Department of English
Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213-3890
APPLICATION (DUE MARCH 30, 2016)
Charles C. Dawe Memorial Award
to encourage creativity and innovation in publishing
1. Project Title
2. Applicant Information
Who will contribute to this project?
Name
Email
Primary Major /
Additional Major
Minor(s)
Expected
Graduation
(e.g., May 2017)
3. Faculty Mentor
By signing below, the faculty mentor agrees to provide regular oversight and advice for the project and
indicates that the project is original, feasible, and appropriate for the student to pursue. Students may
have more than one mentor, but one must be a faculty member of the English Department.
Name
Email
Faculty Mentor Signature
4. Project Summary/Abstract
Briefly summarize the overall project. What needs does it serve? What gap does it fill? What will it offer
readers? (250 words max)
Application for the Charles C. Dawe Award | p. 2
5. Project Impact
Strong Dawe projects are innovative, with the potential for impact. “Impact” can come in many forms.
Your project might have a social justice component. It might explore themes that move readers to think,
act, or react. It might convey, display, or deliver content in a novel way. Describe the ways in which your
project is novel, significant, or impactful. How does it make a contribution or fill a gap not filled by existing
works? As part of your description, say more about the intended readers or consumers of your content.
6. Proposed Prototype
Summarize your current vision for the prototype, with an understanding that the exact specifications may
change with the project. Some questions to consider might be: What type(s) of content would be included
in the prototype, and why? What role will visual elements play (if any)? What role (if any) would
multimedia elements play? Help the committee visualize the prototype as best you can, with an emphasis
on the connection between prototype form and function (i.e., why this prototype is the most effective or
impactful way to share the content). If you are considering more than one possible direction for the final
prototype, you can talk about that here.
7. Editorial Team: Project Roles
What role will each team member play in bringing this prototype to life?
Name
Project Role
(e.g., Editor)
Description of Role (should make sense in terms of
description of prototype in Section 6)
Application for the Charles C. Dawe Award | p. 3
8. Editorial Team: Background
Tell us more about the background of the editorial team. What qualifies each team member to undertake
the project roles they will be asked to fill? What skills do they already possess, and what do they hope to
learn?
Name
Background
9. Distribution
How and to whom will your prototype be distributed? (200 words max)
10. Budget Narrative
What are the budgetary needs for this project? Estimate costs for materials, printing, and anything else
that will be required to bring the prototype to completion. (200 words max)
11. Appendices
Additional materials are not required, but may be appended if relevant to the overall project justification.
Appendices should be referenced where appropriate (e.g., “see Appendix A”) in the body of this proposal.
Submission Details:
__ Project Application:
Applications should be delivered in hard copy to Necia Werner’s mailbox in the BH 245 wing.
DUE DATE: March 30, 2016 by 5:00 pm.