CHECKLIST
LEADERSHIP
COMMITMENTS
TRAVELSHIP AT A GLANCE
 Complete the Application
 Complete your Personal
For every $10 you receive, you are required to do
one hour of service.
Submit your plan outlining what you will do. It
must be signed by you and a supervisor.
Service hours must be completed the semester
following study abroad or conference.
Statement
 Complete the Leadership
Commitment Plan
 Obtain two recommendations-
If service hours are not completed within the
timeframe you specify, a hold will be placed on
your account until the service is completed.
one must be from a faculty
POTENTIAL SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
 Submit a copy of your current
We are open to your leadership ideas! Ideally,
you will look for opportunities to integrate your
travel or conference experience by:
 Making presentations (in the MUG, for Preview
Days, at Cultural Nights, for Residence Hall, at
Open Houses, as part of the World Languages
Student-Led Lecture series, etc.)
 Assisting with IIC on-campus events and projects
including: receptions for the exchange and
international students; assisting at the Study
Abroad Fair and Short Term Study Abroad
Information Sessions
 Serving as an Event Coordinator or assistant
through Student Services
 Ushering at events for Alverno Presents
 Volunteering in a department as a student
assistant
 Assisting in the Alumnae Office with
Homecoming activities
 Fundraising for Travelship Fund
member
class schedule
 Check with IIC to make sure file
is complete
 Participate in an interview
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414-382-6008
Opening Doors to
Yourself, Others
and the World
What is the Travelship
program?
A Travelship is financial assistance given to
supplement a student’s own contribution for
travel or conference fees.
 The Travelship is meant to be paid back
through service.
 Travelships are awarded twice each academic
year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
 Travelship may be used for:
 Study abroad
 Course required travel
 Independent international study
 Professional conferences and/or seminars
How do I apply?
 Come to the International and Intercultural
Center in FO 111 to register. We will then
send you an electronic application.
 Return your completed application by the
deadline.
Typically, the deadlines are the 1st Friday
in November and April, but
be sure to ask for
exact date of deadline.
How much funding can I
request?
Awards are for no less than $50 and no more than
$1,000.
The Travelship application includes a budget
worksheet to help you determine the amount you will
need.
Recommendations
 Each Travelship application requires two
recommendations. One must be from a faculty
member.
 Recommendations must be received in the IIC in a
sealed envelope or the recommenders may email the
recommendations to Celia Jackson by the deadline.
 Let those you will ask for a Travelship
recommendation know of the deadline.
Personal Statement
The Travelship application requires that all questions
are completed.
Submit your answers in an essay format or by
answering each question. See travelship flyer for more
details.
Interview
Each person applying for
Travelship will be interviewed
by the Travelship Award
Committee.
 The Travelship Award
Committee includes members of
the IIC, faculty members,
representatives from Academic
Advising, Student Services and
Financial Aid.
 In your application and
during your interview,
interviewers will consider:
 Can you articulate how the
travel experience relates to your
academic program and your
professional goals?
 Are you in good academic
standing?
 Are you in good financial
standing?
 What is your financial need?
 Have you presented a valid and
applicable plan to repay the
award?
“Travel often; getting lost will help you find
yourself.”
(The Holstee Manifesto)
TRAVELSHIP PROCESS