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Scott
Kloeck-Jenson Fellowships:
International Internship & Pre-Dissertation
Travel Grants
In memory of
Scott Kloeck-Jenson, a Global Studies Scholar dedicated to global
peace and justice, Global Studies awards two yearly grants: the
SKJ International Internship Grants to support graduate students
interested in undertaking practitioner internships on social justice
issues; and the International Pre-Dissertation Travel Grants to
support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral
students whose dissertations include social justice elements.
In
Memoriam, the Kloeck-Jenson Family
-- a tribute maintained by the Land Tenure Center.
Application
materials for 2009 awards will be available shortly.
About the Awards
These grants
are awarded in fond memory of Scott Kloeck-Jenson (1965-1999). Scott
was born in Minnesota in 1965 and received his B.A. from St. Olaf
College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1987. After two years with the
Peace Corps in Lesotho where he met his wife Barbara, Scott began
studying his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He completed his M.A. in 1993 and then embarked on his doctoral
research with the prestigious Fulbright and MacArthur Fellowships.
Scott and his family traveled to Mozambique so that he could undertake
fieldwork on rural poverty in Zambezia province for his dissertation.
While conducting his dissertation research, Scott was appointed
the Project Director in Mozambique for the University of Wisconsin-Madison's
Land Tenure Center. He was due to return to the United States in
January 2000 to complete his dissertation in Political Science at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison, but on June 23, 1999, Scott,
his wife Barbara and their two children Zoe and Noah were killed
in a car accident in South Africa. These grants are named after
Scott because of his firm commitment to international understanding
and research that serves social justice concerns around the globe.
International
Internship Grants
Amounts awarded
to each scholar will depend on the proposed destination, but will
most likely cover the cost of airfare. The program is open to students
of any nationality who are enrolled in any graduate program at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and are planning to spend a summer
working as an intern in an organization committed to international
social justice. Projects which are related to the Global
Studies mission will receive particular attention. The institution
or organization with which the student will work should be located
outside of the United States. The student should spend a minimum
of 10 weeks as an intern.
Application
requirements (for Summer 2008 awards):
- An application
form -- download here as Word
or pdf
documents.
- A two-
to three-page, double-spaced proposal detailing how an internship
experience would fit with applicant's research agenda, future
plans and social justice mission, the type of internship the
applicant is pursuing (including an initial list of institutions
or organizations that may serve as host), and a list of contributions
the student plans to make to the organizations.
- Graduate
transcript
- Two letters
of recommendation
- If necessary,
a demonstration of language competency.
Application
materials for 2009 awards will be available shortly.
Pre-Dissertation
Travel Grants
Amounts awarded
to each scholar will depend on the proposed destination, but will
most likely cover the cost of airfare. The program is open to students
of any nationality who are enrolled in a doctoral program at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and are planning to conduct preliminary
dissertation field research related to social justice. Projects
which are related to the Global Studies
mission will receive particular attention. Students are
expected to spend approximately 10 weeks in the field.
Please note
that because the UW's Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies
Program (LACIS) offers pre-dissertation travel grants for doctoral
students interested in conducting research in Spanish or Portuguese-speaking
areas, Global Studies does not generally support students working
on those parts of the world. Students
of these areas are encouraged to apply to LACIS for travel support.
Application
requirements (for Summer 2008 awards):
- An application
form -- download here as Word
or pdf
documents.
- Preliminary
dissertation statement (no more than three pages, double-spaced)
- Proposed
itinerary
- Graduate
transcripts
- Demonstration
of language competency (if necessary)
- Two letters
of recommendation
Application
materials for 2009 awards will be available shortly.
For Additional
Information
For further
information, contact Steve Smith, Associate Director, Global Studies,
at sksmith@wisc.edu
or 262.0646.
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Global Studies
301 Ingraham Hall
1155 Observatory Drive
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison WI 53706
Ph 608.265.2631
Fx 608.265.2633
info@global.wisc.edu
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