Fellowship Recipients



Purpose


This fellowship, established through the generosity of Kathryn Jagow Mohrman '67, supports advanced 
student research or special projects receiving academic credit within the Departments of History and 
Political Science.  The Fellowship will encourage students to examine phenomena that they have not earlier 
confronted, and it will encourage and reward independent study.  Although only applications for research 
on History or Political Science topics will be considered, students need not be majors in either of the two 
fields to apply.  When possible, preference will go to research projects that take the student outside the US.  
A student's financial need may be then taken into account in deciding whom to fund in any given year.  


Application


Each year that funds are available, the chairs of the Departments of History and Political Science will announce 
to the campus the availability of the Mohrman Fellowship, and prescribe the means and timing of the application.  
Students will make application to one of the two departments by the announced deadline (no later each year
 than March 1).  A completed application will include at least the following elements:

• a plan of study (three pages) describing the major academic goal and research agenda, the project time frame, the resources to be used in completing the project, along with evidence that the student will have access to these resources;
• a statement of support and cooperation from the faculty sponsor in the Department of History or the Department of Political Science who will supervise the project; the faculty member should specify his or her interest in the project and speak to the quality and feasibility of the proposal;
• a budget, including travel and per diem costs
• the names of at least two other faculty members who can attest to the applicant's seriousness of purpose, ability to complete an independent project, and the extent to which this project will build on the applicant's previous

Decision and Announcement of the Award
Each year that funds are available, the chairs of the Departments of History and Political Science, or faculty members from these departments designated by the department chairs, in conjunction with the Associate Dean, will convene no later than March 10 to decide to whom to award the Mohrman Fellowship for that year. The award will go to the superior application, irrespective of the applicant's departmental affiliation. No rationing of awards between the Departments of History and Political Science is assumed. Furthermore, in years in which no application distinguishes itself as truly outstanding, the department chairs may choose not to award the fellowship. Successful applicants will receive an award letter before the onset of spring vacation. Copies of the award announcement will be sent to the chairs of the Departments of History and Political Science, to the Development Office, to the Office of Public Relations, and to Kathryn Mohrman. After the completion of their projects, Mohrman Fellows will be expected to present to the campus community their projects and findings.