Sheila Langlois Memorial Fellowship for Study
Abroad in Art History and the Humanities
Eligibility and Criteria:
 Cumulative GPA at time of application: 3.25
 All applicants must be degree-seeking students during the time of their study abroad.
 Undergraduate applicants must have at least 30 hours of coursework completed or in
progress and be enrolled as a UW student at the time of application. Graduate applicants
must have at least 9 hours of directed coursework completed or in progress and be
enrolled as a UW student at the time of application.
 UW students in art history or humanities discipline (including art, art history,
culture, history, literature, philosophy, religious studies, modern/classical
languages, international studies or interdisciplinary fields who will participate in study
abroad, an international exchange program, international internship, or another UWsanctioned activity abroad may apply.
 Record and potential for academic excellence and enhanced professional development;
documentation of potential for significant contributions to field via international study
and/or research;
 Graduate students must outline their research project design and justify why their project
should be undertaken at their particular host institution, and how the experience will
uniquely prepare or allow them to push the frontiers of knowledge in their field.
 Undergraduate students must outline why research and/or language study they will
undertake is particularly well suited to their host institutions, and how the experience will
uniquely prepare them for profession and/or academic careers.
 Demonstrated financial need may also be considered.
 Applicants will have their initial written applications screened; select students may be
chosen for interviews. Interviews, if necessary, will determine final awardees.
Application requirements:
1. Completion and submission of this application form.
2. A one-page essay describing the intended program of research or study, including
a. For undergraduate applicants (and graduate students as applicable) prospective courses, how those courses will fit into your studies upon return to
UW, and how those courses will impact your impact on your future profession.
b. For graduate student applicants – a brief abstract or executive summary of your
research program, and why that research should be done specifically in the
location you propose; and
c. Language and other academic preparation you have made in preparation for
study abroad, as appropriate for your study location.
3. A one-page essay describing your academic and professional goals and how they will
be impacted by your time abroad, including
a. How the research or study program you propose will put you in a position, upon
your return to UW, to impact the future of your field of study. In this essay,
please explain how your time at your specific location abroad will impact your
ability to further your knowledge of your academic field, and how you will be
able to further the frontiers of knowledge in your field by participating in this
specific program.
4. A budget (please use the attached budget form). Students wanting to do independent
research should outline their research design and give contact information for their
project / independent study faculty mentor.
5. A copy of an unofficial transcript
6. A proposed set of activities that will be pursued upon the student’s return to
further internalization at UW.
7. Two recommendation letters from faculty members familiar with your goals and plans
abroad. These letters should address specifically your ability to undertake the program
of study or research you are proposing. They should not be generic letters that were
written for general recommendation purposes. Faculty should be asked to email
their letters directly to iposship@uwyo.edu, separately from your application to be
received by the respective deadline.
Sheila Langlois Memorial Fellowship for Study
Abroad in Art History and the Humanities
Application Form
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Expected Graduation Date: Click here to enter text.
Study Abroad locale: Click here to enter text.
When will you be abroad: ☐Fall
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☐Spring
☐Summer
☐Academic Year
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Applications should be sent as ONE file (with the exception of reference letters, which are sent
separately) in .doc, .docx, or .pdf file to iposship@uwyo.edu. Only electronic applications will be
accepted.
Tentative Budget
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Length of time Abroad: From Click here to enter text.
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Destination: Click here to enter text.
Tuition and Fees
Airfare (originating Click here to enter text., arriving Click here to enter text.)
Housing: ☐private ☐university (check one)
Meals and other per diem expenses
Books and educational supplies
Travel while abroad
Miscellaneous expenses (please describe – no personal expenses such as souvenirs)
Total:
Description of Miscellaneous expenses: Click here to enter text.
In order to pay for this time abroad, I have the following financial help.
Describe
Amount
Scholarships & Fellowships
Loans & Grants
Personal resources
Parents’ contribution
Other sources
Total
Before you turn the application in - did you remember to:
Fill out the cover sheet of the Application?
Include your essay on your plan of research or study?
Include your essay on your goals for professional development?
Complete a budget?
Include a transcript?
Solicit two letters of recommendation from faculty to be received by IPO by the deadline?