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Program Number: 21772
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***Deadlines:     12/7/2012

Sponsor:          American Library Association
Title:            Marta Lange/CQ Press Award
Contact:          
Tel:              
Website:          http://www.ala.org
Full Program:          http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/martalangecq

SYNOPSIS:
 

This annual award recognizes an academic or law librarian who, through research, service to the profession, or other creative activity, makes distinguished contributions to bibliography and information service in law or political science. 





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Program Number: 74310
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***Deadlines:     12/14/2012

Sponsor:          Association for Israel Studies
Title:            Shapiro Award for Best Book in Israel Studies
Contact:          Dr. Ilan Peleg
Tel:              
Email:            pelegi@lafayette.edu
Full Program:          http://www.aisisraelstudies.org/shapiro.ehtml

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The Association for Israel Studies annually awards the Shapiro Prize for the best book in Israel Studies published during the last calendar year. 





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Program Number: 04934
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***Deadlines:     12/15/2012

Sponsor:          American Political Science Association
Title:            Law and Courts - Lifetime Achievement Award
Contact:          Christopher Zorn, Chair
Tel:              
Email:            zorn@psu.edu
Website:          http://www.law.nyu.edu/lawcourts/
Full Program:          http://www.apsanet.org/content_4818.cfm

SYNOPSIS:


The Lifetime Achievement Award honors a distinguished career of scholarly achievement and service to the Law and Courts field. Nominees must be political scientists who are at least 65 years of age or who have been active in the field for at least 25 years. Nominations from previous competitions will be carried forward to the current year's competition. The committee will retain nominations for 3 years, but one may re-nominate an individual and renew the materials in the file. Nominations may be made by any member of the Section and should consist of a statement outlining the contributions of the nominee and, if possible, also include the nominee's curriculum vitae.  





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Program Number: 00194
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***Deadlines:     12/15/2012

Sponsor:          Delmas (Gladys Krieble) Foundation
Title:            Grants for Independent Research on Venetian History and Culture
Contact:          
Tel:              212-687-0011
Email:            info@delmas.org
Website:          http://www.delmas.org
Full Program:          http://www.delmas.org/guidelines/v_ir_a_inst.html

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The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation announces its 2013-2014 program of grants (predoctoral and postdoctoral) for travel to and residence in Venice and the Veneto. Grants will be awarded for historical research specifically on Venice and the former Venetian empire, and for study of contemporary Venetian society and culture. Disciplines of the humanities and social sciences are eligible areas of study, including (but not limited to) archaeology, architecture, art, bibliography, economics, history, history of science, law, literature, music, political science, religion, and theater.