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Road Scholar K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant
Overview
The Road Scholar K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant was
founded to aid doctoral students researching topics relevant to
aging and later-life learning. This $5,000 grant honors the work
of K. Patricia Cross, PhD, former Board Member and
Professor Emerita at the Graduate School of Education at the University
of California, Berkeley. Road Scholar is the new program name of Elderhostel, Inc.
We encourage graduate students whose doctoral research focuses
on topics relevant to Road Scholar or later-life learning to
apply. This is the fifth year Road Scholar is offering the grant.
Grant Specifications
This $5,000 grant may be used in any way that aids the recipient
in either the completion or publication of their research and
dissertation results. Previous recipients have used the grant to publish her dissertation research and results.
The Road Scholar K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant recipient
will be determined by a selection committee consisting of professors,
practitioners and other leaders in the field of later-life learning. Please check out the list of previous selection committee members in the yellow box to the right.
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Eligibility
Applicants must be:
• A graduate student already conducting their doctoral
research.
• A doctoral candidate in any field where their
research will have a significant impact on the field of later-life
learning (education,
psychology, gerontology, social work or a related discipline).
How to Apply
The application period for 2010 has been closed. Please refer back to the website in November 2010 to apply for the 2011 grant.
To be considered for the Road Scholar K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research
Grant, applicants
must submit the following materials:
To be submitted by applicant via the online application form:
• Personal Information
• Essay (2,500 characters)
• Two Recommendations’ contact Information
(one from your dissertation advisor and an additional
faculty member). We will be sending the link to
the online recommendation form to your submitted
references.
To be sent by applicant via email after submitting online application:
• Curriculum Vitae
• Grant Abstract: two- to three-page abstract
of the proposed study
To be submitted or mailed by references via online recommendation
form:
• Two Recommendations from applicant’s
dissertation advisor and an additional faculty member.
About Road Scholar
Road Scholar is the program name of Elderhostel, Inc.
Elderhostel, founded in 1975, is the world’s largest not-for-profit
educational travel organization for
older adults. The organization's mission is to provide educational
opportunities through travel in order
to encourage learning, the sharing of new ideas and community amongst
older adults.
Approximately 160,000 participants enroll in Road Scholar
nearly 8,000 programs annually. Road Scholar
provides exceptional learning adventures throughout the United States
and Canada and in more than
90 countries around the world.
Contact Us
Should you have any questions concerning the Road Scholar K. Patricia
Cross Doctoral Research Grant,
please feel free to email grants@roadscholar.org.
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