Student Application for

Chandler Senior Experience Funds

Thanks to a generous bequest from George ’51 and Marjorie ’44 Chandler, Lawrence can help students pursue ambitious or distinctive Senior Experience or honors projects by paying a portion of the project expenses. Applications are accepted for projects with budgeted expenses in excess of $300, and students are eligible for up to $3,000 in funding. Fundingisbased on a budget formaterials, services, or travel needed to complete or present a scholarly or creative project. Funds do not cover tuition or fees for study abroad or other credit-bearing programs, stipends, housing on or near campus, personal technology purchases, entertainment, or services by members of the Lawrence faculty.

How to Apply

Do the following:

  1. Develop a proposal. Work with your project advisor to prepare a detailed plan, timetable, and budget.

For a partner or group project: Submit a single application. Identify all group members and note which members are requesting Senior Experience funds.

For a project while on a course trip (field experience): The trip leader should provide: (1) a budget (deposit, program fee and what it includes, and individual expenses such as airfare or visa fees); a roster (indicating which students may seek Senior Experience funding); and (3) an itinerary that identifiestime devoted to Senior Experience project work.

For domestic travel for research, a workshop, or a conference: Provide costs for airfare (search with Google Flights), ground transportation, lodging, and conference fees. Limit: $1,500. See the Academic Travel website for procedures, forms, and deadlines.

For international travel for research, a workshop, or a conference: Provide costs for airfare (search with Google Flights), ground transportation, lodging, conference fees, and LU travel insurance ($42 per month). Lawrence will not fund travel to a country with a State Departmenttravel advisory at level 3 or higher without an approved exemption. See the Student International Travel Process website for procedures, forms, and deadlines. All travel forms must be completed six weeks prior to departure.

For research involving human participants: You must receive approval from Lawrence’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). Have your project advisor help you complete the process on the IRB website.

For all projects: Keep a log of expenses and save receipts for items of $25 or more. You will need to submit these with your report.

  1. Complete this application form. Use the tab key to move between fields, and enter the requested information. Save the completed form as“Lastname-application.” Email the application toBob Williams, Associate Dean of the Faculty, .
  2. Have your project advisor complete the faculty recommendation form. This form is available on the Senior Experience website. The advisor should email the form to Bob Williams, Associate Dean of the Faculty.

Deadlines

Applications are accepted at any time from juniors or seniors pursuing Senior Experience or honors projects, subject to the availability of funds. For travel funding, applications should be submitted one month in advance for domestic travel and at least two months in advance for international travel. Allow up to two weeks for the application to be reviewed, once the faculty recommendation has been received.

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Student Application for Chandler Senior Experience Funding

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Student Information
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Project Information
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Overview (3 sentences):
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Timetable (list of dates and activities):
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Itemized Budget (list of expenses with totals; indicate any items funded by other sources):
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Questions
How is this project ambitious or distinctive?
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How will the results of this project be shared with the campus?
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Will you undertake this project as part of a course or while studying abroad? If so,identify the course or study abroad program and the proportion of time to be spent on project-specific activities.
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Have you applied for other sources of funding? If so, describe and include the amounts requested.
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What would you do if offered less than you requested? How would you adjust the project?
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Project Details
Describe your project using the headings below. (Answer here or attach a project proposal.)
  • For scholarly work: Research Question / Theoretical Framework / Methods / Expected Findings / Implications
  • For creative activity: Purpose / Concept / Methods / Expected Products / Significance
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