ECI Fellowship Application

ECI Student Fellows

ECI Student Fellowships are open to all Providence College students and provide support for participation in the Humanities Program’s Duc in Altum and Short-Term Study Abroad immersion experiences. Fellows will be chosen based on exceptional potential for reflective leadership and will receive scholarships of up to $2,000 towards immersion experience costs.

In return for this support, ECI Fellows:

Reflect on and practice leadership within the context of one or more immersion experiences under the guidance of Humanities Program faculty and staff.

Produce a photo journal and a reflective essay in response to their immersion experience(s). Journals and essays will be published on the Humanities Program website.

Application

Applicant Full Name:

Applicant Email Address:

Applicant Class Year:

Expected Graduation Date:

Which immersion experience(s) are you interested in?

Briefly summarize your academic plans at Providence College, and how this immersion experience will contribute to your intellectual and/or personal development.

250 words max

What leadership activities are you involved in at Providence College? If you are an incoming student, or have not yet taken a leadership role at Providence College, do you have any prior leadership experience, and what forms of leadership at Providence College are you interested in?

125 words max

What qualities do you view as essential to good leadership, and how do you attempt to put those qualities into practice?

200 words max

ECI Student Fellows are expected to 1) reflect on and practice leadership during excursion experiences; and 2) produce a photo/video journal and reflective essay of their experience and insights after the trip. Are you able to commit to these requirements?

YesNo

1. How do you anticipate contributing to the immersion experience? What opportunities for leadership does it present? (You may discuss this question with trip faculty before application submission if helpful.)

2. What steps will you take to ensure that you come back with substantive written and visual documentation of your experience?

The ECI Student Fellowship is designed to promote the development of intentional leaders of exceptional character. Why are you applying for a Fellowship, and how do you see a Fellowship contributing to your life here at PC and to your future after graduation?

Is there anything else you would like to add in support of your application?

Recommendation Letter

You are encouraged but not required to submit a recommendation letter on behalf of your application. This letter should be from someone who knows your academic ability and leadership potential. If you wish to submit a letter, fill out the information below. Recommenders are asked to submit letters within three weeks of receiving this invitation in order to ensure full consideration as part of your application.

Name of Recommender

Relationship of Recommender to Applicant

Email Address of Recommender

Message you would like to include for your Recommender:

Please allow up to four weeks for the review of your application. If your application is advanced to the final stage of consideration, you will be contacted by the selection committee to arrange an interview (in person or electronically) after which a final decision will be made.