CfP: Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference 2010, Northern Arizona University

Peaks Interdisciplinary Conference 2010

Call for Papers
Call Deadline: 06-Jan-2010

Northern Arizona University's Organization for Graduate Students of English invites you to participate in the 2010 Peaks Conference, which will be held February 4th, 5th, and 6th at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona. This year’s theme is “Expanding Parameters: Exploring Paradigms, Paradoxes, and Parallels.”

We welcome submissions for presentations, panels, roundtables, strands, and pedagogical demonstrations.

Submission instructions for paper and panel/roundtable proposals:
1.) For individual papers, please submit:
- An abstract (250 words maximum)
- Include your name, phone number, and email address.

2.) For panels and roundtables, please submit
- A proposal abstract for the panel/roundtable (250 words maximum)
- An abstract for each individual panelist’s paper (250 words maximum)

3.) If your panel, roundtable, reading, and/or paper presentation requires any visual media, please note that a computer (not Apple Compatible) is available upon request.

- Please indicate if individual panelists will provide their own laptop computers.

4.) Please submit your proposals as a Microsoft Word attachment (.doc or .docx), and include the phrase “Peaks Conference abstract submission” in the subject line of the email.

Location: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Start date: 04-Feb-2010 - 06-Feb-2010
Contact: Heidi Schuler ogse@nau.edu
Linguistic Subfield: Applied Linguistics; Discipline of Linguistics;
Ling & Literature

http://www.cal.nau.edu/english/ogse/peaks.htm

CfA: Balkan Case Challenge 2010 Student Competition and Recruitment

World University Service Austria invites exceptional students of law, economics, political sciences, international relations, information technologies or related disciplines to take part in the BCC 2010.

The first stage of the competition will take place in the weekend of April 24th-25th 2010 in Bucharest. The winners will receive the chance to participate in the finals of the BCC 2010 International Case Study Competition, in July 6th-11th 2010 in Vienna, along with peers from 11 other countries from Central and South-Eastern Europe. All expenses for both stages are covered by WUS Austria.

At both competition levels students participate in one of the four academic disciplines:

- Business Case Competition
- Model European Council
- Law Moot Court
- ICT Case Competition

In addition, the Balkan Case Challenge facilitates recruitment during both stages of the competition, where students present themselves to potential employers and representatives of international companies get the chance to recruit future staff from the region.

Applications must be submitted until March 1st 2010, using the online form provided at http://bcchallenge.org/general/main.php?akcija=new_user.

The competition is open to all Romanian students studying in Romania or abroad and to students of other nationalities studying in Romania. They must be enrolled in a university degree program (BA, MA, MBA, PhD etc.) and under the age of 28 at the time of applying. The Balkan Case Challenge is financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation. For further information please check: www.bcchallenge. org.

Best regards,
Simona Varga
Project coordinator
bcc_romania@ bcchallenge. org

CfA: International Legal Studies LLM Program (ILSP), AU College of Law in Washington DC

The International Legal Studies LLM Program (ILSP) at American University Washington College of Law in Washington DC offers the Summer Academy Scholarship and the Inter-American Moot Court Scholarship. Summer Academy Scholarship Offers 12 credits of tuition to one participant of each of the WCL summer academies.

Deadline to apply is July 1 for fall and October 1 for the spring. Inter-American
Moot Court Scholarship Open to all former and present Inter-American Moot Court Competition participants, the award will grant one full tuition scholarship annually. Deadline to apply is May 1. For more information about these scholarships and application procedures, please visit our scholarship web page.

Bill Churma
Resources Coordinator
International Legal Studies Program
Washington College of Law
American University
4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW Suite 309
Washington, DC 20016-8189
202-274-4110
www.wcl.american.edu/ilsp

CRESC PhD Studentship 2010-12, Univ. of Manchester UK

The ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC) intends to fund a doctoral studentship for a period of three years from September 2010. The student will be supervised by a team of 2 or 3 supervisors from amongst the Manchester Research Associates and Directors (see the website for further details). The successful student will be based at the Manchester CRESC offices, and will be expected to spend up to six hours a week supporting CRESC in an administrative and/or research capacity. The student will benefit from working in a dedicated research
environment where they can liaise with numerous active researchers linked to CRESC themes.

One fully funded PhD studentships is currently available, covering the standard home/EU fee for 2010/2011 entry plus an annual stipend of £13,290 , payable in four instalments, and £750 research training grant per annum. The successful candidate will
* Have an excellent undergraduate degree (minimum 2:1) in any of the disciplinary areas which are involved in CRESC (Business Studies, Social Anthropology, Sociology, Women's Studies)
* Have completed a research training Masters (with a minimum overall average of 60%) in concordance with the expectations of the ESRC
* Have interests in any of the six CRESC themes (see www.cresc.ac.uk for details)

It is also hoped that candidates will
* Study a topic of interdisciplinary significance involving an interdisciplinary supervisory team
* Have both methodological and theoretical interests in CRESC research beyond their specific research topics.

