Eddings Opportunity Grants for English Majors, Fall Deadline: October 14

Eddings Opportunity Grants are funded as part of a generous bequest from David Eddings, class of 1954, and are dedicated to the support of English majors’ research, scholarship, and writing. 

Among the kinds of things that will be supported:

• Student attendance at professional meetings (which would include travel and per diem expenses).
• Unusual research expenses for theses (and perhaps even for junior seminar projects).
• Summer projects, a few of which might involve collaboration with a member of the faculty, but most of which would either have to do with bringing an already written essay (such as part of a completed thesis, or a particularly excellent course paper) into shape for submission to a journal, or for engaging in new research and writing that is especially promising. 
• Up to two creative projects.

Upon completion of the project, recipients will file a report, together with a copy of whatever scholarly or creative work resulted from the project.  

By the terms of the bequest, eligibility is restricted to majors in English; awards will normally go to juniors or seniors, and will normally not exceed $3,000.00.  Seniors graduating in the spring are eligible for summer support.

Students interested in applying for an Eddings Opportunity Grant must consult with and obtain support from a member of the English department.  The formal application process starts with the application (download) and involves a description of the project, together with a budget, and a confidential letter of recommendation from a member of the department. 

Applications must be submitted to Karen Bondaruk kmb@reed.edu.  Electronic submissions are preferred.

Spring 2011 deadline is March 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm. Notification of awards will occur before the end of April 2011.
Fall 2011 deadline is October 14, 2011 at 5:00 pm. Notification of awards will occur before the end of November 2011.