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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Russian and East European Studies <crees@ku.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:26 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Russian and East European Studies <crees@ku.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> 2020 Laird Essay Competition with cash prize<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0"><a href="http://crees.ku.edu/laird-essay-competition">Laird Essay Competition Submission Deadline</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All University of Kansas students actively pursuing interests in Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies in any KU academic program are eligible to submit an essay of approximately 2,000 words on any topic
dealing with the region.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Undergraduate Award: $250 cash prize</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Graduate Award: $500 cash prize & $75 book fund</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All essays must be 12-pt font, double-spaced.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Submit an anonymous version of the essay to the CREES office or email to
<a href="mailto:crees@ku.edu">crees@ku.edu</a> (subject header: “LastName Laird Essay”). Please say whether it is a graduate or undergraduate essay.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For more information and to apply, please visit the CREES<b>
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