Chicago Detours Research Scholarship
This scholarship will award excellence in research on Chicago history, architecture, tourism, sociology, urban geography or archives.
Eligibility:
●You are a candidate for an undergraduate or graduate degree at an educational institution, located within Chicago city limits, that maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly enrolled body of students in attendance there; and
●Amounts you receive as a scholarship or fellowship grant are used for tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance at the educational institution, or for fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for research for special projects involving Chicago history. These can be part of assigned classwork or extracurricular.
●You are a resident within Chicago city limits.
Personal Research Statement: 750 words or less that introduces your academic goals and your personal aptitude for this scholarship. The focus of your statement is the description of a special project that you have completed in the past year (since June 2016) or a project you are currently completing by December of 2018. This special project must focus on Chicago architecture or history and include research with primary sources.
Financial Need Statement: Describe in 500 words or less how you are financing your education, and describe why your circumstances require financial assistance.
Scholarship money is to be used for undergraduate or graduate college tuition. Chicago Detours will decide the recipients based on both a merit and need-based basis. These scholarships will be awarded to support students of history, architecture, tourism, sociology, urban geography and archives with a focus on Chicago. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of outstanding academic and extracurricular achievement, demonstrated leadership, financial need, and the value of their research in contributing to scholarship of the cultural history or architectural history of Chicago.
APPLICATION DEADLINE is November 15, 2017.
Chicago Detours Research Scholarship Application
Date ______
Name ______
Institution ______
Degree ______
Expected Date of Graduation ______
Resume
College Transcript
Personal Research Statement
Financial Need Statement
Copy of FAFSA, if applicable
Please send these documents as your application for the Chicago Detours Research Scholarship. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Mail to:
Chicago Detours
53 W. Jackson Blvd Suite 1357
Chicago, IL 60604
Chicago Detours brings curious people to explore stories and places locals don’t even know through guided tours of Chicago architecture, history and culture. Our public and private group tours of interior architecture and historic bars create an interactive group dynamic and share new perspectives and educational tools for understanding the architecture and history of Chicago. With a commitment to socially responsible travel, we believe that the primary role of a tour guide is to educate.
This scholarship was created from the generous gifts of guests on our regularly scheduled public walking tours, including the Loop Interior Architecture Tour and the 1893 World’s Fair Tour.