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2019 NAASR Undergraduate Essay Contest
The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) is sponsoring an essay contest for undergraduate students centering around the transformative power of education at the core of NAASR’s mission and the life of Dr. Vartan Gregorian, after whom NAASR’s new world headquarters building in Belmont, MA will be named when it opens in November 2019. The new building’s official name will be the NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building.
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Essay Prompt
“Have you had an extraordinary relationship with a teacher or professor that changed your life?”
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Contest Guidelines
The contest is open to any full-time undergraduate student in the United States, whether or not of Armenian descent. Entrants must compose an original essay in the English language of 750 to 1,000 words about an important relationship he or she forged with a teacher or professor and how that relationship served to inspire and to make a fundamental difference in his or her life. The essay need not specifically mention NAASR or Vartan Gregorian. Anyone who was an undergraduate in 2019, even if they have graduated now, is eligible.
The entry deadline is July 31, 2019.
- Submissions must be by email to hq@naasr.org, with the subject line “Essay Submission.”
- In the body of the email, entrants must include name, age, degree program, and school as well as the essay.
- Entrants should attach proof of undergraduate enrollment, such as a dated photo of a current student ID.
The winners will be announced in the fall of 2019.
The first place winner will:
- Receive a $1,000 cash prize
- Read the essay at NAASR's 65th Anniversary Gala on November 2, 2019, celebrating the Grand Opening of NAASR's world headquarters to be named the NAASR Vartan Gregorian Building (fulfilling the request of the building’s principal benefactors, Edward and Pamela Avedisian of Lexington, MA)
- Receive travel to and lodging in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area to attend NAASR's 65th Anniversary Gala on November 2, 2019.
The second place winner will receive a $500 prize.
The third place winner will receive a $250 prize.
For questions regarding the essay contest, please email hq@naasr.org.
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From NAASR Executive Director Sarah Ignatius
“Have you had an extraordinary relationship with a professor that changed your life? We want to hear from you,” said Sarah Ignatius, NAASR Executive Director, in encouraging undergraduates from all over the country to participate.
From Chairman of the Board Yervant Chekijian
“Central to Dr. Gregorian’s life is his dedication to educational advancement and the pursuit of knowledge, just as these principles are central to NAASR's mission,” said Yervant Chekijian, Chairman of NAASR’s Board of Directors. “We look forward to hearing from students how they have felt inspired in the same way.”
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About NAASR
Founded in 1955, NAASR is one of a world leader in advancing Armenian Studies and building community worldwide to preserve and enrich Armenian culture, history, and identity for future generations. NAASR supports scholars with research grants, academic programming, and research assistance in its 28,000-volume rare book Armenian Studies library, connects their scholarly findings with a broad general public worldwide, worked to found the first chairs of Armenian Studies at Harvard and UCLA, and has gone on to support other endowed positions, which now exist at 13 universities in the United States.
About Dr. Vartan Gregorian
Dr. Gregorian, who is currently President of the philanthropic foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York, was born in Tabriz, Iran, receiving his elementary education in Iran and his secondary education at Collège Arménian in Beirut, Lebanon. He graduated with honors from Stanford University and was awarded a PhD in history and humanities from Stanford. He was appointed the Tarzian Professor of Armenian and Caucasian History and professor of South Asian History at the University of Pennsylvania, and then served as president of The New York Public Library, which includes a network of four research libraries and 83 branch libraries. He was then appointed the 16th president of Brown University, before joining Carnegie.
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