Lucyle Hook Travel Grants (1987)
The Lucyle Hook Travel Grants are awarded by the Committee on Honors to promising Barnard rising or current seniors with enriching, eclectic senior projects who demonstrate originality and self-direction. Students seeking funding for travel and other research expenses related to their senior essay project can apply to the CoH for this grant. Expenses may be incurred during the summer prior to the senior year as well as during the senior year, i.e. the rising or current senior may apply in November for either the previous or the following summer. The applicant should submit a full description of her essay with a detailed estimate of expenses, along with a letter of recommendation from her (prospective) senior essay advisor, to the attention of Dean Karen Blank. The nomination deadline usually is around November 10. About $1,500 is available each year, with most grants in the $100-$300 range.
Jolie Ermers Memorial Research Grant (2006)
Barnard Political Science senior majors seeking to defray travel expenses or conference fees related to their senior seminar project can apply for the Jolie Ermers Memorial Research Grant. Eligibility is limited to Barnard Political Science senior majors. Expenses may be incurred in the semester or summer prior to the senior year or during the senior year. The applicant should submit a full, one-to-two page description of her senior essay with a detailed estimate or list of expenses, along with a letter of recommendation from her senior seminar advisor, to the attention of the Political Science Department Chair. The application deadlines are October 15 and, if there are funds remaining, March 31 (or the first business day following) of the senior year. Grants will be awarded by the middle of November and late April, respectively. $500 is available annually, with each grant limited to $100.
The Barnard Political Science Faculty established this grant in 2006 to honor Jolanda Maria Ermers (1955-2005), sister of Nell Dillon-Ermers. A historian with an active interest in women's rights, Jolie wrote her thesis on the correlation between women's rights and infanticide in medieval France. As a program director for the Dutch government's NCDO, she organized conferences in 2001 and 2002 that focused on religious freedom and human rights. In 2002 Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, at her annual awards ceremony, recognized Jolie's initiative and highlighted her as someone who had made a positive difference in society. (The NCDO aims to foster international cooperation through conferences, exhibits, documentaries, and the like.)
