2003 Minority Doctoral Student Scholarship Applications are now being accepted for the 2003 Minority Doctoral Student Scholarship, an award of $1400. The scholarship is sponsored by the Communication Theory and Methodology Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The scholarship honors Professor Lionel C. Barrow of Howard University in recognition of his pioneering efforts in support of minority education in journalism and mass communication. Minority students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) enrolled in a Ph.D. program in journalism and/or mass communication are encouraged to apply. The Division presented its 31st award in 2002 to Mia Moody-Hall, a doctoral student at the University of Texas. Other recent winners (affiliation at time of award) include: 2001 George Daniels, Georgia; 2000 Maria Len-Rios, Missouri; 1999 Meredith Li-Vollmer, Washington and Kelley McCoy, Washington; 1998 Osei Appiah, Stanford; 1997 Alice Chan, Michigan State; 1996 Dwayne Proctor, Connecticut; 1995 Dhavan Shah, Minnesota; 1994 Qingwen Dong, Washington State; 1993 Shalini Venturelli, Colorado. The award is made possible in part through contributions from the Minorities and Communication Division, the Commission on the Status of Minorities, personal donations, as well as royalties from Guido H. Stempel and Bruce H Westley's Research Methods in Mass Communication. Applicants need not be members of AEJMC or the CT&M Division. Applications will be judged on the likelihood the candidate's work will contribute to communication theory and/or methodology. To be considered for this scholarship, please send a curriculum vitae, a letter outlining research interests and career plans, and two letters of recommendation to: Michael A. Shapiro Dept. of Communication Cornell University 319 Kennedy Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 (Questions may be addressed to Prof. Shapiro at [log in to unmask] or 607 255 6356) All materials should be postmarked by June 16, 2003.