MARIE CHRISTINE KOHLER
FELLOWSHIP
The Marie Christine Kohler
Fellowship offers an exceptional opportunity for graduate students from diverse
disciplines to live together, rent free, in the former Governor's Mansion known
as the Knapp House. Each fellow has their own bedroom while sharing the
kitchen, bathrooms, and recreational spaces. Each bedroom contains a DSL
internet-connection and a telephone line. Other amenities include laundry
service, cleaning service, and an exercise room.
The fellowship is based on
the principles of scholarship, leadership, and diversity. Fellowship tenure is
a period of rich academic and cultural exchange. During the academic year fellows host a monthly seminar
dinner during each semester. Fellows recruit speakers for the seminars and
prepare dinner for invited guests from the university and the greater Madison
community. Organizing and
participating in the seminars and monthly house meetings are formal
requirements of the fellowship. Other activities and events are decided on by
the fellows and designed to foster a social and academic environment in the
house.
Applicants must be in the
final stages of their degree granting program. PhD candidates holding
dissertator status are eligible to reside at the Knapp House for up to 2 years.
Third year MFA, Law, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine students are eligible
for one-year residence at the House.
Application Process:
I. The department must
submit:
1. A letter of
support/recommendation from the studentŐs advisor
II. The student must
submit:
Application Deadline: March
3, 2008
Applicants are strongly
encouraged to attend an open house at the Knapp House to meet with the current
fellows. The open houses are
February 24th from 12 – 2pm and March 2nd from 1- 3pm. The Knapp House is located at 130 E. Gilman Street.
Interviews for the finalists
will be held the week of March 10th.
Your application materials
should be submitted electronically to Marcia Marshall at
mmarshall@bascom.wisc.edu or a
hardcopy may be sent to
Marcia Marshall
333
Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1044
Application for the Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship
Dear Student,
In addition to your departmental nomination and advisorŐs
recommendation, we ask that you provide:
Your letter of interest should explain why the Kohler fellowship appeals to you. Especially important is information about your own extracurricular interests, activities, and experiences that you believe would enrich the life of the house.
Your dissertation summary should be written for an audience of academics from a wide range of disciplines.
If you have any questions about this application, please
contact:
Rob Rhoades (rhoades@math.wisc.edu)
or Angela Barian (abarian@ssc.wisc.edu)
This application may be mailed or emailed to the following address:
Marcia Marshall
mmarshall@bascom.wisc.edu
333 Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1044
Application Deadline: March 3, 2008
Advisor letter of support/recommendation for the Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship
The Marie Christine Kohler
Fellowship is founded on principles of scholarship, leadership, and fostering a
breadth of ideas. It offers an exceptional opportunity for graduate students
from diverse disciplines and backgrounds to live together in the former
Governor's Mansion now known as the Knapp House.
Fellows host a number of formal and informal academic and
recreational activities at the house throughout the year. Principal among these
are the seminar dinners held monthly during the semester. The seminar dinners
offer a formal setting for learning and exchanging ideas. Fellows recruit
speakers from the local community for the seminars and prepare and serve dinner
to invited guests from the university and the greater Madison community. All
fellows must help prepare for and participate in the seminar dinners.
As a major part of this fellowship is excellence in
scholarship, we ask that you comment on your adviseeŐs work. Yet equally
important is the everyday life and vibrancy of the house; so we also ask that
you speak to why you believe your advisee to be particularly well suited for
the Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship.
If you have any questions about this recommendation, please contact:
Robert Rhoades (rhoades@math.wisc.edu) or Angela Barian (abarian@ssc.wisc.edu)
Knapp House Fellows
This recommendation may be mailed or emailed to the following address:
Marcia Marshall
mmarshall@bascom.wisc.edu
333 Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Dr
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 262-1044
Application Deadline: March 3, 2008
Statement of
Nomination for the Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship
Dear Department Chair:
For this nomination we simply ask you to provide a letter confirming that the nominated student meets one of the below eligibility requirements.
Eligibility: Students making satisfactory progress towards the following degrees:
a) PhD and SJD candidates with dissertator status prior to assuming residence in the house.
b) Third year MFA candidates
c) Third year professional school candidates in Law, Medicine, & Veterinary Medicine
If you have any questions about this nomination, please
contact current Knapp House Fellows Robert Rhoades (rhoades@math.wisc.edu) or Angela Barian
(abarian@ssc.wisc.edu).
This nomination may be mailed or emailed to the following address:
Knapp House Fellows Committee
The Graduate School
Room 333, Bascom Hall
500 Lincoln Drive
Application Deadline: March 3, 2008