Peter Townsend Prize

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Grant Name

Funder

The British Academy (BA)

Country or Region

United Kingdom

Research Field

Aging

Equal Opportunity

Health of Underserved Populations

Older People

People with Disabilities

Poverty and the Poor

Social or Behavioral Science Planning or Policy

Sociology

Deadline

January 31, 2023 (Expired)

Grant Size

£2,000GBP

Contact Info

Prizes & Medals Manager prizes@thebritishacademy.ac.uk

Eligibility

Eligible nominations can be for a published work with policy relevance and academic merit on poverty and inequality; ageing and the lives of older people; disability and inequalities in health. The nominated work must have been published within five years of the closing date for nominations, be available in English and the author must be a habitual resident of the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. An article, a book in more than one volume, or a series of closely related articles will count as a single work.

Description

The Peter Townsend Prize is awarded bienially in for outstanding work with policy relevance on a topic to which Townsend made a major contribution. It is awarded in commemoration of Professor Peter Townsend, one of the most distinguished global figures in contemporary social policy and sociology. As an international researcher and public intellectual, he made an immeasurable contribution to analysis and policy-making in the areas of poverty and inequality, health inequalities, disability and older people. He was a Fellow of the British Academy. Eligibility Eligible nominations can be for a published work with policy relevance and academic merit on poverty and inequality; ageing and the lives of older people; disability and inequalities in health. The nominated work must have been published within five years of the closing date for nominations, be available in English and the author must be a habitual resident of the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. An article, a book in more than one volume, or a series of closely related articles will count as a single work.

Website

https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/prizes-medals/peter-townsend-prize/

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