Palmer-Brandon Prize in the Humanities

This award is intended to support the continued academic, scholarly, and creative pursuits of up to two current third-year juniors. Those selected to receive this prestigious prize are expected to be in the top one percent of undergraduates in their fields in terms of academic achievement, intellectual ability and commitment to the humanities.

• Students majoring in: Classical Studies, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages and Cultures, English, Fine Arts (Art History or Studio Art), Folklore and Ethnomusicology, French and Italian, Germanic Studies, India Studies, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Spanish and Portuguese, or Theatre and Drama. Additionally, students majoring in African-American and African Diaspora Studies, Anthropology, American Studies, Communication and Culture, Gender Studies, Individualized Major Program, International Studies, and Jewish Studies can be considered eligible if the humanities form the focus of the student’s coursework, research, career plans, and application materials.
• Current third-year student with junior standing, planning to graduate in May or Aug 2013
• Must be enrolled full-time at IUB or in an IU overseas study program during current semester and both semesters of 2012-2013
• High academic merit, including a minimum College GPA of 3.750 (In the past recipients of this prize have had College GPAs of 3.9 and higher.)

Complete the application (available from Director of Undergraduate Studies in the student’s home department) and submit it by the deadline with the required materials. Completed applications (including faculty letters of support) must be received in Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Kirkwood Hall 012  by the deadline (Hours: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.; 1:00–4:00 p.m., weekdays). Finalists will be notified and interviewed by the selection committee. Finalists must be available for interview on Friday, March 23, 2012.

• Application form
• Nomination letter from a College faculty member in the student’s home department
• Two additional letters of support from College faculty members in the humanities
• Résumé or curriculum vitae
• Recent photograph for use in publicity materials
• 3-to-5 page personal statement
• An academic paper, written in English
• One additional sample of your work

Up to two outstanding third-year juniors will be selected to receive the Palmer-Brandon Prize. Each winner will receive an award of $20,000. This award represents the largest award that the College of Arts and Sciences grants to students in the Humanities in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. Note: This award is taxable and will be reported to the IRS.

4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012

Terri A. Greenslade, Assistant Dean for Academic Standards and Opportunities, tgreensl indiana.edu; 812.855.1647, Kirkwood Hall 012