<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THIS IS A REMINDER OF THE
APPROACHING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>2003 AAAL
GRADUATE STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS<BR><BR>Purpose<BR>To help support travel (and
some expenses) of 4 graduate student members of the American Association for
Applied Linguistics to the 2003 annual meeting in Arlington,
Virginia.<BR><BR>Eligibility<BR>Applicants must be current members of AAAL (at
time of application) who are in a university Master's or Ph.D. program in
applied linguistics or a related field.<BR><BR>Amount<BR>A maximum of 4 awards
will be given: $800.00 each for up to two Ph.D. student awards and $600.00 each
for up to two Master's student awards. In addition, the awards include the
waiving of conference registration fees.<BR><BR>Application Procedure<BR>1. Send
five copies of a letter of introduction to Professor Helena
Halmari. The contents of the letter must state*:<BR>(a) institution and program
of study<BR>(b) current contribution to the field of applied linguistics<BR>(c)
career plans after completion of degree program<BR>(d) current financial
situation, including your university's<BR> contribution
to conference travel<BR>(e) how conference attendance will benefit you and
others<BR>(f) a biographical statement of no longer than 50 words,
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> suitable for publication </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>(g) contact
information (address, telephone, fax, and e-mail)<BR><BR>2. Send a sealed letter
of recommendation (do not send via fax!) from a professor in your graduate
program who is familiar with your work. The letter should state your professor's
estimation of:<BR>(a) your academic work and promise in the field of
applied </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> linguistics<BR>(b) personal attributes relevant
to a career in applied </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> linguistics<BR>(c) your level of need for
financial assistance as provided for </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> by this grant<BR>*Each of the categories listed
must be addressed for your application to receive full
consideration.<BR><BR>Deadline for receipt of application is December 3,
2002.<BR><BR>Send all materials to:<BR>2003 AAAL Graduate Student Travel
Grant<BR>Helena Halmari<BR>Program in Linguistics<BR>P.O. Box 115454 (Turlington
Hall 4127)<BR>University of Florida<BR>Gainesville, FL
32611-5454<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>If you have
further questions, please contact:<BR>Helena Halmari<BR>Email: </FONT><A
href="mailto:hhalmari@ufl.edu"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>hhalmari@ufl.edu</FONT></A></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>