International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association

AWARDS

The International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association (INCSA) awards recognize scholars who work across disciplines to study the nineteenth century, not just from a limited chronological period (1800-1900), but as a broader intellectual concern today. 

The International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association (INCSA) awards recognize scholars who work across disciplines to study the nineteenth century, not just from a limited chronological period (1800-1900), but as a broader intellectual concern today. 

2024 Emerging Scholars Award

The winner of the inaugural INCSA Emerging Scholars Award was Sebastian Egholm Lund for his essay ‘Underground climate: infrastructure, Hollow Earth, and the Anthropocene,’ as published in Nineteenth-Century Contexts 45:4 (2023). Dr Lund’s doctorate was awarded by Aarhus University. He has subsequently been awarded a Junior Research Fellowship at Linacre College, University of Oxford.


2026 Forthcoming Awards

INCSA will announce a new round of Postgraduate and ECR essay awards for submission in late 2026. The awards will include:

  • A cash prize
  • An event at which the winner will present a research paper to INCSA (in personand/or online)

Please stay tuned for subsequent announcements.