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Endowing a Dissertation Grant
To commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary,
the Medieval Academy in 2000 established a new program of
dissertation grants named in honor of five members who over
many years contributed to the development of the Academy:
Hope Emily Allen, Helen Maud Cam, Grace Frank, Etienne Gilson,
and E. K. Rand. Their careers as teachers and scholars reflect
the organization's wide-ranging disciplinary interests, interests
that will be developed and expanded by the next generation
of scholars whose research will be supported by these grants.
Since the program began, an additional two grants have been
funded in honor of Frederick C. Lane and Charles T. Wood.
The Academy wishes to expand the program by
providing additional dissertation grants named in honor of
other retired or deceased medievalists. The Executive Director
would be happy to work with members who would like to raise
funds to endow a dissertation grant named after a former teacher,
colleague, friend, or family member.
Although a sum of $40,000 contributed to the
Academy's Endowment is necessary to endow fully a $2,000 annual
grant, a fund to endow a grant may be established with a contribution
of $10,000 from one or more individuals. At that point, the
fund will be announced to the membership of the Medieval Academy,
and the Executive Director will work with those wishing to
endow the grant to identify likely contributors. Once the
fund reaches $20,000 the dissertation grant will be named
and will be awarded on a semi-annual basis. When the fund
reaches $40,000, the named dissertation grant will be fully
endowed and will be awarded annually.
For more information on dissertation grants,
contact Paul E. Szarmach at PES@MedievalAcademy.org or write to the address below.
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