Purpose: The Richard A. Salisbury '66 Fund is an endowed fund intended to support student research fellowships. These fellowships provide valuable opportunities for independent research in any field taught at the College or to undertake projects in the creative or performing arts. These grants allow students to pursue academic interests outside the classroom over summer or winter break.

Salisbury Fellowships are meant to expand the number and range of opportunities available to students to pursue intellectual and creative interests, especially in Africa or Latin America. Although the interests pursued through a Salisbury Fellowship might well grow out of course work or anticipate a subsequent integrative exercise project, the purpose of the Fellowship is to provide freedom to engage in other kinds of learning.

Funding: Awards are given annually of up to $4,000 to the fellows chosen.

Information Meetings: Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 8:00 PM in LDC 104. Also Wednesday, January 8, 2009 at 7:00 PM in LDC 104

Deadline to apply: Friday, February 13, 2009 by 5 p.m.

Eligibility:

• Fellowship awards are intended for juniors or sophomores to use during the summer prior to their senior year or winter break of their senior year; juniors will have priority over sophomores.
• Students studying any discipline are eligible, though preference is given to those studying an aspect of Africa and Latin America.
• All applicants must be in good academic standing.
• Students in any major are eligible.
• Students studying any discipline are eligible to receive the fellowship awards

Selection Criteria: Salisbury Student Research Fellowships will be awarded to enable qualified students to carry out independent research activities in any field taught at Carleton College or to undertake projects in the creative or performing arts. Among activities that might be sought are laboratory, library, museum or archival research; fieldwork; and creating or learning to perform a work of art.

Application Process: Applicants should submit SIX, double-sided copies of their proposal to Elizabeth Ciner, Associate Dean of the College, in Laird 131. An electronic copy should also be submitted to Karen Moldenhauer. The application includes:

• A Paragraph (no more than 100 words) describing the project.
• Names of two recommenders. Please note that using Carleton faculty or staff as recommenders is usually the best choice. Non-Carleton recommenders may disadvantage you as they may not know Carleton and the selection committee does not know them. Use your judgment in this as in all other areas. (IMPORTANT: It is the student's responsibility to ask faculty/staff for letters of recommendation by February 1, 2009.)
  - Faculty can submit the Faculty Recommendation Form or write a letter of support and send it to Elizabeth Ciner, Associate Dean of the College.
  - The deadline for faculty recommendations is 5 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2009.
  - Please give the recommender a copy of your proposal.
  - Two letters of recommendations are required for all fellowships.
• For research involving human subjects, Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications should be submitted electronically. If selected for a fellowship, IRB applications will then be considered for approval.
• A description (of no more than 650 words, double-spaced) of the research undertaken or project pursued.
• Outcomes you expect to achieve (no more than 100 words).
• A plan of implementation and/or schedule of activities.
• A brief a statement (no more than 250 words) exploring your qualifications for undertaking this work and the relationship of the research or project to your educational goals.
• A budget.
• A description of previous experience abroad (if any).
• A proposal to "bring back" something of your experience to the Carleton community; applications should include a description and a proposed date for implementing this requirement.
• Permission to share your proposal.

Success proposals: Students may view successful proposals in the Dean of the College Office, Laird 131, or click here to see examples.

Faculty Adviser: Elizabeth Ciner, 507/222-4300, Dean of the College Office, Laird 131.