Applying for a Study Away grant
We are now accepting Study Away grants for the '24-'25 academic year. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through March 31 for the following fall and November 30 for the following spring semester. Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are spent.
In order to complete your application for a Study Away grant through the Charles Center, you will need to have the following information available for the online application form:
- Name
- Department/program
- W&M email
- Name of existing/planned course (with a Study Away component)
- Is (or will) this (be) a credit-bearing course?
- If so, how many credits is this course worth?
- Does this course already exist, or would it be a new course?
- If an existing course: course catalog number
- If an existing course: Has this course been approved by the EPC to carry any COLL attributes?
- If so, please list COLL attributes (e.g., COLL 300)
- If a new course: Do you intend to apply for COLL attributes for your new course
- Number of students who will participate in the study away trip
- Total number of faculty (including trip coordinator) who will participate in the trip
- Name of other faculty who will participate in the trip
- Primary destination
- Number of days at primary destination
- Please list any additional destinations
- Trip start date (mm/dd/yyyy)
- Trip starting location (city, state)
- Trip ending date (mm/dd/yyyy)
- Trip ending location (city, state)
- Does this trip involve any international travel?
- If so, please describe the international destination(s) and number of days to be spent abroad.
- In 2-3 sentences, please describe how this trip adds educational value to your course.
- What, specifically, does your proposed study away experience offer undergraduate students that is otherwise unavailable on campus or in the greater Williamsburg area?
- If applicable, please describe how this study away experience is an applied learning/applied research opportunity for your students.
- The Study Away program is supported by private donor funds. Please help us demonstrate the impact of this program to our donors by providing a summary of how these funds will be used to enhance the undergraduate experience and/or the W&M intellectual community. You may reuse language from your answer above, provided that it is accessible to a donor audience (at least 150 words):
- Briefly describe any experience you have in coordinating/leading a multi-day undergraduate student excursion.
- Budget summary, including:
- total transportation costs
- total cost of meals
- total cost of lodging
- materials/supplies
- other (describe)
- total costs
- Funding overview
- amount requested from Charles Center
- amount available from other sources
- amount I still need/plan to secure
- total
- Please include the name and email address of a faculty/staff member who will not be traveling on the trip and can speak to the value of the experience to W&M students.
