CWiC Emerging Scholar Talks
CWiC’s Competition for Undergraduate Scholars
Through the Emerging Scholar Talk (EST) competition, CWiC honors students with both strong research projects and superior speaking abilities by providing those students with a public forum in which to talk about their academic work. All undergraduates are invited to apply. The CWiC-EST Editorial Board will select students to include in the series and work with those students to hone their presentations. Because student speakers communicate their work to a broad audience, the series offers participants and audiences a chance to share ideas across disciplinary bounds. Currently, one scholar is selected each spring. The Emerging Scholar will receive a $500 award and will be recognized during the College’s Student Awards Ceremony in May.
2009 Application Instructions:
Your cover page should include: name, school, major(s), year/class, e-mail address, phone number, and research project title.
Application: As you address the following five prompts, please do not exceed 1,200 words for all the answers combined. (Do not include a working draft of a research paper.)
1) Describe the nature of your research and the stage of research that you are currently at (literature review, collecting data, writing results, etc.).
2) Explain how your research would interest an academically diverse audience.
3) Explain why you would like to deliver the 2009 CWiC Emerging Scholar Talk.
4) Briefly note any previous public speaking experience.
5) If you are chosen to be an Emerging Scholar, CWiC student speaking advisors will coach you through the process of creating a scholarly presentation for a general Penn audience. Explain your interest in being coached by CWiC advisors.
Schedule: If CWiC’s EST Editorial Board would like to interview you, it would be helpful to know your schedule. Please include your available hours (9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.) January 28th-February 4th . This information will be used to set up tentative appointments. The Board will contact you to confirm an interview time and date.
E-mail Application: Please e-mail your application as a Word document attachment to .
2009 CWiC Emerging Scholar Talk Estimated Timeline:
• February 2: Applications Due
• January 28-February 4: Select candidates interviewed
• Early February: Emerging Scholar selected and announced
• February & March: Emerging Scholar works with speaking advisors
• April: Emerging Scholar Talk for Penn audience
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