Dear Graduate Students,

Please read below about an exciting and very lucrative opportunity for financial support for study, research, or other creative project abroad.

Thank you,

Andrew Morse
President
Graduate Student Senate

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Call for Proposals

W.K. McClure Scholarship Program 
For The Study of World Affairs

The W. K. McClure Scholarship Program offers UTK students financial awards up to $5,000 to support study/research/creative projects abroad aimed at enhancing and promoting education for world responsibility. The scholarship can be applied to any project which offers the potential for the development of knowledge relative to significant issues or problems associated with world affairs and the reduction of international conflict, principally through legal, cultural, political, economic, social, and scientific studies.

Applications Due on March 11, 2011
(for Mini-term, Summer, Fall, and Academic Year 2011 and Spring and Calendar Year 2012)


Eligibility

1. Students must be enrolled full-time at the University and must receive credit for the study/research/creative project funded by the McClure Scholarship.

2. Students must be in good standing with the University.

3. While there is no absolute grade point criterion, successful applicants generally have a GPA between 3.0 and 4.0.

4. Students must not have previously received a McClure Scholarship.

5. The McClure Scholarship will not be awarded to support participation on a Study Abroad Program or for projects taking place simultaneously with a Study Abroad program.


Selection Criteria

A committee of faculty and administrators will review applications and select the scholarship recipients. Students will be selected based on the following criteria:

1. Demonstrated connection between the project and the goals of the scholarship program.

2. Contribution of the project to the overall educational career of the student and to the broader community.

3. Academic quality and feasibility of the project.

4. Demonstrated commitment of the student and faculty advisor to the project.

5. Student's demonstrated ability to initiate and sustain creative activities and research.

6. Projects must incorporate a significant amount of time abroad (minimum of 4 weeks).

7. Both the project and the final report or project ending piece of work (written report, a visual report, an artistic production, computer-based production, pieces of creative writing, etc.) must be completed before graduation.

8. The committee may require a personal interview as part of the application process.


Apply Online at http://studyabroad.utk.edu/?go=mcclure

Application Pieces

1. Academic History

2. Faculty Mentor Support Form

3. Verification and Release of Information

4. Budget (which may include airfare, lodging, meals, and additional expenses)

5. Questionnaire (which details the project’s title, location, dates, and description and the amount of funding requested, not exceeding $5,000)


Contact Person: Anne Hulse, [log in to unmask]

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