Art & Design Student Travel Bursaries
The School of Art & Design has a number of travel bursaries for LJMU students.
Each year, a handful of students studying at LJMU’s School of Art and Design are awarded prestigious travel prizes, which are intended to broaden their horizons and help further their study interests. Juan Cruz is delighted to confirm the Susan Cotton Award will be open to Level 5 and post graduate students in 2014 and the Susan Dunthorne Award is open to all Level 5 students. This year will also see the introduction of 4 x International Study Bursaries open to level 5/year 2 students.
Susan Cotton Travel Awards 2014
The Susan Cotton Travel Awards for 2014 is open to all level 2 and post-graduate students in Liverpool School of Art and Design. The awards consist of 3 x European Awards of £1,400 and 2 x International Awards of £2,200.
These awards are intended to help students undertake significant domestic or international travel in support of their work and personal development. The emphasis is on the way in which extraordinary experiences in unfamiliar places can have a positive and transformative impact on our lives, changing our outlook and exposing us to previously unimagined possibilities.
Susan Cotton was both an ardent traveller and someone who was a big supporter of LJMU. She would have been delighted by applications from those who have previously travelled little and equally from those taking risks to travel to unknown places.
This is a two-stage process. Initial applications will be reviewed by the Cotton Family and those shortlisted will be asked to develop a more detailed proposal. A distinguished panel of judges will then select the five winners from the shortlist and determine the level of support to be offered.
The first stage of the process involves the submission of initial applications by 24th January 2014, the second round application deadline will be Friday 7st March, with the awards judged week commencing 17th March.
First round applications should be submitted by 24th January 2014 via email to: lsaoffice@ljmu.ac.uk.
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The Susan Dunthorne Travel Bursary – 3 x £500 bursaries are available
The Susan Dunthorne Travel Bursary is open to level 2 students from all departments within LJMU School of Art and Design, for the recipient to travel in connection with exploring the visual arts, for example, to a specific city or gallery, or with a particular theme.
Applicants will be required to write a rationale of not more than 2 x A4 sides explaining why they would like the award and what they would use the money for. The successful application will be required to submit a brief report or illustrated diary of their travel, normally no later than one month after the return date.
Sue Dunthorne was born and raised in Liverpool having attended Calder High School. She began at Liverpool College of Art in 1960, passed her intermediate in 1962 and gained a National Diploma in Design specialising in Graphic Design in 1964. In 1965 she gained her Art Teacher’s Diploma.
Sue taught for a number of years at Birkenhead High School and then at Quarry Bank, where Stephen Bayley was one of her pupils. Sue then went on a bursary trip to Sweden, fell in love and married a Swede. They settled in Gothenburg and Sue continued to use her artistic skills developing photography and illustrations.
Applications should be submitted by 24th January 2014 via email to: lsaoffice@ljmu.ac.uk.
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International Study Bursaries for Level 5 / Year 2 Students
Liverpool John Moores University is strongly committed to internationalisation: as stated in the Strategic Plan 2012-2017, LJMU is “A University that is globally engaged and embraces internationalism to the benefit of its students, staff and partners.” The international experience is increasingly important in a world of globalised cultures and markets, and should be of considerable benefit in terms of both individual development and enhancing career prospects.
The Liverpool School of Art and Design is offering 4 x £1,000 International Study Bursaries to Level 5 / Year 2 students which will enable successful applicants to study for up to one month at Shanghai University, Faculty of Art and Design. In the first instance, students should submit an expression of interest explaining why you see a period of international study being of benefit to your education and why you are suited to this opportunity: your career aspirations, your previous experience, etc. The selection process may also involve an interview.
Applications should be submitted by 10th January 2014 via email to: lsaoffice@ljmu.ac.uk.
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