MEA Special AnnouncementCall for Nominations2024 IGS Prizes and Awards
The Institute for General Semantics announces open nominations for the following awards. All letters of nomination and supporting materials should be sent to IGS President Lance Strate and the Institute of General Semantics at 401 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 by the June 1st, 2024 deadline.
TheSI Hayakawa Book Prize for the most outstanding work published in the past five years on topics of direct relevance to the discipline of general semantics. The prize includes a cash award of $1,000. Send copies with a letter of nomination to the Institute of General Semantics, 401 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016 by June 1st. Email inquiries to IGS President Lance Strate via president@generalsemantics.org
The Sanford I. Berman Award for Excellence in Teaching General Semantics. The Berman Award is granted to individuals for outstanding use of general semantics formulations in educational settings on any level. Send letters of nomination and supporting materials by June 1st via email to IGS President Lance Strate viapresident@generalsemantics.org
Christine L. Nystrom Prize. The Nystrom Prize is awarded to a student currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral level graduate program for outstanding scholarship in the form of a paper on the topic of symbols and meaning. The winning entry will be published in the IGS journal, ETC: A Review of General Semantics, and receive a cash prize of $500. Entry requirements: A letter from an advisor attesting to the student’s current status, and a paper taking the form of a scholarly article (entries should be previously unpublished). Email entries by June 1st to IGS President Lance Strate viapresident@generalsemantics.org
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