper authors may be considered young scholars if they are new to the field of Digital Humanities or new to academia as well as young in age. Current students may also be eligible if their paper is substantially their own work rather than coauthored with an established scholar. Multi-authored papers are acceptable if all authors are qualified young scholars and share the award. Bursary Award recipients are eligible for consideration, but other qualified authors are equally eligible. Only previous Fortier Prize winners are formally excluded.

Selection

Unlike other ADHO awards, the entire selection process for the Fortier Prize takes place shortly before and during the course of the annual conference:

  1. Before the conference, the Awards Panel reviews all papers accepted by the conference Program Committee. The panel then verifies eligibility and evaluates suitability to compile a preliminary slate of 3-6 papers.
  2. During pre-conference executive meetings and events, a panel of reviewers is recruited from officers of ADHO and its constituent organizations, program committee members, editorial boards of ADHO publications, and other experienced participants attending the conference.
  3. Through the course of the conference, one or more reviewers unobtrusively attend and observe each candidate presentation and make recommendations to the panel.
  4. Final selection is made by the Awards Panel and announced at the Concluding Plenary session.
  5. The publication commitment of the prize is handled through the editorial procedures of the designated ADHO publication; disbursement of the cash award is arranged through the ADHO Treasurer.

-- Main.ChuckBush - 22 June 2009