Tuesday, February 5, 2008

A travel grant worth 20,000

I am so excited about the Bonderman Honors Travel Fellowship, that it borders on ridiculous.

You are given 20,000 dollars to travel the world, and you are not allowed to...well...here I'll just paste the whole unbelievable truth from the University of Washington website:

By accepting the award Fellows must commit to travel independently for eight or more months, exploring six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world...because Bonderman Fellowships are intended to foster independence, Fellows may not participate in a program, organization, or formal study at a foreign university. Bonderman Fellowships are intended to introduce students to cultures, peoples, and areas of the world with which they are not familiar, consequently, family heritage proposals (i.e. for travel to countries of origin) will not be considered. For similar reasons, in most cases proposals for travel in Western Europe and Australia/New Zealand will be less competitive.


Traveling alone! No studying/ working / Europe allowed! Holy shit! This is by far the most hopeful thing I've ever read on a university website.

Now, do I have to have a 4.0?

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