Knuth scholarship

[Petr Sojka]

At the 1993 TUG Annual Meeting the Board of Directors of the TeX Users Group
(TUG) has decided that, starting with the 1994 Scholarship, the Donald E.
Knuth Scholarship will be open to non-TUG members as well as to TUG members.
The same rules for the Scholarship competition will apply, and the current
committee will serve again for the 1994 Scholarship.

Announcement of the next competition
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One Knuth Scholarship will be available for award next year. The competition
will be open to all TeX users holding support positions that are
secretarial, clerical or editorial in nature. It is therefore not intended
for those with a substantial training in technical, scientific or
mathematical subjects and, in particular, it is not open to anyone holding,
or studying for, a degree with a major or concentration in these areas.

The award will consist of an expense-paid trip to the 1994 TUG Annual
Meeting at Santa Barbara, USA, and to the Scholar's choice from the short
courses offered in conjunction with that meeting, and TUG membership for
1993, if the Scholar is not a TUG member, or for 1994, if the Scholar is a
TUG member. A cap of $2000 has been set for the award; however, this does
not include the meeting or course registration fee, which will be waived.

To enter the competition, applicants should submit to the Scholarship
Committee, by the deadline specified below, the input file and final TeX
output of a project that displays originality, knowledge of TeX, and good
TeXnique.

The project as submitted should be compact in size. If it involves a large
document or a large number of documents then only a representative part
should be submitted, together with a description of the whole project. For
example, from a book just one or two chapters would be appropriate.

The project may make use of a macro package, either a public one such as
LaTeX or one that has been developed locally; such a macro package should be
identified clearly. Such features as sophisticated use of math mode, of
macros that require more than ``filling in the blanks'', or creation and use
of new macros will be taken as illustrations of the applicant's knowledge.

All macros created by the candidate should be well documented with clear
descriptions of how they should be used and an indication of how they work
internally.

All associated style files, macro-package files, etc., should be supplied,
or a clear indication given of any widely available ones used (including
version numbers, dates, etc.); clear information should be provided
concerning the version of TeX used and about any other software (e.g.
particular printer drivers) required. Any nonstandard fonts should be
identified and provided in the form of .tfm and .pk files suitable for use
on a 300dpi laser printer.

While the quality of the typographic design will not be an important
criterion of the judges, candidates are advised to ensure that their
printed output adheres to sound typographic standards; the reasons for
any unusual typographic features should be clearly explained.

All files and documents comprising the project must be submitted on
paper; the input files should be provided in electronic form as well.
Suitable electronic media are IBM PC-compatible or Macintosh diskettes,
or a file sent by electronic mail.

A brochure with additional information is available from the TUG office. To
obtain a copy, or to request instructions on e-mail submission, write to the
address at the end of this announcement, or send a message by e-mail to
TUG at tug.org with the subject ``Knuth Scholarship request''.

Along with the project, each applicant should submit a letter stating
the following:
1. affirmation that he/she will be available to attend the 1994 TUG
   Annual Meeting;
2. affirmation of willingness to participate on the committee to
   select the next Scholar.

Each applicant should also submit a `curriculum vitae' summarizing
relevant personal information, including:
1. statement of job title, with a brief description of duties and
   responsibilities;
2. description of general post-secondary school education, TeX
   education, identifying courses attended, manuals studied, personal
   instruction from experienced TeX users, etc.;
3. description of TeX resources and support used by the
   candidate in the preparation of the project.

Neither the project nor the `curriculum vitae' should contain the
applicant's name or identify the applicant. These materials will be reviewed
by the committee without knowledge of applicants' identities. If, despite
these precautions, a candidate is identifiable to any judge, then that judge
will be required to make this fact known to the others and to the TUG board
members responsible for the conduct of the judging.

The covering letter, `curriculum vitae', and all macro documentation that is
part of the project input should be in English. (English is not required for
the output of the project.)  However, if English is not the applicant's
native language, that will not influence the decision of the committee.

Selection of the Scholarship recipient will be based on the project
submitted.

Schedule
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The following schedule will apply (all dates are in 1994):

   March 7            Deadline for receipt of submissions
   March 21--May 16   Judging period
   May 23             Notification of winner
   31 July--4 August  1994 Annual Meeting, Santa Barbara, USA

The 1994 Scholarship Committee consists of
- Chris Rowley, Open University, UK (Chair);
- David Salomon, California State University, Northridge, USA;
- Jenny Smith, Jon Wiley and Sons, Ltd. Chichester, UK.

Where to write
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All applications should be submitted to the Committee in care of the
TUG office:
  TeX Users Group
  Attn: Knuth Scholarship Competition
  PO Box 869
  Santa Barbara, CA 93102 USA
  email: TUG at tug.org

Nico Poppelier
Liaison to the 1993 Committee
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Dr. Nico A.F.M. Poppelier
Elsevier Science Publishers, APD, Information Technology Development
Molenwerf 1, 1014 AG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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