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Application for the Charles C. Dawe Award |

application (due april 17, 2015)

Charles C. Dawe Memorial Award

to encourage creativity and innovation in publishing

1. Project Title

2. Applicant Information

Who will contribute to this project?

Name / Email / Primary Major / Additional Major / Minor(s) / Expected Graduation
(e.g., May 2016)

3. Faculty Mentor

By signing below, the faculty mentor agrees to provide regular oversight and advice for the project and indicates that the project is original, feasible, and appropriate for the student to pursue. The mentor must be a faculty member of the English Department.

Name / Email / Faculty Mentor Signature

4. Project Summary

Briefly summarize the overall project. What needs does it serve? What gap does it fill? What will it offer readers? (200 words max)

5. Project Impact

Strong Dawe projects are innovative, with the potential for impact. “Impact” can come in many forms. Your project might have a social justice component. It might explore themes that move readers to think, act, or react. It might convey, display, or deliver content in a novel way. Describe the ways in which your project is novel, significant, or impactful. As part of your description, say more about the intended readers or consumers of your content. (500 words max)

6. ProposedPrototype

Summarize your current vision for the prototype, with an understanding that the exact specifications may change with the project. Some questions to consider might be: What type(s) of content would be included in the prototype, and why? What role will visual elements play (if any)? What role (if any) would multimedia elements play? Help the committee visualize the prototype as best you can, with an emphasis on the connection between prototype form and function (i.e., why this prototype is the most effective or impactful way to share the content). If you are considering more than one possible direction for the final prototype, you can talk about that here. (500 words max)

7. Editorial Team: Project Roles

What role will each team member play in bringing this prototype to life?

Name / Project Role
(e.g., Editor) / Description of Role(should make sense in terms of description of prototype in Section 6)

8. Editorial Team: Background

Tell us more about the background of the editorial team. What qualifies each team member to undertake the project roles they will be asked to fill? What skills do they already possess, and what do they hope to learn?

Name / Background

9. Distribution

How and to whom will your prototype be distributed? (200 words max)

10. Budget Narrative

What are the budgetary needs for this project? Estimate costs for materials, printing, and anything else that will be required to bring the prototype to completion. (200 words max)

11. Appendices

Additional materials are not required, but may be appended if relevant to the overall project justification. Appendices should be referenced where appropriate (e.g., “see Appendix A”) in the body of this proposal.

Submission Details:
__ Project Application:
Applications should be delivered in hard copy to Necia Werner’s mailbox in the BH 245 wing.
DUE DATE: April 17, 2015 by 4:30 pm.