GAIN Gender & Agency Prizes

Prize for scientific theses

The research platform GAIN - Gender: Ambivalent In_Visibilities (as successor of the research association Gender & Agency) annually awards prizes for dissertations, diploma and master theses written at the University of Vienna. The prize money for dissertations is 1,500 (one thousand fivehundered euros), for MA and diploma theses 750 (sevenhundredfifty euros).The award ceremony will take place in winter of the same year. 


Submissions

The submission deadline for 2025 is already over. There will be no more GAIN Gender & Agency Prizes in the future. 

Jury

The spokesperson of the research platform and the GAIN members form the core jury.

Extended jury: The core jury co-opts representatives from the respective disciplines by majority vote to assess the content of the submitted work.

Chair: The spokesperson of the research platform chairs the jury of the science award.

Procedure

Legal recourse is excluded.
In voting, a simple majority of votes is decisive.
In the event of a tie, the chairperson shall have the casting vote.
Voting may take place by circulation (electronically).
To further determine the procedure, the core jury may develop and enact rules of procedure.
Entrants agree to attend the award ceremony and to allow the publication of photographs of the award ceremony if the award is granted.

 

Note: Science prizes are not subject to income tax.