Jerome A. Schiff Fellowships 2007-2008

Overview | Application Materials | Deadlines | Fellowship Recipients

Overview

The Committee on Curriculum and Instruction invites applications for 2007-08 Jerome A. Schiff Fellowships. Made possible through a generous gift from the Jerome A. Schiff Charitable Trust, Schiff Fellowships are merit awards intended to support the scholarly work of students enrolled in the senior honors program. Eligibility is limited to Wellesley students currently enrolled in a 360 or intending to enroll in a 360 in Spring 2008. Students who are currently enrolled in a 370 this semester are not eligible.

We expect to make approximately 10-15 awards this year. All students selected to be Schiff Fellows will receive a minimum award of $2000. Past fellows have used their awards in various ways, for example to reduce work obligations during the academic year or Wintersession so as to devote more time to research. In addition, students may apply for approximately $1000 to meet thesis-related research expenses. This supplemental support may be used, for example, to cover travel and living expenses related to fieldwork, interviews, library or archival research; to purchase supplies, materials and equipment necessary to conduct research; and to cover travel and living expenses to attend appropriate academic conferences.

Students wishing to apply for a Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship should submit the following materials:

1. a cover sheet listing name, major, local address and telephone number, email address, thesis title, and the name of the faculty member serving as advisor to the thesis. The cover sheet should be signed and dated by both the student and her thesis advisor;
2. a current resume;
3. a 2-3 page proposal (double-spaced) describing the thesis, work completed to date, and detailed plans for the Fellowship year (applicants should be careful to make their proposals intelligible to non-specialist readers);
4. a budget itemizing and justifying research expenses related to the thesis (students who are not applying for supplemental support for research expenses need not submit this item);
5. either an unofficial transcript from Banner self-service or a grade report from the Registrar;
6. two (2) letters of recommendation from Wellesley faculty, one of which must be written by the student's thesis advisor. The letters should address the strength and feasibility of the student's proposed thesis, the appropriateness of the proposed budget, the student's ability to work independently, and the likelihood that the promise of the thesis will be fulfilled. The Committee would also welcome comments comparing the applicant'ís proposal to that of other students with whom the faculty member has worked. Students should collect these signed letters in a sealed envelope and submit them as part of their application packet.

 Deadlines

Completed fellowship applications should be sent to the Committee on Curriculum and Instruction, c/o Adele Wolfson, Green Hall 345 no later than Friday, October 12, 2007. The Committee will select the Schiff Fellows and will announce the awards in early November.

 

Fellowship recipients will be required to present the results of their honors work at the 2008 Ruhlman Conference on April 30, 2008. In addition, Fellows will be required to submit a report on their use of the award no later than May 16, 2008 (December 15, 2008 in the case of students beginning a 360 in Spring 2008).

• Jennifer G. Lewis JLewis@wellesley.edu
• Date Created: Sept 14, 2000
• Date Modified: November 7, 2007
• Expires: September 2008