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ANNOUNCEMENT
Support
for International Research,
Internships, and Performances
for Graduate Students at the University of Delaware
Sponsored by the Office
of Graduate and Professional Education
in collaboration with
The Center for International Studies
Graduate students must travel
internationally to conduct investigations in renowned collections, to
study cultures, to collect scientific data, to carry out field
research, to participate in public service endeavors through
internships, to perform in popular festivals, and to create meaningful
art. International exposure enriches cultural knowledge and diversity,
inspires creativity, fosters global partnerships, and enhances the
students’ scholarship, impact, and marketability.
This new competitive grant program will provide funding of up to $5000
to advanced graduate students at the doctoral and master’s level campus
wide to support global research travel during the summer of 2009
through winter session 2010 that will significantly enhance scholarship
opportunities and/or provide interesting and important venues for
creative work and internship experiences. In addition, recipients must
be firmly committed to public engagement and outreach, as they will
become central promoters of this summer program and the value of
international study in the future. These trips may vary in length and
cost depending upon the proposed program of study and type of
scholarly/creative activity. Funding may cover transportation, housing,
food, departure taxes, visa and entrance fees, and other incidentals.
The program is administered by the Office of Graduate and Professional
Education in collaboration with the Center for International Studies
and all seven Colleges at the University of Delaware.
Proposals should be submitted to Marsha Rybicki, (mrybicki@udel.edu) by February 16, 2009 and include the
following:
- Two-page project
description and rationale (Note: Some awards may be granted on a
contingency basis, as deadlines for a student’s notice of acceptance
into summer theatrical and musical festivals, for example, tend to be
offered later in the spring.)
- Curriculum vita
- Detailed budget Note: All
budgets should include $15/week for health insurance.
Departments/Programs are encouraged to provide some level of match
funding. This should be documented in the budget description.
- Recommendation from the
applicant’s faculty advisor or department/program chair or director
attesting to the applicant’s progress in their major area of study and
suitability for this travel award.
A faculty committee appointed
by the Office of Graduate and Professional Education will review
applications, with final notification to students by March 30, 2009.
Efforts will be made to ensure that grant awards are made across the
full spectrum of departments and disciplines.
Upon completion of each grant, students will be required to prepare a
detailed report summarizing their research/creative activities and the
influence of this experience on their long-term research goals and
professional development. This report must include images
suitable for a departmental and college website. Each student who
receives an award over $1000 must make a presentation to his or her
department or another appropriate audience, ideally accompanied by
powerpoint images, within eight weeks of returning from the funded
travel. The grant award letter will be accompanied by a sheet
that the student and advisor must complete and return to the Office of
Graduate and Professional Education after the presentation has been
made.
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