LINGUIST List 12.1308

Fri May 11 2001

Support: Kor Memorial Scholarship: Call for Nominations

Editor for this issue: Lydia Grebenyova <lydialinguistlist.org>

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1. Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen, Kor Memorial Scholarship: Call for Nominations

The Klingon Language Institute invites nominations for the Kor Memorial
Scholarship

Purpose:
 The Kor Memorial Scholarship was created to recognize and
encourage scholarship in fields of language study.
Familiarity with Klingon or other constructed languages is not required,
however creative and innovative applicants
are preferred.

Award:
 A $500 award will be bestowed upon an undergraduate or graduate
student each year. Final determination is
reached by a committee consisting of the KLI Director and a changing
selection of qualified language specialists.
Formal announcement of each year's recipient is made at the annual
conference of the KLI, the qep'a'.

Nominations:
 Nominations are invited from academic department chairs/heads
and/or deans. Each may submit only one
undergraduate and one graduate nomination for consideration per award
year.

Criteria and Considerations:
 All nominees must be full-time students at the time of the award
and in a program leading to a degree in a field of
language study. Nominees must show evidence of academic accomplishment
and enjoy the high regard and respect of their supervising faculty.

Materials:
 Each nominee must submit an application which includes all of the
following:
 A nominating letter from the chair, head, or dean profiling
the indvidual's relevant accomplishments to date as well as potential or 
expected achievements.
 Two additional letters of recommendation from departmental
faculty.
 A brief statement from the nominee regarding his/her goals
and purpose with respect to the selected course of study.
 A r�sum� or C.V. highlighting the nominee's education,
experience, awards, community service, and references.

 Incomplete applications will be discarded without consideration.
All materials must be received by July 1st of the
award year.

Please send all applications to this address:

Klingon Language Institute
Kor Memorial Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 634
Flourtown, PA 19031 USA

** This information is also available online at
http://www.kli.org/scholarship