Kendall-Rives Latin American Research Grants

Interested in conducting research in Latin America? The Kendall-Rives research grant makes available approximately $2,000 each year to one or more Wooster sophomores or juniors to support a research project on some aspect of United States-Latin American Relations. Funds are to be used during the current academic year, including the summer months. Research projects must… Read More

Copeland Funding In France

Aix-en-Provence is gorgeous.  Especially at the end of July, which was when I headed over there to do archival research for my IS.  I ended up spending a week in Southern France, researching the negritude movement at the French colonial National Archives. I spent my time there researching previously classified documents, such as police reports and diplomatic… Read More

Senior I.S. Copeland Fund Trip to Vietnam

In August of 2011, I traveled to Vietnam on a generous grant from the Copeland Fund. My Senior I.S. is an oral history of the South Vietnamese civilian experience during the Vietnam War, roughly between 1968 and 1975. I conducted interviews with a FlipCam borrowed from the Office of Instructional Technology. Among the eight individuals… Read More

Kendall-Rives Research Grant for Latin America

Interested in conducting research in Latin America? The Kendall-Rives research grant makes available approximately $2,000 each year to one or more Wooster sophomores or juniors to support a research project on some aspect of United States-Latin American Relations. Funds are to be used during the current academic year, including the summer months. Research projects must… Read More

How to Apply for Lilly Summer Grants

This Tuesday, November 30 at 7:00 in Severance 009, representatives from the Lilly Program will be holding an information session on “How to Apply” for (funded) Summer Vocational Exploration Fellowships. At this session, you’ll receive a handbook, hear helpful suggestions on how to apply, hear expectations from representatives of the selection committees, and get a… Read More

Summer Vocational Exploration With the Lilly Project

While my colleagues were eating samosas and drinking lassis at the South Asian party a couple weeks back, I walked up to the Lilly House to hear more about the Summer Vocational fellowships and internships sponsored by the Lilly Project. I’m glad I did, for I learned about some wonderful opportunities for students. I hope… Read More