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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"> Council for the Arts Molson
Prizes </SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Call for nominations for the
Molson Prizes in the Arts and in the Social <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Sciences and Humanities
<U>DEADLINE </U></SPAN></B><st1:date Year="2007" Day="1" Month="12"><B
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">1 December
2007</SPAN></U></B></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
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Canada Council for the Arts and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada are pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the
2008 Molson Prizes in the Arts and in the Social Sciences and Humanities. We
invite you to submit nominations for these prestigious prizes and also solicit
your kind collaboration in publicizing this call for nominations throughout your
institution. The two <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Molson Prizes</B>
are worth $50,000 each. One is awarded annually in the arts and the other in the
humanities or social sciences. The eligibility criteria and nomination
procedures are posted on our website at <A
href="">http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/molson/sg127237757005156250.htm</A>.
There is no nomination form.</SPAN><SPAN
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Important
change</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">:
Only <U>one</U> nominator is now required to put forth a nomination (in previous
years, three nominators were required); nominations and support documentation
must be postmarked no later than the deadline date, </SPAN><st1:date Year="2007"
Day="1" Month="12"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">1 December
2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">You may also find the
information sheet and form for the <STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">John G. Diefenbaker
Award</SPAN></STRONG> on our website at: <A
href="">http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/john_g_diefenbaker/bj127223040193593750.htm</A> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">We look forward to receiving
your nominations.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Endowments & Prizes
Section</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond">Canada</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond"> Council for the
Arts</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Objet :<SPAN
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: FR">Les </SPAN></B><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR">Prix
Molson 2008 du Conseil des Arts du Canada</SPAN></B><B
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">
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style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Appel
de mises en candidature pour les Prix Molson en arts et en sciences
humaines</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><U><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">DATE
LIMITE DE DÉPÔT : le 1<SUP>er</SUP> décembre 2007<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"> </SPAN><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; BACKGROUND: lime; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-highlight: lime; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Le
Conseil des Arts du Canada et le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du
Canada font un appel de mises en candidature pour les Prix Molson en arts et en
sciences humaines pour l’année 2008. Nous vous invitons à soumettre des
candidatures pour ces prix prestigieux et vous demandons aussi de bien vouloir
diffuser cet appel dans votre établissement. Les deux <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Prix Molson</B> sont d’une valeur de
50 000 $ chacun. Chaque année, un prix est accordé dans le domaine des arts
et un autre dans le domaine des sciences humaines. Les critères
d’admissibilité et les formalités de mise en candidature sont disponibles sur
notre site web au <A
href="">http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prix/molson_fr/sg127237757005156250.htm</A>.
Il n’y a pas de formulaire de mise en candidature. </SPAN><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR">Changement
important </SPAN></B><SPAN lang=FR
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR">:
<U>Un</U> seul proposant doit maintenant soumettre une mise candidature (par le
passé, trois proposants étaient requis); l</SPAN><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">es
mises en candidature et les documents connexes doivent être <B>oblitérés par la
poste</B> au plus tard <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">le 1<SUP>er</SUP>
décembre 2007</B>. </SPAN><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Le
feuillet de renseignements et le formulaire pour la<STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> Bourse
John-G.-Diefenbaker</SPAN></STRONG> sont également disponibles sur notre site
web au <A
href="">http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prix/john_g_diefenbaker_fr/bj127223040193593750.htm</A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Au
plaisir de recevoir vos mises en candidature.</SPAN><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"> </SPAN><SPAN
lang=FR-CA style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Le
Service des prix et dotations</SPAN><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=FR-CA
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Garamond; mso-ansi-language: FR-CA">Conseil
des Arts du Canada</SPAN></P>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> ________________________________________________________________________<BR>"Those
who have an orphan's sense of history love history."--Anna in Ondaatje's
Divisadero<BR>_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<BR>"La
Pocha Nostra is a virtual maquiladora [. . . ] that produces brand-new
metaphors, symbols, images, and words to explain the complexities of our times.
The Spanglish neologism Pocha Nostra translates as either 'our impurities' or
'the cartel of cultural bastards.' We love this poetic ambiguity. It reveals an
attitude toward art and society: 'Crossracial, poly-gendered, experi-mental, ¿y
qué?' " --Guilllermo
Gómez-Peña.<BR>___________________________________________________________________________________________________<BR>Denis
Salter<BR>Professor of Theatre<BR>McGill
University<BR>________</FONT></STRONG></DIV></BODY></HTML>