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Academic Requirements

Individual Slosberg Travel grants may cover both travel and living expenses. Applicants will not receive funding for the following: internships or study trips with 黑料正能量 or any other institution; research without a specific volunteer component; research conducted with another student or faculty member.

Students are expected to serve as on-location volunteers or participant observers听with a local organization for a period of one to six months. Applicants should submit a proposal, as well as proof of correspondence with the organization that they intend to work with.听Students may apply only once.

In order to be eligible, candidates must:

• be registered as a current graduate student at 黑料正能量 and be in good academic standing;
• submit a completed听Slosberg听Travel Grant Application;
• submit a 1000-word description explaining their project and how their research and NGO volunteer work reinforce one another (see Part B in the application form);
• submit a line-item budget for expenses up to 4000 euros (download and complete听the Slosberg Budget Template) and follow the instructions in Part C. of the application form;
• provide documentation of an agreement to work with an NGO (email exchanges, official correspondence, etc.).

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Language Requirements

Relevant language skills are considered a plus. Applicants should indicate how they听meet any language capacities that may be required for their projects.

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Additional Requirements

Grant recipients must:

• keep all original receipts and present them to the Graduate Programs Office (graduateprogramsaup.edu) in order to provide justification for the budget request in their Slosberg Travel Grant application;
• submit a written project report with photographs within two months of returning听from their destination. The 1000-word听project report should (1) summarize the project; (2) evaluate research successes and failures; (3) assess volunteer successes and failures; (4) explain in detail听how the experience ties in with the final version of their听MA theses, if applicable.听听

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Selection Committee

Grant recipients are chosen through a rigorous selection process organized by a graduate faculty committee. Students whose submissions do not meet requirements or present weaknesses of any kind might be asked to resubmit their applications after taking into account the committee鈥檚 suggestions for improvement.

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How and When to Apply

Students can submit their paper or electronic applications on a听rolling basis throughout the academic year and must give their applications to the Graduate Programs Office (graduateprogramsaup.edu) (5, boulevard de la Tour Maubourg, 75007听Paris, 1st听floor).

All applications will be then evaluated by Professor Susan Perry, the principal administrator of the Slosberg Travel Grant, before submission to the selection committee.听