New York Conference on Asian Studies
(NYCAS)
announces
The Marleigh Grayer Ryan
College Student Writing Prize
2008 Competition
The New York Conference on Asian Studies (NYCAS) encourages
the development of the skills of scholarly writing by awarding annual prizes
for excellent student papers dealing with Asia. Two such prizes are awarded
each year, one to an undergraduate student and one to a graduate student.
Runners-up are named in each category.
The prizes honor the outstanding service of Dr. Marleigh
Grayer Ryan, former Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Professor of
Japanese Literature, and Coordinator of Asian Studies at SUNY New Paltz; and
longtime Executive Secretary of NYCAS.
Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students at a college or
university in New York State.
Field: East Asia, Southeast Asia, South
Asia, Asia in diaspora, and Asian American studies.
Awards: Each winner will receive a
$100 prize, up to $100 reimbursement for travel and expenses to attend the
NYCAS 08 Annual Meeting at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY on September 26-27, 2008 as well as a
waiver of the NYCAS 08 registration fee, including conference meals at the NYCAS meeting.
The winning papers will be published on the NYCAS website and considered for presentation in a
panel at the NYCAS meeting.
The prizes will be presented at either the dinner or lunch.
Format of papers: Papers should include a cover page giving the
title of the paper, the student's name, category, institution, and summer
contact information (mailing address and e-mail).
Submission of papers: A
student may submit only one entry. Papers may be
submitted by the student author or by a faculty member acting on behalf of a
student. A faculty member may not provide any evaluative comments at the
time of nomination.
Entries are due no later than June 1, 2008.
Winners will be announced by August 1, 2008.
Submit papers by email attachment to:
Professor Dylan McGee, Chair
NYCAS Marleigh Grayer Ryan Prize Committee
Department of Foreign Languages
SUNY New Paltz
E-mail: mcgeed@newpaltz.edu