1. The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies will annually present two $100 prizes:
a) one for the best essay on a medieval or Renaissance topic written by a graduate student at Ohio State
b) one for the best essay on a medieval or Renaissance topic written by an undergraduate student at Ohio State
2. Any faculty affiliate of the Center may nominate any essay on a medieval or Renaissance topic written for a course offered Spring 2007, Summer 2007, Autumn 2007, or Winter 2008. Papers written for individual-study credit are eligible; honors theses, masters’ theses, and chapters of dissertations are not.
3. Nominating Process
The faculty affiliate should submit one copy of the essay to the Director of the Center. The original title page should be replaced by a completed Nominating Form. The name of the student author of the essay and all written comments of the instructor must be removed from the copy submitted. The Director of the Center will contact the faculty affiliate who nominated the essay if any questions about it should arise or if it should be selected for an award. Nominated papers should be typed, doubled-spaced, with appropriate page format, footnotes, bibliography, etc.
4. The deadline for submitting essays to the Director of the Center is 5:00 P.M. on Friday, March 28, 2008.
5. The Director of the Center reserves the right to declare a paper ineligible if it does not meet stated requirements.
6. The winning essays will be selected by a committee of CMRS affiliates.
7. The awards will be presented or announced at the Center's annual spring open house and at annual student awards ceremonies of the Colleges of Humanities and Arts.
The CMRS will offer two grants of up to $500 each to fund the research of graduate students working on any aspect of the Middle Ages or Renaissance. Preference will be given to Ph.D. students, but applications from MA students will also be considered. To be eligible, please submit a summary of your project (approximately 750 words) that justifies your need for funding. In addition, please ask your supervisor or a faculty member in your home department to send us a brief note indicating his/her support. The deadline for the submission of materials to our office (308 Dulles Hall) is 5:00 pm on Friday, 29 February 2008.