How to Apply

Candidates are asked to submit a CV and a one page statement of their proposed research topic, to Vicky.Barnes@ manchester. ac.uk by January 1st 2010.

Further Enquiries

Interested candidates are invited to contact any of the Manchester CRESC Directors to discuss their application;
* Professor Penny Harvey, email; penny.harvey@ manchester. ac.uk
* Professor Mike Savage, email; mike.savage@ manchester. ac.uk
* Professor Karel Williams, email; karel.williams@ manchester. ac.uk

Decisions on funding will be made by the end of March (2010).

The successful candidate will then be required to submit a full PhD application for formal programme approval purposes. Further details on this will be communicated separately to the successful candidate.

Madeleine Reeves
RCUK Research Fellow
CRESC University of Manchester

Graduate Incentive Fellowship Program, Auburn University, Alabama

GRADUATE INCENTIVE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND ACCELERATED DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Graduate Incentive Fellowship Program

The Graduate School is pleased to announce the Graduate Incentive Fellowship Program. This program provides an additional $2,200 per year on top of assistantship offers for highly qualified students. Incentive Fellowships are awarded to selected students at the discretion of the Graduate Dean.

Accelerated Dual Degree Program
Students at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama will soon have the opportunity to earn credit for a master's degree while still working toward their undergraduate diploma through an Accelerated Dual Degree program. The program will be available to top students who wish to work in fields where advanced qualifications are needed, or would like to use their academic talents to more quickly earn an advanced degree.
Students must meet minimum grade point and credit hour standards to become eligible.

For more information, please contact:

Jessica Nelson
Director of Recruiting
Auburn University Graduate
jsn0002@auburn. edu

Scholarships and Fellowships: http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/
Academic Non-resident scholarships: http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/academic-scholarships.html
Non-resident Freshman scholarships: http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/nonresident-freshman-scholarships.html
Graduate Fellowships:
http://www.auburn.edu/scholarship/graduate-fellowships.html

Residential Fellowships at the Institute for Historical Studies

Residential Fellowships at the Institute for Historical Studies, University of Texas at Austin

The Institute for Historical Studies at the University of Texas at Austin welcomes applicants at all ranks for residential fellowships for 2010-11. The theme for the year will be "Power and Place." For more information about the theme, the fellowships and the Institute for Historical Studies, please see:

http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/historicalstudies/

For further information or queries, please contact the IHS Director, Julie Hardwick, at: historyinstitute@ austin.utexas. edu

Julie Hardwick
Professor & Director of the Institute for Historical Studies
Department of History
1 Univ Sta B7000
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 475-7221
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/historicalstudies/

University of Rhode Island (URI) Undergraduate Scholarships for International Freshman Applicants

Our 12,800 undergraduates and 2500 graduate students come from across the United States and, currently, from 64 different countries around the world. Our safe, rural campus is only 10 minutes from the ocean, located on the northeast coast of the U.S. and easily accessible to such major cities as Boston (90 minutes north) and New York City (less than 3 hours south). From campus, students can take public bus transportation to Kingston’s Amtrak train station (1 mile from campus) and to Rhode Island’s T.F. Green International Airport (20 minutes north of campus).

URI offers merit scholarships to international freshmen applicants. These applicants must apply by the early action deadline of December 1, 2009. The scholarships range in amounts from $5,000 to $12,000 per year. Please check our admission web site for details on the application process and the costs of attending. Go to this site and
click into “international admission” (www.uri.edu/admission).

URI offers more than 80 majors in our seven degree-granting colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business Administration (AACSB accredited), Engineering (with ABET accredited programs), Environment & Life Sciences, Human Science and Services, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Our newest major is a four year Bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Science, which prepares students to work in the field of research,
development, marketing, manufacturing and sales in the global pharmaceutical industry.

Our regular freshmen application deadline for fall 2010 admission is February 1st. Our early action, non-binding freshmen deadline is December 1, 2009 and we encourage you to apply by this early action deadline if you are interested in Pharmacy or Nursing as a major, or if you are interested in being considered for our merit scholarship. (URI now uses the Common Application. See our website for specific
information on completing this application and the URI Common Application Supplement.)

For questions, contact:

Nancy Stricklin
Admission Advisor
University of Rhode Island
nancys@uri.edu