Fellowships/Grants

Projects for Peace $10,000 Grants — 11/30 and 12/6 info meetings

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Projects for Peace 

Wednesday November 30, Noon in Usdan 108

Tuesday December 6, Noon in Usdan 108

Come find out how to apply for this $10,000 grant to support projects promoting peace during the summer of 2012.  All Wesleyan undergraduates are eligible to apply and interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of the info sessions. Applications are due Friday, January 27.   

All information is on our website: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ocs/peace/index.html  

Any questions, contact Cathy Lechowicz, clechowicz@wesleyan.edu

Watson Fellowship Info Meeting for SP’12 study abroad/leave students — Tues., 12:15 p.m.

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WANT $25,000 to go around the world to do a project about which you’re passionate in the year after you graduate?

Come to a informational meeting on Tues., Nov. 14 at 12:15 p.m. in Usdan 136 with Dean Brown about the Watson Fellowship for students studying abroad or going leave for the Spring 2012 semester.  Learn about how you can get this phenomenal opportunity!

Projects for Peace — Mon., 7 p.m.

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Projects for Peace:  Info Session Monday November 14, 7pm, Usdan 110

Come find out how to apply for this $10,000 grant to support projects promoting peace during the summer of 2012.  All Wesleyan undergraduates are eligible to apply and interested applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of the info sessions. Applications are due Friday January 27.  

All information is on our website: http://www.wesleyan.edu/ocs/peace/index.html  

Any questions, contact Cathy Lechowicz, clechowicz@wesleyan.edu

Writing Prizes & Fellowships 3/3

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Apply for the Writing Prizes and Fellowships Awarded By the ENGL Department and Writing Programs. Sophomores should feel welcome to apply for most of the prizes and fellowships, except for where indicated. Sophomores are eligible to apply for an Olin Fellowship for independent study over the summer. The fellowships are to be used for work in English outside the Wesleyan course structure. Suitable projects may include, for example, study in an academic program, research, training in research methods, or sustained work on a piece of writing. Unless otherwise indicated, all entries are due by March 3, 2011 by 5:00 PM.

 Sophomores are also welcome to apply for the Wesleyan Writers Conference Scholarships. They should note that the deadline is March 24th, 2011.

 Visit the Writing Prizes website for prize and fellowship information:

http://www.wesleyan.edu/writing/prizeinfo.html

Davenport Summer Study Grants

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Davenport Study Grants 2011
 
Limited funds are available to support student research and other student scholarly projects in public affairs to begin this summer. Most of the grants will be concentrated in the social science departments and the CSS, but applications will be accepted from majors in all areas of the University as long as the proposed projects are related to public affairs.  Only current sophomores and juniors are eligible. All Davenport Scholars will receive a minimum of $500, as stipulated by the terms of the Davenport Bequest, but additional amounts of up to $2,500 may be awarded, with total awards normally not exceeding $3,000.

For detailed information about the application process, please consult the Davenport Grant website  http://www.wesleyan.edu/pac/davenport.html. The deadline for all application materials is noon, Friday, March 11, 2011.  Announcement of grant awards will be made on or before April 4, 2011.

Udall Scholarship

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In 2011, the Foundation expects to award 80 scholarships of up to $5000 and 50 honorable mentions of $350 to sophomore and junior level college students committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care.

Scholarships are offered in any of three categories:

  • To students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; or
  • To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy; or
  • To Native American and Alaska Native students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to Native health care.

The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics.

The Udall Foundation seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in Native American health care and tribal public policy. Tribal policy includes fields related to tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, tribal law, Native American education, Native American justice, natural resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, Native American economic development, and other areas affecting Native American communities. Native American health care includes health care administration, social work, medicine, and research into health conditions affecting Native American communities.

More information is available at  www.udall.gov.  Contact David Phillips, Dean for the Class of 2012,(dphillips@wesleyan.edu, x2757), if you are interested in applying.

English Dept./Writing Program: Prizes and Fellowships

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Apply for the English Department’s and Writing Programs’ Annual Writing Prizes and Fellowships  

 thumbnailCAIMGFTW           The English Department and Writing Programs invite students to submit outstanding poetry, fiction, and prose for consideration for prizes.  These prizes recognize exceptional student writing and also support summer projects and graduate study.  Prize winners have included students from all majors and class years. Students have undertaken various ambitious projects through summer fellowships, including travel to Bangladesh, Kenya, and other foreign destinations. Students have also completed research, oral history projects, and personal writing initiatives.  
 
Please see our website for a complete list of awards and complete application procedures for each.  www.wesleyan.edu/writing<http://www.wesleyan.edu/writing>  
 
Applications are due March 24th to the Writing Programs Office in Downey 112 (lower level).  
 
For further information email Jessica Posner, Russell House Arts Fellow, 860.685.3448, RussellHouse@wesleyan.edu.

Environmental Studies Mellon Research Grants: Deadline extended to Feb. 26

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thumbnailCAW6XNSLApplications are now available for the Environmental Studies Mellon Research Internship. You can obtain an application from our website (www.wesleyan.edu/environmentalstudies/ <http://www.wesleyan.edu/environmentalstudies/> ).

Internships are for a duration of 9 and a half weeks and carry a stipend of $3,900. The summer internship will run from May 26 – July 30, 2010, while the Fall internship would run the term of the semester.

Applications are due in the Environmental Studies Program Office (Exley Science Center, Room 331) on or before 26 February 2010. Internships are for either the Summer or Fall 2010. You must have 2 letters of recommendation submitted by that same date. One letter should be from your faculty mentor, the second from another member of the Wesleyan faculty. Awards will be announced by 5 March 2010.

The student application seeks two short letters of recommendation.  In addition to recommending the student, the faculty mentor must briefly (1-2 paragraphs) explain the project, its importance and relevance to her/his research program.  Letters of recommendation may either be sent to Ms. Marinelli through campus mail or by email (pdf preferred) to vmarinelli@wesleyan.edu.