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SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

SCHOLARSHIPS:

The Ina McClung Art Scholarship

Purpose: Ina McClung, Univeristy of Oregon Class of 1895, established this scholarship fund for undergraduate art history majors.

Eligibility: Participation in the program for one year and demonstrated ability are requirements for selection .

Date Offered: Awards are normally made once annually.

Application: Request an application form from the Art History office. Due date will be posted in the Art History office.

The Mr. and Mrs. Eric G. Clarke Scholarship in Oriental Art

Purpose: This scholarship was provided by the family and estate of Ruth Clarke as a memorial to her and her husband, Eric G. Clarke. Both had lived in China, and Mrs. Clarke was well known for her extensive jade collection.

Eligibility: This scholarship is given to an art history undergraduate and/or graduate student whose primary interest lies in Asian art, with preference given to those concentrating on Chinese, in accordance with the terms of the bequest. Selection is based on academic achievement and financial need.

Date Offered: Awards are made once annually.

Application: Request an application form from the Art History office. Due date will be posted in the Art History office.

TRAVEL GRANTS:

Marian C. Donnelly Conference Travel Grants

Purpose: This grant, which pays tribute to the late Marian C. Donnelly (Professor of Art History) and her devotion to teaching and scholarship, provides seed money or modest support for travel to academic conferences for the presentation of a paper, or, when appropriate, to attend a significant conference in one's major field of study. Expenses may include registration fees, travel, lodging and other costs associated with conference activities. University and State of Oregon guidelines for travel apply.

Eligibility: It is available to art history undergraduate majors and graduate students.

Date Offered: The Department will consider requests for these travel funds (currently around $300-400 each) once each term (at the end of the school year, should additional funds be available, the Department will supplement earlier awards where and when possible).

Application: Request an application form from the Art History office. Due date will posted in the Art History office.

AWARDS:

Marian C. Donnelly Award in Art History

Purpose and Scope: This award pays tribute to the late Marian C. Donnelly (Professor Emeritus of Art History) and her devotion to teaching and scholarship.

Criteria: At the end of each spring quarter, book prizes are awarded to those two students (one undergraduate, one graduate) who have submitted art historical essays or papers judged to be superior in critical analysis, originality, and style.

Eligibility: Submissions may be revised papers written for courses during any of the three previous terms (spring of the previous academic year; fall and winter of the current academic year).

Date Offered: Competion is held each spring quarter.

Application: Request an application form from the Art History office. Due date will be posted in the Art History office.

Marion Dean Ross Award in Architectural History

Purpose: This award honors the late Professor Marion Dean Ross's devotion to the teaching of architectural history at the University of Oregon and his contribution to the study of Oregon and Pacific Northwest architecture.

Criteria: Book prizes are awarded to those two students (one undergraduate, one graduate) who have submitted papers dealing with architectural history, landscape architecture, historic preservation, or related areas, and judged to be superior in critical analysis, originality, and style.

Eligibility: Submissions may be revised papers written for courses during any of the three previous terms (spring of the previous academic year; fall and winter of the current academic year).

Date Offered: Competion is held in the Spring quarter. This prize, intended to reward only the highest level of accomplishment, may not be given every year.

Application: Request an application form from the Art History office. Due date will be posted in the Art History office.

The Ellen Johnston Laing Award in Chinese & Japanese Art History

Purpose and Scope: In honor of Ellen Johnston Laing, Maude I. Kerns Distinguished Professor of Oriental Art from 1979 until her retirement in 1992, the Department of Art History established a prize to be awarded to students, undergraduate or graduate, for excellence in the study of Chinese or Japanese art. The prize will be in the form of a monetary grant.

Criteria: This award will be conferred upon that student who, on the recommendation of a special committee of Asian art historians and with the approval of the faculty of the entire department, has written an essay or paper demonstrating the highest level of scholarship, analysis, and originality in the fields of Chinese or Japanese art.

Eligibility: Papers written for classes in any of the previous three terms are eligible for consideration (spring of the previous academic year; fall and winter of the current academic year). The prize, intended to reward only the highest level of accomplishment, may not be given every year.

Date Offered: Competition for this award will be held each spring.

Application: Request an application form from the Art History office. Due date will be posted in the Art History office.