Shinn Study Abroad Fund Application
Name
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Last Name
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Student ID #
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Email
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Cell Number
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Home Phone Number
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Address
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Street Address
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Parents'/Guardians' Name(s)
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Parents'/Guardians' Phone Number
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Major(s)/minor(s)/concentration(s) of study
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Credit hours completed
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GPA
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Anticipated date of graduation (Year, Month)
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THE PROPOSAL
Destination
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Date of Departure
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Return Date
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Length of Study
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Summary of Proposal: Please provide in 100 words or fewer a summary of what you plan to do while abroad.
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Proposal Essay: Please describe in 500 words or fewer what you propose to do while abroad, addressing the following: Define what you intend to do. What are its principal purposes? How did you become interested in this? How does this relate to your interests and/or fields of study? How does this relate to your major or minor or concentration? Where, when, and how will you undertake to carry out this proposal? Have you made preliminary inquiries as to available programs that correspond with your intent? What is the calendar and is it workable with your completion of degree requirements and/or graduation plans? Will this proposal require you to have a facility in a language other than English? lf so, do you have that competence?
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Letters of Recommendation
Please ask three people to submit letters in support of your proposal. Letters of recommendation should be written on Rhode lsland College letterhead stationery and sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee via secure form: https://bit.ly/ShinnLOR.
1. One letter must be from the chair or the chair's designee in the department in which you are majoring or doing your principal work. 2. A second letter must be from the faculty member(s) with whom you work most closely in developing this proposal and in planning how to integrate it into your principal field of study. 3. A third letter should be from a faculty member who knows your work. (Should you be working with the chair as your principal advisor, secure a third letter from another faculty member who knows your work.) Be sure to ask for letters of recommendation in a timely fashion, so referees can submit them on or before the deadline. Please indicate the names of the people asked to write letters of recommendation.
Chair of Department/Chair's Designee
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Faculty member(s) involved in proposal development
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Faculty member who knows your work
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Budget
In developing this budget, be certain to consult with the Office of Student Financial Aid at Rhode lsland College. Also, you should consider your normal semester's or term's or year's tuition as the base which you would usually be expected to fund. You should provide as much documentation as possible to support the budget.
Upload your Budget spreadsheet here. Use the Excel template athttp://bit.ly/shinnbudget. Make a copy of the file and save it as LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME.SHINN_BUDGET_YEAR before submitting.
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Authorization
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I grant permission to the Awards Committee to obtain a copy of my transcript.
I grant permission to the Awards Committee to check my financial aid applications and records.
I grant permission to the Awards Committee to obtain a copy of my academic integrity record.
I grant permission to the Awards Committee to consult with the Dean of Students about my disciplinary record.
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