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Alice and Ray Drum British Isles Summer Travel Award
The Alice and Ray Drum British Isles Summer Travel Award, first given in 2001, offers $1,500 to support summer research in the British Isles. The award is enabled by a donation by Dr. Alice Drum, Vice President from 1988-2001 as well as a professor in the areas of English literature and Women's Studies; and by Dr. Ray K. Drum, who taught for more than thirty years at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, and who is also an enthusiast of traveling and hiking in the British Isles.
How to Apply
Winners, with a preference for English majors who will be enrolled at the College in the semester following the award, will be chosen by a faculty committee appointed by the Provost. The Committee may interview finalists and request letters of reference.
Winners agree to use the funds as stipulated in the proposal and to submit receipts to the Business Office within 30 days after completion of the project. Winners are recognized at Awards Day and are expected to write a report and (except graduates) to make presentations on campus to interested groups about their projects, including at the Campus Research Fair.
Contact the English department with questions.
Deadline: End of March
APPLICATION MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES
Candidates should submit the following to the English Department (Keiper 303), all in one print copy:
1. The Summer Study/Travel Awards Application Cover Sheet. The form will guide you in how to submit these supplemental items:
2. A copy of the your latest unofficial F&M transcript.
3. A biographical essay of about 500 words describing your education, interests, achievements, personal and professional goals, and other relevant factors.
4. A statement of about 500 words about the project: its objectives, how you will achieve them, its connection to your interests, background, and goals, and how you will share the results with others.
5. A budget of all expected expenses (using the Summer Award Budget form), including any that would be met from other sources.
6. One letter of recommendation from a faculty member or administrator familiar with your work and proposal, and the names of two more FSA willing to recommend you.
