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Best South Asia Thesis Award 2024/2025

Since 2022, SASNET annualy grants a Lund University student the Best South Asia Thesis Award for an excellent Bachelor or Master thesis in the humanities or social sciences (broadly conceived).

Award criteria

The thesis must have been submitted and defended by a student at Lund University and received the highest marks (A, B or VG). It should be a thesis from the ongoing academic year (2024-2025), meaning it can be written in the Fall semester of 2024 or you can nominate a coming thesis of the 2025 Spring semester (once it has been graded and defended at the University). 

The topic of the thesis must be connected to the region of South Asia and at least one of the following countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka.

Students, supervisors, examiners, and Heads of Departments may nominate the thesis. Self-nominations are also accepted.
 
The prize, which consists of a diploma and 5 000 SEK, will be awarded in the Fall of 2025. The winner will also be invited to host a SASNET seminar, presenting their thesis.

Nomination requirements

  • The thesis as a PDF
  • A transcript of records from Ladok
  • Name of the programme or course that the student is or has been studying
  • Name, e-mail, and phone number of a teacher (i.e. an examiner or supervisor) who supports the nomination of the thesis

How to apply

Application deadline is 30 September 2025.

Send your application (or further questions) to: sasnet [at] sasnet [dot] lu [dot] se (sasnet[at]sasnet[dot]lu[dot]se).

The winning thesis will be selected by a jury appointed by SASNET. 

Thesis award

Do you have further questions?

Please contact the SASNET Office:

sasnet [at] sasnet [dot] lu [dot] se

Last updated: 16 May 2025 | matilda [dot] skoglow [at] svet [dot] lu [dot] se