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<!--StartFragment--><p class="CM2" style="margin-bottom:10.1pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">This award is intended to promote critical
language scholarship and to recognize and advance the academic work of emergent
scholars who have completed their doctoral dissertations within the past <b><u>five
</u></b>years and are entering into the community of scholars. It honors the
efforts of the founding members of the International Society for Language
Studies (ISLS) who established the first international society dedicated to
critical scholarship in language studies. </span><i><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:JA">In particular, it
recognizes research that addresses neglected populations, focuses on
little-studied research sites, offers new perspectives, and/or uses innovative
methods. </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">The
award is granted once a year. Previous applicants are welcome to reapply. We
encourage all applicants to join the ISLS, but membership is not required for
nomination. The winner is expected to become an ISLS member. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">The
award includes an opportunity for awardees to publish an article in the
society’s journal, <i>Critical Inquiry in Language Studies </i>(<i>CILS</i>) or
in their Readings in Language Studies book series. Awardees will be recognized
at the society’s biennial conference and will have a portion of their travel
expenses (up to $1000) to the conference covered and their registration fee
waived. The next biennial conference will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii from </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:#222222;background:white">June 15-17, </span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">2017. The awardee will also be asked to
write a </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#222222">blurb post-conference in order to
advertise ISLS and the award in future years.</span><span style="font-family:
Times;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM2" style="margin-bottom:10.1pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">The application for the Founders’ Emergent Scholars
Award is due <b><i><u><font color="#0061ff">July 1, 2016</font></u></i></b>, and consists of: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM2" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">1)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">An abstract, up to 500 words, of the article or chapter the applicant
would like to submit for consideration for publication. Send as a PDF and label
as follows: applicant’s first initial_surname_Abstract (example:
R_Smith_Abstract.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM2" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">2)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">An essay, up to 500 words, describing how the applicant’s scholarship
contributes to the mission of ISLS; Send as a PDF and follow same format as
above (Example: R_Smith_Essay). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM2" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">3)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">The applicant’s Curriculum Vitae; Send as a PDF and follow same format
as above (example: R_Smith_CV). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM2" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">4)<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; ">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri">Two letters of recommendation from scholars who can speak to the
quality and promise of the applicant’s scholarship; The letters should be
addressed to the ISLS Executive Committee. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></p><p class="CM1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">All application files and reference letters
should be sent to Peter De Costa at <u><a href="mailto:peter@isls.co">peter@isls.co</a></u>. The winner
will be selected by the ISLS Executive Committee and will be notified by August
1, 2016. The announcement will be posted on the Language Studies Foundation
website. Once the award winner has been notified, she/he will have three months
to submit the completed article or chapter. The manuscript will be peer
reviewed and additional mentoring towards publication will be provided by ISLS
as needed. When the publication appears in print, the author’s status as a
Founders’ Emergent Scholars Award winner will be noted. The submission will
conform to the publication guidelines for <i>CILS </i>or that of the book
series (see <u><a href="http://isls.co/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;color:windowtext">http://isls.co</span></a></u>) Award information can
also be found at <u><a href="http://www.languagefoundation.org/"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:windowtext">http://www.languagefoundation.org
</span></a></u>(under Scholarships and Grants). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="CM1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri"> </span></p><p class="CM1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;
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