The 1772 Foundation Fellowships Announcement
Academic Year 2008-2009
The 1772 Foundation offers paid internship and fellowship opportunities for highly qualified undergraduate seniors and graduate students pursuing a degree in historic preservation or a closely allied field such as museum studies, architectural history, history, landscape architecture and planning. The 1772 Foundation is a national, non-profit organization whose mission is to fund those entities that preserve and enhance America’s built and natural environment. Topics of current interest for the 1772 Foundation focus on the development of preservation carpentry schools in the U.S and the emergence of greenway programs. Fellows’ research work will be under the direction of the executive director of the 1772 Foundation.
Spring, fall and summer fellowships are for ten (10) weeks with a stipend of $4,000 for graduate students; $3,000 for undergraduate students. The fellowship supervisor is located in Pomfret Center, Connecticut however arrangements can be made to accommodate fellowship research work done off site.
The purposes of the directed research projects are as follows:
- For the student to gain a clearer idea of how non profit foundations are managed
- For the student and the 1772 Foundation to explore new areas of preservation, historic site and museum assistance
- To investigate new ways of addressing preservation, historic site and museum issues and funding
- To work with non profit sites and understand their concerns
- To learn how funding decisions are made and to participate in site visits
Deadlines for receipt of applications are December 1 for the spring term, March 14 for the summer term and July 14 for the fall term.
Application forms and further information may be received by writing to:
Mary Anthony, Executive Director
The 1772 Foundation
P.O. Box 112
Pomfret Center, Connecticut 06259