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Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York
July 31-August 7
The seminar is free of charge to qualified student and professional scholar participants. A limited number of travel stipends will also be available (see below for more details). Applications from non-professional scholars with exceptional qualifications will be considered, though few or none may be accepted, and any such participants would need to pay a seminar fee of $520 or $70/day.
The early application deadline is May 17, 2004. Early applicants will be notified of their acceptance by May 26. Preference will be given to early applicants in acceptance and travel stipend award decisions.
The late application deadline is July 12, 2004. Late applicants will be notified of their acceptance by July 16. Acceptance of late applicants will depend on available space.
TOC GRADUATE SEMINAR APPLICATION FORM
(Note: the basic questions of this application—unnumbered and (1)-(3)—are identical to those on the application form for the Advanced Seminar in Objectivist Studies.)
Please send a letter, email, or fax to The Objectivist Center answering the following questions.
Name:
Age:
Mailing Address (5/25-8/1):
Email address:
Telephone number(s) :
1 .Please outline your formal educational background and, if in school, your field, degree in progress, and expected date of graduation.
2. Please describe the extent of your familiarity with Objectivism, including the major works you have read and courses you have taken.
3. Please describe any involvement you have had in the Objectivist movement, including attendance at conferences and participation in local discussion groups, Internet newsgroups, e-mail lists, etc.
G1. Are you a full-time student or scholar?
G2. What academic training do you have in philosophy?
G3. What scholarly writing have you done on philosophical topics? Please give us a brief list (no more than ten), starting with the works you deem most significant. Please give bibliographic information for your published work.
G4. What are your plans for future scholarship?
G5. How do you see yourself contributing the study of or development of Objectivism?
G5. What do you hope to gain from attending the Graduate Seminar?
Travel Stipend Request
The Center has a limited number of travel stipends available for the Graduate Seminar. These will reimburse up to $175 in travel costs. To request a travel stipend, please answer the following questions.
GS1. What is the amount of the stipend you will need?
GS2. What will you use the stipend to pay for?
GS3. Why do you need the stipend?
The early application deadline is May 17, 2004. Early applicants will be notified of their acceptance by May 26. Preference will be given to early applicants in acceptance and travel stipend award decisions.
The late application deadline is July 12, 2004. Late applicants will be notified of their acceptance by July 16. Acceptance of late applicants will depend on available space.
Application materials should be sent to:
The Objectivist Center
11 Raymond Ave., Suite 31
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Tel: 845-461-6100
Fax: 845-471-6195
wthomas@objectivistcenter.org
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