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Edward Guiliano '72 Global Undergraduate Fellowship
The Edward Guiliano '72 Global Fellowship seeks to provide undergraduate students with transformative opportunities to broaden their perspectives and interact with the world through artistic, academic and cultural experiences outside their current communities.
To be considered for the Edward Guiliano '72 Global Fellowship, proposals must meet the following criteria:
- Travel must be to a place you have never been to before.
- Experiences must take place at least 200 miles from Providence and from student's “home.”
- Fellowship travel must occur prior to the completion of a student’s final on-campus semester.
- A Fellowship report is required for all funded projects upon completion. This should include a written narrative as well as media (photos, video, audio, etc.) that describes the project and its impact on student learning.
- Students must create and maintain a profile on BrownEngage as well as upload their Fellowship report to the portal.
- As with all Brown-sponsored travel abroad, fellows are required to register travel plans in TravelSafe, Brown’s international travel registry.
- Additionally, all fellowship travel must adhere to Brown’s High-Risk and Restricted Travel Policies. Depending on the destination students may be required to complete a Safety Plan and obtain approval from the International Travel Risk Assessment Committee (ITRAC) prior to making travel arrangements. For more information and to review the international travel policies, please visit the international travel risk management website.
- Students agree to participate in one-to-three post-project meetings for each cohort of award winners for reflection and development of learning related to project activities.
- Students agree to have winning proposals, final reports, and associated media shared publicly.
Eligibility and Requirements
To be considered for the Edward Guiliano '72 Global Fellowship, proposals must meet the following criteria:
- Travel must be to a place you have never been to before.
- Experiences must take place at least 200 miles from Providence and from student's “home.”
- Fellowship travel must occur prior to the completion of a student’s final on-campus semester.
- A Fellowship report is required for all funded projects upon completion. This should include a written narrative as well as media (photos, video, audio, etc.) that describes the project and its impact on student learning.
- Students must create and maintain a profile on BrownEngage as well as upload their Fellowship report to the portal.
- As with all Brown-sponsored travel abroad, fellows are required to register travel plans in TravelSafe, Brown’s international travel registry.
- Additionally, all fellowship travel must adhere to Brown’s High-Risk and Restricted Travel Policies. Depending on the destination students may be required to complete a Safety Plan and obtain approval from the International Travel Risk Assessment Committee (ITRAC) prior to making travel arrangements. For more information and to review the international travel policies, please visit the international travel risk management website.
- Students agree to participate in one-to-three post-project meetings for each cohort of award winners for reflection and development of learning related to project activities.
- Students agree to have winning proposals, final reports, and associated media shared publicly.
Funding
Fellowships should be significantly student-directed. They may be in partnership with a faculty mentor, a community-based organization, or community members. Fellowship projects may be individual or collaborative projects, and grants can be to individual or student group applications.
- Engaged scholarship, artistic, and research projects around the world.
- Presenting at global conferences, arts events and symposiums.
- Participating in programs of study offered by appropriate nonprofit organizations.
- Engaging in academically grounded community engagement partnerships.
Fellowship awards will be granted at four levels:
- $750 - typically for short-term projects or conference participation.
- $1500 - typically for time-intensive projects, perhaps during Winter Session.
- $3000 - typically for multi-week or month-long projects, perhaps during the summer.
- $5000 – typically for substantial projects involving distant travel or collaborative student projects.
Applying to the Fellowship
The Guiliano Fellowship accepts applications twice yearly – in the fall and spring – on Ufunds. Applicants interested in projects happening over the winter or spring semester must apply in the fall. Applicants interested in projects happening over the summer or following the upcoming fall semester must apply in the spring.
At this time, Fellows are encouraged to pursue domestic and international opportunities. All proposals will be considered but must comply with university travel policies. Review the travel policy website for the most up-to-date information on travel policies.
The applications includes:
- A description of the proposed project.
- A proposed budget, including any other funding sources being used for a project.
- A description of the anticipated project outcomes.
Available on UFunds.
All applications will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Transformative potential: The proposal shows evidence of the student pushing personal, academic, or creative boundaries. The project outlines a potentially transformational experience that could not be replicated locally or without fellowship support. The fellowship provides the student with an opportunity that they might otherwise not be able to have.
- Creativity/Innovation: The project shows evidence of individual originality and drive. Ideas are combined in interesting and surprising ways to discover information, address an issue, or make something new.
- Clarity: The proposal clearly indicates the purpose, goals, and methods used to achieve the desired outcome.
- Connectedness: The project is important to the student’s artistic, academic, or community engagement goals, connecting relevant experience and knowledge to deepen their understanding and broaden their worldview.
- Overall merits of the project: The project is socially, intellectually or artistically compelling and/or significant.
- Relevance of the budget: Financial requirements are clearly indicated. The request is reasonable and demonstrates effective cost management. Costs are broken down by category and budget amount.
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