CGS - Gustave O. Arlt Award in the Humanities

Organization: Council of Graduate Schools

Named in honor of the first president of the Council of Graduate Schools and first presented in 1972, this award is made annually to a scholar-teacher in the humanities. The recipient must be teaching in a North American university that is a member institution, have earned a doctorate within 7 years of the award date, and have written a book of scholarly importance within the last 7 years. Subjects fields are selected annually. Awards have been made in literature, history, linguistics, foreign languages, philosophy, archaeology and musicology. There can only be one nominee for each institution.