The Boylston Prizes are open by competition to all upper-class students in good standing at Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges. These prizes are among the oldest in the University and are given "for the delivery of memorized selections from English, Greek, or Latin Literature."

Candidates for the prizes must register in person with four copies of their selection (typed, photocopied, or printed), with John Pelletier or Cindy Fallows at the Department of English and American Literature and Language, Barker Center, 12 Quincy St., on or before Monday, April 5. Selections are not to exceed five minutes in delivery.

A monetary award will be presented to the first- and second- place winners. A preliminary competition will be held at 4 p.m. in Boylston Auditorium on Thursday, April 8. The finals will be held on Thursday, April 15, at 8 p.m. in Boylston Auditorium.

Preservation project funded at Peabody Museum

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology has received $80,968 from the Getty Grant Program for a Conservation Survey of the Museum's 1,250 works of art on paper, paintings, and historic frames. Funding supports the services of three independent conservators who will implement the conservation survey, and the hiring of a museum preparator who will rehouse the 950 works of art on paper in new archival-quality mats and boxes for improved research access and long-term preservation.

This preservation project is the first necessary phase to improve the public access to this art/ethnographic collection.

New fellowships available at Ukrainian Institute

The Ukrainian Research Institute is offering new fellowships for the summer of 1999 and the 1999-2000 academic year.

Summer Travel Grants: Both undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at Harvard are invited to apply for support to conduct research projects in Ukraine during the summer of 1999. Grants of up to $2,000 for graduate students and $1,500 for undergraduates will be available for travel and research expenses.

Academic Year Fellowships: Graduate students currently enrolled at Harvard are invited to apply for the 1999-2000 academic year. These fellowships will cover tuition fees and provide a $5,000/semester stipend for students pursuing topics relating to Ukraine. In most cases fellowships will be awarded for one semester, but in exceptional cases a full academic year fellowship may be awarded. Students in all Faculty of Arts and Sciences departments are invited to apply, but priority will be given to students who have completed general exams and are either developing or writing their dissertations.

Application forms are available at the Ukrainian Research Institute. Completed applications and letters should be returned to:

Ukrainian Research Institute
Fellowship Committee
1583 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138

The deadline for both fellowships is Friday, April 23.