Nov. 14 Deadline: Zirin Award for Independent Scholars

[Martha Kuchar]

The Association for Women in Slavic Studies is still accepting nominees for the 
Zirin prize.  The Zirin Prize recognizes the achievements of independent 
scholars and to encourage their continued scholarship and service in work that 
is pertinent to the field of Slavic Women's studies.

This prize of $500 is named for Mary Zirin, the founder of Women East-West. 
Working as an independent scholar, Zirin produced and encouraged many of 
the fundamental works in Slavic Women's Studies.

The Zirin Prize Committee has extended the nomination deadline until 
November 14. Nominations (including self-nominations) should include a one- 
to two-page, double-spaced narrative outlining the nominee's achievements 
and the nominee's CV. Describe the nominee's past and present contributions 
and relevant work in progress.

The committee urges the nomination of candidates at all career stages. For 
the purpose of this award, an independent scholar is defined as a scholar (1) 
who is not employed at an institution of higher learning, or (2) who may be 
employed by a university or college but who is not eligible to compete for 
institutional support for research (for example, those teaching under short-
term contracts or working in administrative posts). We urge nominations of 
worthy scholars from the CIS and from Central and Eastern Europe.

Nominations should be sent to Martha Kuchar at kuchar at roanoke.edu, or via 
mail to Martha Kuchar, Dept. of English, Roanoke College, 221 College Lane, 
Salem, VA 24153 (phone: 540-375-2320).

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