The Lampert Fellowships for Summer Research provide students with a $4,500 stipend, plus funding for travel, room, and board, to enable them to work on topics aligned with the mission of the Institute, which broadly speaking is to engage the liberal arts in the study of civic and global affairs.

The project should culminate in a paper of about 12,000-15,000 words, completed before the start of fall classes. Papers should be of such quality that they might be later published or form an integral part of a senior honors thesis, and they will be printed together in an annual volume of our Lampert Summer Fellows. Fellows will present their work at an on-campus symposium in mid-September. The fellowship also enables the recipient to present the project at a major scholarly conference.

For more information, interested students should contact David McCabe by email, at dmccabe@colgate.edu.

Applying for a Fellowship

All materials listed below should be sent in PDF format to Ms. Jean Getchonis (jgetchonis@colgate.edu)
Deadline: 5:00, Monday, February 16

Applicants will be notified by March 14.

Please include:

1. A cover letter and description of your project (no more than 5 pages) stating:
   • the research question motivating your study and its significance (this should include a brief survey of the literature);
   • how you plan to approach this question, and why you believe you will be able to provide a cogent response;
   • and, a bibliography.
2. Your unofficial transcript.
3. Two letters of recommendation (preferably from members of Colgate faculty).
4. A letter of sponsorship from a Colgate faculty member, confirming that she or he will supervise your research project, assist with its design, and provide on-going advice throughout the process of research and writing up to the point that the final paper is presented. (The sponsor is normally one of the persons writing a letter of recommendation.) For their supervision throughout this process, faculty sponsors of Lampert Fellows have the choice of receiving either a $1,000 stipend or partial SLA credit.
5. Travel Plans: If you believe that travel will significantly advance your research project, you should indicate this in your application. Precise details (dates, modes of travel, etc.) are not needed, but you should provide a clear sense of how this travel would advance your research. The presence or absence of travel plans has no bearing on the success of your application.

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With support from the Lampert Institute, students can apply for scholarships to support intensive summer language study. These scholarships are meant to support current Colgate students in one or more of the following ways:

• Students who are interested in an intensive and immersive language study over the summer;
• Students who want to study a language not currently taught at Colgate;
• Students who would like to advance their language study in order to participate on a language-based Colgate study group;
• Advanced students who wish to study beyond the levels currently offered at Colgate or to conduct independent research in a foreign language;
• Students whose language study at Colgate has been interrupted by course conflicts or illness;
• Students who would like to participate in a language and cultural immersion program abroad.

Language programs located both within the U.S. and abroad may be supported. Students should work with Colgate professors to determine a reputable language program, and one that fills an important curricular need for the student. Funds can be made available to cover the program fees and travel costs associated with participating in the program.

Students can request up to $3,000 to support the costs of the intensive language summer program and/or travel to the program. Priority will be given to students on financial aid at Colgate. Requests by students studying languages that are consistent with the mission of the Lampert Institute are especially encouraged; the Lampert Institute promotes language study and travel in the following regions: Africa, East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, or South/Central America. However, students studying languages from other regions will also be considered.

The Language Council at Colgate will review student proposals and make funding decisions. For more information, interested students should contact Nicole Simpson, Associate Dean of the Faculty for International Initiatives, by email (nsimpson@colgate.edu). Applications should be submitted to Professor Simpson by February 7^th.

Applying for a Summer Language Scholarship

Please include:

1. A personal statement describing the program in which you would like to participate and the reasons for doing so. Please provide specific details, including the name and description of the program, dates of participation, the level of language instruction offered at the program, and the estimated costs of the program (including travel costs). Also discuss your goals for participating in the program, and how the program will supplement your academic plan. Please indicate in the statement if you are on financial aid.
2. One letter of recommendation from a Colgate faculty member that provides a rationale for participating in the language program and an assessment of the student’s ability for successfully completing the program. The letter should be emailed directly to Professor Simpson.

If you are considering transferring the credit back to Colgate, you must work with the registrar’s office to get pre-approval for the credit well before the program begins. The transfer credit will follow the transfer credit polices at Colgate. Transfer credit that is not pre-approved by Colgate will not be considered after the program is complete. Upon completion of the intensive summer language program, students will be asked to write a brief report about their experience.

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The Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs announces the creation of the Lampert Faculty Scholars program and invites applications from faculty seeking financial support for research advancing the broad mission of the Lampert Institute, which is to promote greater understanding of important issues relating to civic affairs and public policy.

Lampert Faculty Scholars will be awarded funds up to $10,000 to support international travel and on-site research. Up to three scholarships will be awarded annually. The primary activity supported by the Institute is the funding of travel in the service of research by tenure-stream or tenured faculty at Colgate University.

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On October 9, 2014, Kent Greenawalt of the Columbia Law School delivered a lecture at Colgate titled “Religious Exemptions for Laws Barring Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples and Requiring Insurance for Contraceptives: Should They Exist and Who Should Be Eligible?”

As same-sex marriage is made legal in more and more states across the country, and with a healthcare system in flux, it is not uncommon to find laws at odds with the religious beliefs of many citizens. As Professor Greenawalt observed, this raises vital questions of political philosophy regarding how the law should treat religious and other objectors.

Download the full transcript of Kent Greenawalt’s lecture.

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