Launched in June 2015 in Lisbon, the Royal Studies Journal Early Career and Young Researcher’s prize is to be awarded annually to a current early career or young researcher for the best published scholarly article-length work (approx. 5,000-10,000 words), based on original research on any topic that falls within the scope of royal studies. The Royal Studies Journal and its prize sponsor, CCCU , are committed to assisting, encouraging, and supporting the career development of early career and young researchers in a highly competitive professional research environment. The submissions can be an unpublished original work, or a work published during the previous two calendar years, either as an article in a journal or a chapter in an edited volume