xford University Press (OUP) is delighted to announce a new, annual First Book Prize for Early Career Researchers. The inaugural prize will be open for submissions in January 2025, awarding up to ten applicants with the opportunity to publish their original and innovative work fully open access.
The prize winning books will be published fully open access on OUP's Oxford Academic platform, with a full OA fee waiter, in addition to publication in hardback. In supporting open access publication for exception early career researchers, OUP aims to make this work available to a wide audience, both within and beyond academia, unlocking opportunity for those at the start of their careers.
The books will be selected by a global prize committee. The committee is looking for the most original work, especially work that blends disciplines and methodologies to create meaningful insights into complex societal problems.
For more detail about the prize, including the application form, please click here.
All application materials should be sent by email attachment to First.BookPrize@oup.com. Submissions will close on 3 March, 2025
Created 4 February 2025
Last modified 4 February 2025