Call for Applications

The John Andrew and Margaret E. Robinson Memorial Fellowship in Communication Studies

The faculty in the Communication Studies Program invites letters of application for The John Andrew and Margaret E. Robinson Memorial Fellowship in Communication Studies. In 1989 Margaret Robinson established this graduate scholarship in honor of the life and work of her husband, who had a career in communications, with the US Merchant Marines, the US Army, and then AT&T. Upon Margaret Robinson's death in 2000 her children made an additional gift to the fund and renamed it to honor both John and Margaret Robinson.

The fellowship is awarded to a graduate student on the basis of merit. The student must be full-time in the 2009-2010 academic year. The amount of the award varies depending on the interest earned that year but has been approximately $1500 or about $750 per semester over the past few years.

Those who apply should prepare a letter of two to four pages in length documenting those accomplishments that concern merit. The letter might include such things as undergraduate and professional accomplishments in communication before entering the graduate program, academic achievements while in the program (including GPA and any special recognition), professional achievements while in the program (such as quality instruction as a teaching assistant, professional meetings attended, and scholarly papers read or published), extracurricular and community activity related to communication studies, and future goals.

The letter should also include your current address so we can contact you when the decision is made. The reception of your application will be notified by e-mail. If you do not receive the notification at your UNCG e-mail address in two weeks from the deadline, please contact Dr. Kinefuchi at e_kinefu@uncg.edu. Questions should be directed to her as well.

Send the application to:

Etsuko Kinefuchi, Awards Committee Chair

Department of Communication Studies

105 Ferguson

P.O. Box 26170

UNC Greensboro

Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

Deadline for application is Monday, April 6, 2009.

The winner will be announced in early May.