Helen Joanne “Jo” Cox Award for M.A. Theses in European Studies
Published on
10 November 2016
Helen Joanne “Jo” Cox award for European Studies
“We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than things that divide us.” Jo Cox, June 2015
The Italian association iMille has established an undergraduate degree award (1500 EUR) for European studies named after Helen Joanne “Jo” Cox, the young British MP killed in an attack before Brexit.
iMille aim at recalling Jo Cox’ effort for the UK to remain in the EU and at rewarding a student whose undergraduate dissertation illustrates the economic, political and social benefits of European integration.
The topics of the awarded dissertation will be economic, political or social, with a clear emphasis on European issues. We are particularly interested in dissertations on phenomena and problems that hinder European integration and on policies aimed at removing such obstacles.
Nominations can be submitted by undergraduates who expect to obtain the degree within six months, or who obtained the degree in the last twelve months.
The award will be conferred to a student of an Italian university, in economics, political science, law, history or related subjects. It can also be conferred to a student of a university of any of the current twenty-eight EU countries who joined an Erasmus programme at an Italian university.
The award is open to EU citizens. The dissertation can be in Italian or in English.
Candidates should submit the dissertation and a detailed curriculum vitae in electronic format (pdf) to premiocox@gmail.com by November 30, 2016. If the dissertation is in Italian, candidates should also attach a dissertation summary in English no longer than two pages.
A scientific committee comprising academics, representatives of institutions and public policy experts will select and propose the best dissertation to the editorial board of iMille policy magazine by December 31. The award will be conferred during an event in Rome in early 2017.
