Gould-Saunders Memorial Endowment Travel Fund

The Gould-Saunders Memorial Endowment Fund was established in 2005 by two long-standing ACH members, Virginia Gould and Gail Saunders, in memory of their late husbands, Jeffry L Gould, M.D. and Winston Saunders, CMG, respectively. Its purpose is to provide assistance for graduate students and, in some cases, junior scholars, from universities and other institutions in the Caribbean and Central America to attend the ACH conference.

Eligibility Criteria:

To apply, graduate student applicants must:

• Be a member of the ACH in good financial standing (at the time of the award).

• Be in the final year of their Ph.D. program and apply to present a paper at the 2011 conference.

• Enclose a recent CV, letter of support from a supervising faculty member, and a paper proposal.

• Submit a budget (including invoice from an airline or travel agency).

Junior scholar applicants must:

• Be a member of the ACH in good financial standing (at the time of the award).

• Hold a permanent position in his or her department, and have been employed for 1 to 5 years.

• Enclose a recent CV, letter of support from their Head of Department, as well as a paper proposal.

• Submit a budget (including invoice from an airline or travel agency).

Applications, with all required materials, are due, either by mail or email, by January 31, 2012 to Michelle Craig McDonald, ACH Secretary-Treasurer:

Richard Stockton College
Department of History
101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205
USA
e-mail: michelle.mcdonald@stockton.edu