NEW-CUE Travel Awards
NEW-CUE (Nature and Environmental Writers-College and University Educators, http://www.new-cue.org/) will sponsor two grants of $250 each that are available to graduate students or independent scholars whose work reflects the influence of Rachel Carson and has been accepted for presentation at the 2015 ASLE Conference.
These grants will be awarded to graduate students or independent scholars whose papers are written in response to/in the tradition of Rachel Carson's scientific writing and/or written in response to/in the tradition of Rachel Carson's creative, nature writing. The papers do NOT have to be about Carson or her work.
Students or independent scholars wishing to apply for the NEW-CUE grants should send an email application to Sarah Jaquette Ray, sarah.ray@humboldt.edu by 5 pm EST on March 10, 2015.
The email should include:
A special Awards Committee will review applications and make awards by March 31.
These grants will be awarded to graduate students or independent scholars whose papers are written in response to/in the tradition of Rachel Carson's scientific writing and/or written in response to/in the tradition of Rachel Carson's creative, nature writing. The papers do NOT have to be about Carson or her work.
Students or independent scholars wishing to apply for the NEW-CUE grants should send an email application to Sarah Jaquette Ray, sarah.ray@humboldt.edu by 5 pm EST on March 10, 2015.
The email should include:
- the applicant's name, contact information, and institutional affiliation
- whether they have a paper accepted for presentation in Bloomington and the title of said paper
- The abstract of the paper being presented at the conference
- A short (100 words or less) statement of how the author feels his/her presentation responds to or reflects the tradition of Rachel Carson's writing
A special Awards Committee will review applications and make awards by March 31.
