FRA/SRA/RG App-Cover

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN • VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH 2017-2018 Robert W. Hamilton Book Awards Nomination

AUTHOR: Department: Last First MI College: Mail Code: Phone: e-mail: Office Address:

1. Book Title:

2. Is this book the result of a collaboration or team effort? Yes  or No 

3. If book is a collaborative or team effort, list Co-author(s) & Affiliation(s) and quantify collaborative efforts (e.g. which range of pages, or chapters, etc.):

4. Is this book a collection of works or an updated edition of a previous publication? Yes  or No 

5. If yes, describe and quantify your contribution to this publication:

6. Briefly explain why this publisher is an appropriate press to publish your book. Describe how the press has advanced important scholarship in your field:

7. Briefly describe the book and its importance to the field, and the importance of the book to your academic career:

8. Is this a Textbook? Yes  No  Either  ** The book MUST be designated by the author in one of these categories**

9. Publisher Name:

10. P ublisher address:

11. I SBN: ______

12. Award winning books will not be returned. If not awarded, books will be returned to the author, via delivery to the home department. Alternatively, you may donate your books, as follows (check all preferences; remaining books will be returned to the author): Gift a book to a Hamilton Committee Member; Donate a book to UT Libraries; Donate a book to Co-op Book Department.

13. If this is an e-book, access instructions, including passwords, if applicable, should be provided in hard copy and electronic format.

14. Submission: deliver hard copies to the Office of the VP for Research (FAC 426, Mail Code: G1400) on or before 5 p.m. on Monday, January 22, 2018. Send electronic documents to [email protected] with the subject header "2018 Hamilton Book Award." You will receive email confirmation of receipt. If you don’t, let us know ASAP! Nomination packet checklist (for uniformity of nomination packets):

Hard copies: Electronic copies:  3 copies of Nomination Form  Nomination form (PDF or Word)  3 copies of the book  CV (PDF or Word)  3 copies of Curriculum Vitae (CV) of all UT  Brief bio (Word) Austin authors or co-authors  Book synopsis (one or two paragraphs) in Word  3 copies of brief bio  2 or more substantive readers’ reports from  3 copies of book synopsis knowledgeable scholars who evaluated the book  3 copies of 2 or more substantive readers’ manuscript for the publisher. Substitute materials reports from knowledgeable scholars who allowed if readers’ reports are not available, but evaluated the book manuscript for the include explanatory note. publisher. Substitute materials allowed if  Book cover in PDF or JPG format, in color (unless the readers’ reports are not available, but original art is B&W), file size: ≥500KB include explanatory note.  Author’s headshot photograph in PDF or JPG format (8KB or larger; 2"x3" or larger in size)