{"id":760,"date":"2023-08-16T14:22:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/?page_id=760"},"modified":"2025-07-14T20:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T20:00:12","slug":"nomination-process-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/kenneth-harwood-outstanding-dissertation-award\/nomination-process-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Nomination Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harwood Dissertation Award<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nomination Process<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BEA seeks nominations for the&nbsp;<em>33rd Annual Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award<\/em>.&nbsp; Established by&nbsp;Kenneth Harwood, Professor at the University of Houston and a former President of the BEA.  The award offers $1,000 for the outstanding Ph.D. dissertation in broadcasting and electronic media. The award was established through gifts started by Professor Harwood and a donation from a friend of BEA.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nomination package should include<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A PDF letter of nomination&nbsp;from the dissertation director or department chair of the degree-granting institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A PDF&nbsp;of the&nbsp;full dissertation (including the abstract.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Submissions not following these guidelines will not be considered for the award. Only dissertations completed at BEA member institutions are eligible for the award.&nbsp; To check if your university is a BEA institutional member&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bea.memberclicks.net\/institutional-members#\/\">Click here for a list of BEA Member Schools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bea.memberclicks.net\/2026harwood\">click here to submit a dissertation!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading beaawards-menu-header\">Harwood Dissertation Award<\/h5>\n\n\n<nav class=\" is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-layout-1 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Harwood Dissertation Award\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container  is-vertical beaawards-menu-items wp-block-navigation\"><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/kenneth-harwood-outstanding-dissertation-award\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">About the Award<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/kenneth-harwood-outstanding-dissertation-award\/nomination-process-2\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Nomination Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/kenneth-harwood-outstanding-dissertation-award\/selection-process\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Selection Process<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/kenneth-harwood-outstanding-dissertation-award\/past-recipients\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Past Recipients<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/kenneth-harwood-outstanding-dissertation-award\/program-faqs\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Program FAQs<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/bea.memberclicks.net\/2026harwood\" target=\"_blank\"  ><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Submit Dissertation<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/beaweb.org\/awards\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">BEA Awards Home<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harwood Dissertation Award Nomination Process BEA seeks nominations for the&nbsp;33rd Annual Kenneth Harwood Outstanding Dissertation Award.&nbsp; Established by&nbsp;Kenneth Harwood, Professor at the University of Houston and a former President of the BEA. 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