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The Center for French Colonial Studies Centre pour l’étude du pays des Illinois

www.noctrl.edu/cfcs

Carl J. Ekberg Research Grant

DESCRIPTION: The Center for French Colonial Studies was founded in 1983 in response to the renewed interest among historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, genealogists and preservationists in the history of the upper Mississippi Valley during the period of French predominance from 1673 to the early part of the 19^th century. The Center awards each year one $1,000 grant to further French-language research related to the French presence in the upper Mississippi Valley (Illinois Country). Proposals may request support for any stage of a research project, from initial field work to the write-up of results. The grant may be combined with other awards.

By accepting the award, grantees thereby agree to submit to Le Journal, the Center’s quarterly publication, an abstract of their projects (up to 1,000 words), and may be invited to present a paper based on their research at the Center’s annual conference.

FIELD OF STUDY: All academic disciplines are eligible.

ELIGIBILITY: The award is open to graduate students and junior scholars (Ph.D. awarded after Jan. 31, 2002) of any nationality; priority will be given to doctoral students whose dissertation proposal has already been approved. Applicants should have the necessary language proficiency to conduct the project.

AWARD: $1,000.

DEADLINE: January 31.

APPLICATIONS: A completed application consists of the following:

From the applicant: a letter of application specifying the research topic and the purpose and preferred time period of the award; a completed application form (available only upon request); and curriculum vitae.
From the applicant’s project/dissertation advisor: a letter evaluating the applicant’s proposal and promise.
If submitted electronically, one copy each of these documents should be sent to Benn Williams at bwilli7@uic.edu. If submitted in writing, one copy of each document should be sent to: The Center for French Colonial Studies, Inc., History Department CM 321, North Central College, 30 N. Brainard, Naperville, IL 60540-4690.
Applications are reviewed by an interdisciplinary committee. Awards are announced in March. For more information, please visit our website: www.noctrl.edu/cfcs.

History Department CM321, North Central College, 30 North Brainard Street, Naperville IL 60540-4690

630-637-5618

Centre pour l’étude du pays des Illinois

www.noctrl.edu/cfcs

Carl J. Ekberg Bourse de recherche

DESCRIPTION: Le Centre pour l’étude du pays des Illinois a été fondé en 1983 à la suite d’un renouveau d’intérêt parmi historiens, anthropologues, archéologues, généalogistes et conservateurs dans l’histoire de la vallée du Haut Mississippi durant l’époque de la prédominance française allant de 1673 jusqu’au début du 19^ème siècle. Le Centre offre annuellement une bourse de $1,000 USD pour encourager cette recherche. Une bourse pouvait être demandée pour toute étape d’un projet de recherche, du travail de terrain à la rédaction des résultats. Demandeurs/euses pourraient la cumuler avec d’autres bourses.

En acceptant la bourse, le boursier convient de soumettre au Journal, la publication du Centre, un résumé d’un maximum de 1.000 mots décrivant son projet et peut être invité à faire un exposé au colloque annuel du Centre.

DISCIPLINES: Toutes.

DROITS D’ÉLIGIBILITÉ: La bourse est ouverte aux étudiants universitaires en troisième cycle et jeunes chercheur(e)s qui ont soutenu leur thèse après le 31 janvier 2002. Il n’y a pas de critère de nationalité. Une préférence sera accordée aux étudiants qui ont déjà eu leur projet de thèse validé par leur département. Demandeurs/euses devront avoir la compétence linguistique nécessaire.

PRIX: $1,000

DATE LIMITE: 31 Janvier

DEMANDES: Un dossier consiste des parties suivantes:

De la part du/de la demandeur/euse : une lettre décrivant le sujet de recherche et le but et la période préférée de la bourse ; un formulaire (sur demande seulement) ; un curriculum vitae.
De la part du/de la directeur/trice du projet ou d’études) : une évaluation du projet et des promesses du/de la demandeur/euse.
La demande pourrait être transmise électroniquement ou par écrit. Par courriel : un exemplaire de chaque document, envoyé au Benn Williams, bwilli7@uic.edu. Par écrit: un exemplaire de chaque document adressé à: The Center for French Colonial Studies CM 321, History Department, North Central College, 30 N. Brainard, Naperville, IL 60540-4690.
Les dossiers sont lus par un comité interdisciplinaire. Le/la gagnant/e sera annoncé(e) en mars. Pour plus de renseignements, veuillez visiter notre site web : www.noctrl.edu/cfcs.

History Department CM321, North Central College, 30 North Brainard Street, Naperville IL 60540-4690

630-637-5618

CENTER FOR FRENCH COLONIAL STUDIES
Centre pour l'étude du pays des Illinois

ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPLICATION FOR THE CARL J. EKBERG RESEARCH GRANT

THE CENTER FOR FRENCH COLONIAL STUDIES

Centre pour l’étude du pays des Illinois

(1) Thank you for your interest in the CFCS. Be sure to complete all portions of this form. When submitting additional pages, be sure your name appears on them.

(2) To be considered, your completed application form and one letter of recommendation must be postmarked no later than midnight, January 31.

3) Submit ONE original of application materials (not including the letter of recommendation to be mailed separately) to: CFCS Grant Committee, The Center for French Colonial Studies, Inc., History Department, North Central College, 30 N. Brainard, Naperville, IL 60540-4690.

(4) The Fellowship Committee will complete its selection of recipients of the Center for French Colonial Studies Graduate Research Grant approximately April 15.

LAST NAME FIRST NAME MI

CITIZENSHIP

DATE OF APPLICATION

ADDRESS, CURRENT (Indicate permanent address and phone number on reverse side of form)

FIELD OF STUDY

CAREER GOALS

IMPORTANT: My student classification during the

2007-2008 academic year will be:

______ Graduate (M.A.)

______ Graduate (Ph.D.)

UNIVERSITY ADDRESS

ENROLLMENT STATUS

______ Part-time

______ Full-time

EDUCATIONAL RECORD

From To School

Degree / Diploma Grade Average

AWARDS / RECOGNITION OF TALENTS (Use an additional sheet if necessary.)

Date Description Granted By

OVER >

EMPLOYMENT RECORD SINCE HIGH SCHOOL (Use an additional sheet if necessary.)

From To Employer / Address Job Classification

NAME & ADDRESS OF ONE PERSON WHOM YOU HAVE ASKED FOR A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION.

(Applicants are responsible for seeing that this letter is sent directly to the Fellowship Committee by the recommender before the deadline indicated in at the top of this form).

DATE:______

SIGNATURE_________________________________

Contact information:

NAME, PERMANENT ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS:

NAME: _____________________________________________________

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (300-500 words):

This statement is mandatory. On an additional sheet, explain the nature of your project, the sources you expect to exploit, and address your language competence as it pertains to your proposed research.

STUDENT STATUS:

Briefly explain in the space provided your status with regard to the various examinations required by your university for the degree sought, such as candidacy / qualifying, defense of thesis, and final examinations.

PROPOSED OUTCOME OF RESEARCH:

Briefly explain in the space provided how this award would aid in the completion of your project.