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Purpose:

The Peter W. Williams Award for the Advancement of Multi-Disciplinary Tourism Research encourages original contributions to the advancement of concepts or methodologies central to tourism research.

Award: 

The winning student will receive a $3,000 prize, complimentary registration to the TTRA Canada annual conference, and up to $1,000 towards travel and accommodation (based on submitted receipts). The winner will attend the conference and present a summary of his/her work.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be registered students in an eligible doctoral program at a Canadian university.  Eligible disciplines include: economics, geography, psychology, statistics, or management.  Tourism, leisure and recreation are considered "traditional" tourism research disciplines in the context of this award and as such are not eligible areas of study.

Requirements:            

Applicants must submit a copy of their approved and defended dissertation proposal along with a covering letter updating their progress on the dissertation. 
 

Criteria:                    

Papers will be rated based on which submission is most likely to substantively advance the concepts or methodologies central to tourism research.  The $3,000 award will be presented tri-annually, assuming a successful submission is received each year.

Submission:                

We encourage students to attend the 2011 TTRA International Conference Graduate Student Symposium on June 19th in London, Ontario. Please click here for details.

Contact:

Heather Clark, Student Awards Committee
TTRA Canada
Email: hclark@niagaracollege.ca
Phone: 905 641 2252 x4635
Website: www.ttracanada.ca

Past award recipients include:

• Peter Johnson, McGill University