USF Paris Program > Program Assistance Grants
Summer Program in Paris, 2008
Program assistance grant application and instructions
The following Program assistance grants will be awarded to School of Art and Art History majors toward their participation in the Summer Program in Paris 2008. (Applicants should familiarize themselves with the total costs of the Paris Program, which these Program assistance grants will only partially cover.) The program assistance grants are provided in the form of a reduction in the program fee. Note that the grant recipients will still be required to provide the initial program fee deposit or the amount of the deposit in excess of the grant by January 18, 2008. (Reductions to the program fee will be reflected in the second and third payments of the fee.)
Undergraduate Program assistance grants: four $850.00 awards ($1000.00 to those students participating in both the Paris program and the London excursion).
Eligiblity: The applicant must:
- * be a full-time student at USF.
- be an art or art history major seeking a B.A. or B.F.A. degree.
- be currently either a junior or senior.
- have a minimum overall G.P.A. of at least 3.0 as well as 3.0 in the major.
- still be a degree-seeking student during Summer Session A, 2008.
- not have previously been a student in the Summer Program in Paris.
- have already submitted a Paris program application and been approved into the program.
Graduate Program assistance grants: four $2500.00 awards ($2750.00 to those students participating in both the Paris program and the London excursion).
Eligiblity: The applicant must:
- be a full-time graduate student seeking either an M.F.A. degree or an M.A. degree in art history.
- still be a degree-seeking graduate student during Summer Session A, 2008.
- not have previously been a student in the Summer Program in Paris.
- have already submitted a Paris program graduate application. (Note: School of Art and Art History graduate students are assured acceptance into the program but must still file a program application in order to be eligible for the program assistance grant.)
Application deadline for both undergraduate and graduate grants: Friday, November 30th, 5:00 p.m. All of the items below should be placed in a pocket folder or binder with your name on the front and submitted to the School of Art and Art History office, FAH 231. Please follow the directions below carefully.
Application: the application must include:
- a completed Program assistance grant application form (below).
- a statement about your work or research (approximately 100-200 words).
- a statement (approximately 100-200 words) about what you hope to gain from your study in Paris experience. (This statement can be a duplicate of the one submitted with your application to the program or it can elaborate upon it.)
- documentation of your work. The work must have been completed within
the past two years and should be submitted in one of the following
forms:
- 1-2 cd’s, dvd’s or videos (Please make sure the files are accessible either on a PC or MAC.) Include a separate title sheet with the disc indicating your name, title of work, medium and dimensions.
- 10-15 slides of work in a plastic slide page. Each slide should be clearly labeled with your name, title of work, medium and dimensions and should be accompanied by a separate title sheet with this information.
- 1-2 papers (for art history majors
Any questions concerning these program assistance grants should be directed to:
Lou Marcus, coordinator
Summer Program in Paris
USF School of Art and Art History
email: marcus@arts.usf.edu
Note: additional grants for USF students participating in this program may be available through the USF Overseas Study Programs office. Contact Julie Hale (974-3933) or Jim Pulos (974-4043) for further information.
