Named in honor of the first president of the Council of Graduate Schools and first presented in 1971, the Arlt Award recognizes a young scholar-teacher who has written a book deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to scholarship in the humanities.
If a selection is made, the award will be conferred at the CGS Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon in December 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.
Eligibility Requirements
The recipient must be teaching at a CGS member institution (Regular or Associate), have earned a doctorate within seven years of the award date, and have written a book of scholarly importance in that same time frame.
The fields of competition rotate annually among disciplines within the humanities: classical studies and archaeology, English and north American language or literature, world language and literature, comparative literature, drama/theater arts, art history, criticism, conservation, musicology, linguistics, philosophy, religious studies, and history.
The 2026 field of competition is: World Language and Literature, Comparative Literature, Theater Arts, and Drama.