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 demonstrated commitment to the humanities.

• Current full-time status at IUB or an IU administered/IU co-sponsored overseas study program
• Must be pursuing a BA or BFA degree in the College of Arts and Sciences
• Current third-year student with junior standing, planning to graduate in May or August 2014
• 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. In addition, 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.
• Maintain full-time enrollment (min. 12 credit hours) for both semesters of 2013-2014 at IUB or in an IU-administered/IU co-sponsored program
• 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. For consideration, all application materials must be received in the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Office, (Owen Hall) by the deadline. Materials may be submitted electronically to coasaado indiana.edu.

Finalists will be notified and interviewed by the selection committee. Finalists must be available for interview during normal business hours on Thursday, March 21, 2013.

• Application form
• Nomination letter from a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member in the student’s home department
• Two additional letters of recommendation from College of Arts and Sciences faculty members in the humanities
• Résumé or curriculum vitae
• 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.

This competition is currently closed.

Terri A. Greenslade, Assistant Dean for Academic Standards and Opportunities, tgreensl indiana.edu; or Ms. Kristin McCormick, kammcc indiana.edu, 812.855.1647