Asada Eiji Undergraduate BA Prize
The University of Chicago Center for East Asian Studies sponsors an annual prize of $250.00 awarded for the best University of Chicago BA thesis dealing with topics related to East Asia (China, Japan and Korea). Starting in 2009, one prize will be awarded to a paper in the area of humanities and one in the area of social sciences.
To apply for this prize, please provide the following:
• A cover page that includes your name, student I.D. number, department, local address and home/summer address, phone and e-mail.
• A summary paragraph of your thesis topic
• A copy of your BA Thesis
• One recommendation letter from your faculty thesis advisor
DEADLINE: May, 2010 (exact date TBD)
Materials should be submitted in person to:
Center for East Asian Studies
Judd Hall 302
5835 South Kimbark Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
For more information, contact Dianne Yurco at 773-702-8647 or eas@uchicago.edu.
This prize is named in honor of Asada Eiji, the recipient of the first Ph.D. degree awarded by the University of Chicago in 1893. Professor Asada went on to enjoy an illustrious career at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
