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Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 11:11:25 -0500
From: Rory Litwin <[log in to unmask]>

> From: Rory Litwin <[log in to unmask]> Date: February 28, 2013 7:37:37
> Subject: Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the
> Philosophy of Information
>
> Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in the Philosophy of
> Information
>
> http://litwinbooks.com/award.php
>
> 1. Nature of the Award
>
> 1.1 The award shall consist of $1,000, given annually to a graduate
student who is working on a dissertation on the philosophy of information
(broadly construed).
>
> 2. Purpose of the Award
>
> 2.1 The purpose of this award is to encourage and support scholarship in
> the philosophy of information.
>
> 3. Eligibility
>
> 3.1 The scholarship recipient must meet the following qualifications:
> (a) Be an active doctoral student whose primary area of research is
> directly philosophical, whether the institutional setting is philosophy,
> information science, media studies, or another discipline; that is to
> say, the mode of dissertation research must be philosophical as opposed
> to empirical or literary study; (b) Have completed all course work; and
> (c) Have had a dissertation proposal accepted by the institution.
>
> 3.2 Recipients may receive the award not more than once.
>
> 4. Administration
>
> 4.1 The Litwin Books Award for Ongoing Doctoral Dissertation Research in
> the Philosophy of Information is sponsored and administered by Litwin
> Books, LLC, an independent scholarly publisher.
>
> 5. Nominations
>
> 5.1 Nominations should be submitted via email by June 1, to
> [log in to unmask]
>
> 5.2 The submission package should include the following:
> (a) The accepted dissertation proposal;
> (b) A description of the work done to date;
> (c) A letter of recommendation from a dissertation committee member;
> (d) An up-to-date curriculum vitae with current contact information.
>
> 6. Selection of the Awardee
>
> 6.1 Submissions will be judged on merit with emphasis on the following:
> (a) Clarity of thought;
> (b) Originality;
> (c) Relevance to our time;
> (d) Evidence of good progress toward completion.
>
> 7. Notification
>
> 7.1 The winner and any honorable mentions will be notified via letter by
> July 1.