Download Application for the Classical Association of New England`s Alison

Application for the Classical Association of New England’s
Alison Barker Travel Scholarship
The Alison Barker Travel Scholarship awards up to $500 annually for educational travel to classical sites to an
undergraduate who shows particular interest in the classics. Such travel must be of an educational, rather than a
personal or familial, nature; must have as its destination sites that bear substantial physical evidence of the presence of
the ancient Greeks and/or Romans; and must be organized by a classics department or be a recognized and established
institutional program of study for classical studies (e.g. the Intercollegiate Center [Centro] or the American School of
Athens). Travel must be completed by December 31st of the calendar year following the reception of the award.
Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________
Phone______________________________________________
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e-mail: _____________________________________________
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Social Security #: _____________________________________
School Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Please list all classics courses that you have taken as an undergraduate:
On a separate sheet, please describe why you are applying for the Barker Scholarship. Include in your response your
interest in studying the Classics and in pursuing this study abroad.
Please enclose the following materials to complete your application:
1. An itinerary of the trip or a description of the program produced by the company or institution.
2. A letter of recommendation from a Classics professor that has taught you as an undergraduate. You may
include a second letter to augment your application, but this is not necessary.
It is expected that the winner of the award will provide proof of tuition payment that includes the name of the appliedfor program or trip before any money will be released. Upon the trip’s completion, the recipient will be asked to submit
a brief (1 page) essay describing the experience and its benefits.
• It is expected that the applicant’s teacher will be a member of CANE before the award is made.
• Upon the trip’s completion, you will be asked to submit a brief (1 page) essay describing your experience and its
benefits.
• Please direct any questions by email to [email protected]
• Deadline for receipt of all application materials: December 1 (candidates will be notified by January 15)
• Please send all materials in triplicate to Amy S. White, CANE Barker Scholarship, Ellington High School, P.O. Box 149,
37 Maple Street, Ellington, CT 06029