To: Communication Program Ph.D. Program Directors From: Mike Wirth, Co-Director, The Bob Magness Institute Re: Call for Proposals for the Bob Magness Institute Dissertation Research Grant Program The Bob Magness Institute is once again calling for Ph.D. candidates whose dissertation research will focus on some aspect of the cable telecommunications industry to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 dollars to support their dissertation research. I've attached copies of the Call for Proposals along with the application form. These are also available on The Cable Center web site "http://www.cablecenter.org". The application deadline is March 15, 2000. Please pass this information on to any of your doctoral students who may be interested. ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite