Ellen P. Reese Grants

The purpose of the Ellen P. Reese fund is to support undergraduate independent research carried out with a Mount Holyoke College faculty member in any academic department or program.

Reese grants are made to help defray expenses incurred by students doing research with Mount Holyoke faculty members, preferably research that contributes to the faculty member's own work. Ordinarily, proposals for Reese grants should originate with the faculty member. Students interested in applying for funds for independent projects unrelated to a faculty member's research should consult the Dean of the College.

Applications should be made on the application form, and sent to the dean of Faculty Office. There will be one deadline annually in March, coinciding with the spring deadline for Faculty Grants.

As with proposals for Faculty Fellowships and Faculty Grants, proposals for Reese Grants will be reviewed by the Faculty Grants Committee. This committee is an interdisciplinary group, and so your proposal should be written for scholars who are not specialists in your field. In preparing your proposal, you should follow standards of good practice in proposal writing, as described in the Faculty Fellowships and Faculty Grants sections.

Applications for Reese Grants are due in Mary Lyon Hall, Room 101 by 5:00 p.m. on March 6, 2009.

Reese Grant awards normally include a stipend for one student plus on-campus housing for her during the summer. In 2008, summer stipend plus housing costs for one student totaled $3600.

If submitting on paper, the complete application consists of the original plus six copies of the following:

• a brief description of the proposed project (ordinarily 500 words or less) that discusses the methods, expected results, and expected products or outcomes of the project
• a brief discussion of how the student and faculty member will work together on the project
• a detailed and cost-effective budget
• information on other support for project, if such support is available.

If submitting online, no additional paper copies of the application are necessary.

Application forms:
For paper submission

For on-line submission