Mongolia Society Essay Competition

THE MONGOLIA SOCIETY
  ESSAY COMPETITION 


PURPOSE:  To stimulate and encourage excellence in writing and research in
the field of Mongolian Studies.  Our goal is for students to reach a
deeper understanding and appreciation of matters relating to the Mongols
and Mongolian civilization.

ELIGIBILITY:   Level 1, any student currently in an undergraduate or
master's program.
                          
Level 2, any nonstudent, professional, academic, or
student studying in a Ph.D. program in Mongolian Studies or a relevant
discipline.

AWARD:          Level 1, One $100 award per year. 
              
      Level 2, One $100 award per year, plus winning paper
will be considered for publication in Mongolian Studies:  Journal of The
Mongolia Society.

RULES: 1)  The paper must be written in English on any topic relevant
to Mongolian Studies.
2)  It may have been previously submitted in a course,
however, a clean copy must be submitted for this competition.
3)  The paper must be typed, double-spaced, with footnotes
wherever applicable, and should not exceed 50 pages. 
4)  Author's name must not appear anywhere on the paper in
order to keep the author's identity anonymous; papers will be
numbered for judging purposes.
5)  The author must prepare a coversheet with his/her
name, social security number, address, and telephone number. This
information is to appear only on the cover sheet.
6)  Scholarly essays will be analytical and not merely
descriptive and be properly documented with footnotes
and endnotes, in accordance with general academic standards.
7)  Among the criteria considered significant will be
clarity, focus and development of the subject or problem, quality of
evidence, use of primary sources, and originality.
8)  The same person cannot win the award again within a
five-year time period.

DEADLINE:  The papers are to be submitted to The Mongolia Society office
by  June 30th, 2002.  The authors of the winning papers will be
acknowledged at The Mongolia Society Annual Membership Meeting.


The Mongolia Society, Inc., 322 Goodbody Hall, Indiana University, 1011 E.
3rd. St., Bloomington, IN  47405-7005  USA.
Telephone #:  (812)855-4078            FAX #:  812-855-7500
E-Mail:  [email protected]
Web Address:  http://www.indiana.edu/~mongsoc