The Austrian Cultural Institute in New York funds the prizes. The purpose of the competition is to encourage North American scholars in the full range of academic disciplines to do research on contemporary Austria or on the history of Austria and the pre-1919 Habsburg lands of Central and Eastern Europe.
Eligible works fall into two categories which are alternated every other year.
The Center for Austrian Studies at the University of Minnesota is pleased to announce the Year 2001 Prize Competition for the best book in the field of Austrian Studies. The award is funded by the Austrian Cultural Institute in New York. It is the purpose of the competition to encourage North American scholars in the full range of academic disciplines to publish their research on contemporary Austria or on the history of Austria and the pre-1919 Habsburg lands of Central and Eastern Europe. The prizes are awarded in alternate years in two broad categories, Historical and Contemporary Studies and Cultural Studies. The prize is a travel grant for the purpose of carrying out research in Austria.