Mytoan Nguyen
Project on immigration policy and Vietnamese refugee communities in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. At the time, Nguyen was at UC Berkeley.
2003
RIck Anthony Furtak
Project on the stoicism of Kierkegaard, in preparation for a book entitled Truth, Love and Falsity: A Kierkegaardian Response to Stoicism. At the time, Furtak was at the University of Chicago.
Yuni Kim
Project on Swedish dialects in Finland, which is spoken by 6% of the population. At the time, Kim was at Harvard university.
Joshua Meltzer
Project on Finland’s role in multilateral diplomacy. At the time, Metzger was at Southern Cal.
Claudia Berguson
Project on the narrative authority of the author Sigrid Undset. At the time, Berguson was at the University of Washington.
Mara Fridell
Project on the interplay of immigration, politics and state capacity. At the time, Fridell was at the University of Oregon.
Julianne K. Ohlander
Project re-assessing myths about suicide in Sweden.
Omie Kerr
Exceptional second prize awarded for work as a Cultural Attaché in Mexico.
Sandra Kaiser
In recognition of her work as a gifted Public Affairs Officer in Athens.
Jerry Clinton
For his translation of the Rostam and Esfandyar episodes of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, Iran’s national epic. It has been called “clearly the finest English verse translation of Ferdowsi in existence.”
Sabine Porte
For her translation of For the Time Being, by Annie Dillard.
Salvatore Settis
Project on redefining Italian policy and legislation for managing Italy’s cultural heritage.