Alice Zirger Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility and Applications
A $1,000 scholarship, in memory of Mrs. Alice M. Zirger, is awarded to a female student in Asian Studies each year. The scholarship was established with a gift from the Zirger family to encourage study in the area of East Asia.
Applications are invited from female students (preferably non-traditional), with above-average academic records in the minor or certificate program in Asian Studies. The student must also be completing or have completed second-year Chinese or Japanese. The deadline for the application is February 27, 2009.
The following items constitute the application:
- Candidate's current transcript
- Two (2) letters of recommendation, one from a faculty member outside Asian Studies.
- A 2-3 page typed, double-spaced essay, stating the candidate's reasons for enrollment in the Asian Studies Program and how the scholarship would be used.
Please submit all application materials to Pat Bartlett, UF Asian Studies Program, 419 Grinter Hall, PO Box 117365, Gainesville, FL, 32601 by 4pm on the deadline date, which is usually in late February.
Further information regarding the scholarship may be obtained from Pat Bartlett, Outreach Coordinator, (352) 392-2464 or patbart.ufl.edu
Past Recipients
- Chung Liu, 1985
- Julie A. Schreiber, 1988
- Jan Kivipelto, 1990
- Kimberly Scott, 1991
- Eunice V. Johnson, 1992
- Eunice V. Johnson, 1993
- Steffani Pfeiffer, 1993
- Ann V. Walker, 1994
- Melinda Cardozo, 1995
- Jenny C. Barket, 1995
- Amanda Rust, 1997
- Heather C. O'Brien, 1998
- Launa M. Sims, 1999
- Liying Li, 2000
- Christina J. Kinney, 2001
- Hanae Sakata, 2001
- Maimi Niina, 2002
- Laura Gaskell, 2003
- Katti Ying, 2003
- Annamarie Gabrenya, 2004
- Jen-Lin Hwang, 2005
- Lucille Mao Lan, 2006
- Lauren Ammerman, 2007
- Suzette Pringle, 2007
- Heeral Chibber, 2009
- Iris Yi Zhang, 2009
Photos
2006 Winner LUCILLE LAM
