From time to time, the International Small Islands Studies Association celebrates members who provide exemplary service to the organization through the awarding of an Honorary Life Membership. The designation is extended to deserving individuals who, in the eyes of the ISISA Executive, have made a significant and notable contribution to island studies scholarship, policy, and/or practice.
To date, we have three such individuals: Dr. Peter Meincke, Dr. Grant McCall, and Dr. Huei-Min Tsai.
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Peter Meincke (2012) | Grant McCall (2014) | Huei-Min Tsai (2018) |
ISISA collaborates with the organisers of its 'Islands of the World' conferences by offering a number of scholarships of 500 euros each (or equivalent) to bona fide students whose abstract has been submitted and accepted for the conference. The funds support students with their costs in attending the conference and are presented in cash. This ensures a community of lively and energetic young scholars at our events.
Scholarship Awards have been presented in recent years to the following students:
At the 16th 'Islands of the World' Conference in Leeuwarden & Terschelling, The Netherlands (June 2018):
Oliver Antczak
Nathan Bond
Christina Maria dos Santos Paulino
Therra Edenhart-Pepe
James Ellsmoor
Pantelina Emmanouilidou
Tabitha Espina
Sietze Norder
Ourania Papasozomenou
Fleur Ward