Call for Proposals | Richter Scholarship Program
Supporting Independent Study Projects of Undergraduate Students on the Reynolda Campus
The Richter Scholars Program supports independent study scholarships with financial awards up to $6000 for undergraduate students in the College and the Calloway School of Wake Forest University. Richter Scholarships are competitively awarded for students proposing an independent study project requiring travel away from Winston-Salem. International projects are especially encouraged.
DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS: March 20, 2008
Review of Proposals will begin March 20th, 2008. We anticipate awarding approximately 20 grants this year.
The Richter Scholar awards are the largest single awards on campus for the purpose of independent study. Students are encouraged to pursue enriching, broadening projects that have the promise of being life-changing. To enrich the independent study experience, each student is required to have a faculty mentor for his or her project. Copies of research reports and papers developed under the auspices of the Richter Scholars Program shall upon request be forwarded to the Trustee for the Richter Funds. All publications resulting from the Richter Scholar Program shall acknowledge the sponsorship of the Richter Memorial Funds.
Scholarship recipients are also eligible to apply for additional funds to cover extraordinary expenses of their research as well as to travel to present their results at scholarly meetings. Scholarship recipients may apply for this support, as needed, in a memorandum to the appropriate dean.
Criteria for Selection
A committee of faculty and administrators will review applications and select the scholarship recipients. Scholars will be selected based on the following criteria: feasibility of the project, contribution of the project to the overall education and enrichment of the student, commitment of the student and faculty advisor to the project, and the student's demonstrated ability to initiate and sustain creative activities and research. While there is no absolute grade point criterion, successful applicants generally have a 3.0 GPA. Students must be in good standing with the University. Both the project and the final report must be completed before graduation. For additional information contact Dr. Robert Browne, Richter Committee Chair, 243 Winston Hall, ext. 5569, brownera@wfu.edu.
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