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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Center for the Study of Religion is excited to announce the deadline for the upcoming Savko award for Best Undergraduate Paper, which will be due for
<b>Monday, May 1, 2023 by 5pm</b>. The Savko fund was established by Maureen “Mo” Savko and Carlotta “Cory” McCowen in honor of their mothers, Anna Marie Savko and Cora Lee Banks. More information about the award and submission process can be found below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#666666">Best Undergraduate Paper</span></strong><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#555555">A $500 prize for the best undergraduate paper relating to the academic study of religion. The paper must have been written as part of an OSU course and may be submitted either by a faculty member or by the student
directly. Papers may come from either fall or spring semester.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#555555">All papers wishing to be adjudicated should be emailed to <a href="mailto:religion@osu.edu?subject=Savko%20Undergraduate%20Research%20Award%20Submission"><span style="color:#BA0C2F">religion@osu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#555555">The application deadline for the 2022-2023 academic year will be Monday, May 1, 2023.</span></strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#555555"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Similar information can be found on the Awards page of the Center’s website
<a href="https://religion.osu.edu/awards">HERE</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Faculty are encouraged to submit particularly strong papers on their students’ behalf, and students are also encouraged to submit on their own behalf! Please do keep your eyes open for strong submissions as final papers roll in.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any questions or concerns should be communicated to our Director, Isaac Weiner (<a href="mailto:weiner.141@osu.edu">weiner.141@osu.edu</a>), or our Program Coordinator, Nick Spitulski (<a href="mailto:spitulski.1@osu.edu">spitulski.1@osu.edu</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Savannah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Savannah H. Finver</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">(she/her/hers)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Doctoral Student | Comparative Studies</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Graduate Research Associate</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> - <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/religion.osu.edu/__;!!IBzWLUs!BoynKKlAxrBkby6-F76sWPzBfnKaZkdFXHgaSh1FUzm5JEhikv7rhSqBndIyeIap$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/religion.osu.edu/__;!!IBzWLUs!BoynKKlAxrBkby6-F76sWPzBfnKaZkdFXHgaSh1FUzm5JEhikv7rhSqBndIyeIap$"><span style="color:#000068">Center
for the Study of Religion</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Features Editor - </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.religiousstudiesproject.com/__;!!IBzWLUs!BoynKKlAxrBkby6-F76sWPzBfnKaZkdFXHgaSh1FUzm5JEhikv7rhSqBnQTaTYVr$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.religiousstudiesproject.com/__;!!IBzWLUs!BoynKKlAxrBkby6-F76sWPzBfnKaZkdFXHgaSh1FUzm5JEhikv7rhSqBnQTaTYVr$"><span style="color:#000068">The
Religious Studies Project</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Gender and Religion Section Chair </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">- <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sites.google.com/view/midwestaar/home__;!!IBzWLUs!BoynKKlAxrBkby6-F76sWPzBfnKaZkdFXHgaSh1FUzm5JEhikv7rhSqBnStoWmy5$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/sites.google.com/view/midwestaar/home__;!!IBzWLUs!BoynKKlAxrBkby6-F76sWPzBfnKaZkdFXHgaSh1FUzm5JEhikv7rhSqBnStoWmy5$"><span style="color:#000068">MAAR</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ohio State University</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:finver.1@osu.edu" title="mailto:finver.1@osu.edu"><span style="color:#000068">finver.1@osu.edu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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