Grant Opportunity

Communication in Dharmic Traditions -- Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism

Under the auspices of the Uberoi Foundation, we call for applications for awards for scholarly

presentations in regional, national, or international communication studies conferences, and

publications in regional, national or international communication studies journals.*

Award criteria:

Paper/essay/article should deal with and/or draw upon some/any aspect of Dharmic Traditions to shed

light on human communication. The paper/essay/article should be presented and/or published in

calendar year 2011.

Award committee:

Dr. Jeffery Long, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Religious Studies, Elizabethtown College,
Elizabethtown, PA, 17022

Dr. Ramesh Rao, Professor and Chair, Department of Communication Studies and Theatre, Longwood
University, Farmville, VA 23909

Dr. Ramdas Lamb, Professor, Department of Religion, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822

Send application and an electronic copy of the paper/essay/article to raorn@longwood.edu

Award amounts:

For undergraduate students: $200 for presentation of paper at a communication studies conference

For graduate students (MA/MS): $300 for presentation of paper at a communication studies conference

For graduate students (Ph.D.): $ 400 for presentation of paper at a communication studies conference

For faculty: $500 for presentation of paper at a communication studies conference

For faculty: $750 for publication of article in an established communication studies journal

For faculty: $1500 for publication of book

Lifetime achievement award: $2500**

*Not all submissions are guaranteed of an award. The award committee will evaluate/consider the
quality of the papers/articles/books to arrive at a decision.

** Nominations for lifetime achievement award should be submitted with a rationale, including relevant

evidence/bibliography

Application Form

Communication in Dharmic Traditions – 2011

1. Full Name: _______________________________________

2. College/University: _________________________________

3. Status (check box below):

a. Undergraduate student

b. Graduate student (MA/MS)

c. Graduate student (PhD)

d. Faculty

(BA/BS)

4. Category of submission:

a. Paper presented at a conference

i.

Date of presentation:___________________________

b. Article published in a journal

i.

Date of publication: ____________________________

c. Book published

Date of publication: ____________________________

i.

d. Lifetime achievement award

__________________________

___________________

Signature of Applicant

Date