THE SECOND JIM CORBETT RESEARCH PRIZE
Dear Jim Corbett International Research FB discussion group members, Today, July 25th, 2020, let us wish the man who united all of us, Jim Corbett, happy birthday, and express our deep belief that his influence on our world will be growing, for the good of the future of our world! Jim Corbett International Research Group is pleased to announce the Second Jim Corbett Research Prize. Let us remind our group members, that this prize aims to encourage Corbett fans to take up researching the legacy of Jim Corbett, as a writer, environmentalist, hunter, filmmaker, and humanitarian. Participants can be anyone, excluding the already established researchers of Jim Corbett's legacy with officially published research outcomes (articles or books). Participants and winners of the first competition are also allowed to participate in thie competition. We would like to remind to those who are interested to participate, to take research in various directions, for example: (1) Gathering the information in the villages, where Corbett's activity took place (for example, interviewing villagers in the villages where man-eaters claimed victims); (2) A critical study/review of the existing book (books) on Corbett; (3) New research in any Corbett-related direction; If you are an avid Corbett fan, but are shy as you have never researched anything, remember that Jim himself is a great example of a person who did not have any formal training and still became a brilliant writer and naturalist! It is important that participants gradually develop elements of the scholarly style of research and writing, like (1) State clearly the goal of the research, (2) Review the existing research on the topic, (3) Describe the materials used in the research, (4) Make clear conclusion of your research, (5) Present full reference of the sources (dates of oral interviews or full details of the written sources). The submission can be in any form (like a written article, Google-Earth project, or a film-documentary). Research articles should not exceed 6 pages of written text, including references, with following specifications: Font "Times New Roman", size 12, with 1.5 spaces between lines) Films should not exceed 25 minutes. As we want to encourage research activity, all submitted projects must follow the vigorous research guidelines of the research goals, review of existing literature, and references, stated above. The materials should be submitted to the Jim Corbett International Research Group (by emails: <[email protected]> and <[email protected]> and will be assessed by the members of the Jim Corbett Research Competition Prize Committee, consisting of members of Jim Corbett International Research Group and invited experts. Timelines of the competition: (1) Submission of the article/film - between March 1 and March 21; (2) Announcement of the winner will happen on April 19th, via the FB of the Jim Corbett International Research Group. Winners and the prize money There can be one, two or three winners, and there will be a small prize as well: 1st prize - 250USD, 2nd prize - 150USD, and 3rd prize 100USD. The success of the first competition raised our hopes that this prize will further encourage Corbett fans to start actively research the legacy of the man they already love cordially! Good luck to everyone who is considering participating in the competition! Signed: Jim Corbett Internations Research Group members
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