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S.C. Lee Scholarship

The Shao-Chang Lee Scholarship Fund was established by friends and colleagues of the late Professor Lee, in his honor, to provide scholarship awards for outstanding undergraduate students enrolled at MSU, and pursuing or planning to pursue a program that includes Asian Studies. The primary purpose of the awards is to encourage excellence in scholarship.

Professor Lee was a noted authority on Chinese history and religion. He worked tirelessly to promote further understanding between East Asia and the United States. Applicants for the scholarship must:

• be undergraduate students enrolled at MSU, and
• be citizens of the United States.

Preference shall be given to those who have not won before.

The program is administered by the Asian Studies Center. Selection of winners is determined by the Shao Chang Lee Scholarship Committee, appointed by the Provost. The scholarships are distributed through the MSU Office of Financial Aid.

For the academic year 2008-2009 the application (PDF)* deadline is 5:00 PM, Friday, January 16, 2009.

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S. C. Lee Best Paper Competition

Students in any field may submit a research paper completed for a course, or under the supervision of a faculty member, at MSU during the Spring, Summer or Fall semesters, 2008-2009, as long as the paper focuses on an Asian topic or has Asian content. Book reports or reviews are not eligible. The paper competition has two categories: enrolled undergraduate and graduate. Only one paper may be submitted by a student in the annual competition.

Each paper submitted must meet the following standards:

Typed, double-spaced, free of typo/spelling errors and any commentary by the professor who graded the original paper (this may mean retyping of paper before submitting to competition). Pages must be numbered plus a title page.

No reference on it to the writer or class for which it was written. A separate cover sheet (available from the Asian Studies Center or online below) must be submitted, containing the student's name, class for which the paper was written, and the signature of the professor.

Only ONE paper may be submitted by a student in the annual competition.

Any research paper written and completed for a course at MSU during Spring, Summer or Fall semesters is eligible, as long as its subject relates primarily to Asia. Book reports are not eligible.

Awards up to $1000 will be given for the best graduate and undergraduate papers.

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Click here for competition entry form (PDF)*

Papers will not be returned.