CZECHOSLOVAK SOCIETY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (SVU)

is announcing

SVU STUDENT AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2001 Dr. JOSEPH HASEK AWARD

The main purpose of the Societyıs awards is to generate and encourage scholarly interest in Czech and Slovak affairs among university students living outside the Czech and Slovak republics. There will be one prize for the best undergraduate and one for the best graduate study dealing with some aspect of Czech and/or Slovak history, politics, or culture. The winners will receive the $200 Dr. Joseph Hasek award, a yearıs membership in the Society, which includes a yearıs subscription to the Societyıs newsletter, and a certificate of merit.

The following rules apply:

l) The paper must be submitted by the professor in whose class it wa presented and should be accompanied by his recommendation.

2) The study must have been written for an undergraduate or graduate course during the academic year 2000-2001. Chapters of theses or dissertations are not admissible.

3) The deadline for submission is June 1, 2001

4) The study essay should be submitted in triplicate to professor Vera Borkovec, 12013 Kemp Mill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20902. It must be typewritten, double-spaced and submitted in Czech, Slovak, or any of the major Western languages (English, French or German).

5) The Student Awards Committee which will judge the quality of the submitted essays consists of: Prof. Ivo Feierabend (San Diego State University), Prof. Milan Hauner (University of Wisconsin), and Chair, Prof. Vera Borkovec (American University)

6) Submitted papers are not returned.

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