As part of the Stamps Scholarship, Scholars are given designated funds to use for enrichment purposes. In planning how they will use the funds, we hope that Scholars will seek advice from their Stamps program administrators and faculty mentor(s) in order to maximize these funds to support their academic and professional goals.
Many Scholars and administrators have expressed an interest in learning about the various ways in which Scholars have utilized their enrichment funding. Here we list some previous uses of the funds.
• Study Abroad
o Studying Painting and Photography in Italy
o Studying Cyber Conflict in Tallin, Estonia
o Archaeological Field School in Trim, Ireland
• Research
o Alzheimer’s research at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
o Psycholinguistic research in Speech & Hearing Lab at Washington University
o Material Science research at Caltech
• Volunteer & Service Projects
o Building homes for impoverished families in Poland
o Volunteering in El Salvador with the Living Water Organization
o Alternative Spring Break Trips to help communities in need
• Conferences and Workshops
o Yale Writers’ workshop
o USNA Leadership Conference
o Clinton Global Initiative Conference
• Internships
o Pharmacy internship
o Internship with the US Tennis Association
o White House internship
This list is not exhaustive, rather, it is meant to be illustrative of the different ways in which Scholars can think about using their funds. If you have any questions about enrichment fund use, please feel free to contact us.
For more examples of how these funds can be used, please see our Stamps Scholars Journal.
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