Announcement: Hay-Urban and Jesse Holmes Prizes in Religion
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ANNOUNCING….
THE HAY-URBAN PRIZE FOR A SUMMER INTERNSHIP, STUDY, OR RESEARCH IN RELIGION
With a generous gift from Stephen Hay ‘51 and funds given in honor of P. Linwood Urban’s retirement from the College in 1989, the Department of Religion will again offer the Hay-Urban prize of $1,000 to assist in supporting at least one student internship, summer study, or research in the area of religion studies.
Your application should consist of a two-page narrative description of your project and its relationship to your studies at the College, a one-page budget proposal, a recommendation letter on your behalf, and a transcript.
Students interested in applying can direct questions to the Chair, Steven P. Hopkins
Applications must be submitted by Monday, April 21, 2008. Note: required application forms are available in the Department office, Pearson 211.
THE JESSE H. HOLMES PRIZE IN RELIGION
The Jesse H. Holmes Prize in Religion of $l50, a gift of the late Eleanor S. Clarke of the Class of 1918 and named in honor of Jesse Holmes, Professor of History of Religion and Philosophy at Swarthmore College from 1899 to 1934, is awarded annually to the student who submits the best essay in a competition judged by the Department of Religion. All Swarthmore College students are eligible to compete, and the essays may be on any topic in the field of religion.
The deadline for submission of papers this year is Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Papers must be typewritten, double-spaced, and should be very carefully proofread. Students may wish to consult a Department paper, “Guidelines for Papers and Term Essays,” available in the Department office, Pearson 211. Papers should normally be between 15 and 30 pages of text. Papers are to be submitted to the Department office. The author should not include his/her name on the paper but should sign it with a pseudonym. The author’s name and pseudonym should be put in a sealed envelope submitted with the paper.
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