Cross Faculty Easter Programme - South Carolina
Race, Space and Place: South Carolina then and now
An exclusive fully funded opportunity for 8 first year widening participation students to take part in an exciting pilot programme in South Carolina, North America during Easter vacation 2025.
This will be an interdisciplinary programme led by academics from the Faculty of Arts covering the following cross-faculty topics on Memory, Southern Culture, Race & Natural Disasters.
Throughout the week, there'll be various trips and a chance to see different towns in South Carolina.
To be considered for this opportunity, you are required to sign up for and attend one of the information sessions, detailed below.
**Please note this opportunity is now closed. The sign up form has now closed due to high interest.**
PROGRAMME TOPIC:
The programme will be led by:
- Tim Lockley who is a professor of North American history with expertise in the history of South Carolina and contemporary political issues in the US.
- Liana Valerio who is a teaching fellow in the History department with an expertise in the histories of race, gender and emotions in the Atlantic world.
Throughout the week you will focus on:
-Memory - memorialisation of slavery and confederacy
-Southern Culture - language, foodways & music
-Race - slavery, civil rights, modern day
-Natural Disasters - hurricanes & yellow fever
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants must be:
- First year student at Warwick
- In receipt of the Warwick Undergraduate Bursary or on the Warwick Scholars programme. We are unable to accept applications from Global Excellence Scholarship holders for this programme.
- Available for the entire programme between Saturday 15 March - Sunday 23 March 2025
- Have an up to date passport which is valid until at least October 2025. If you do not have this then an application for a passport will be required asap.
- Required to attend an information session in order to apply
- Required to attend all programme sessions before the trip and participate fully in all activities and tasks
WHY SHOULD I APPLY TO TAKE PART?
- This is a pilot programme which means this is the first programme of its type at Warwick.
- You have the opportunity to shape the content of the teaching as well as what speakers and visits are included in future faculty-led programmes to North America.
- We need your feedback and want to learn from your experience to make a case for future funding so that this sort of activity is possible for students in the future.
- You will receive Warwick Award points and recognition of having taken part in a Short Term Mobility activity on your university transcript.
- This is a great taster of an international experience during your time at university. If you enjoy it, you might want to apply to take part in a summer school or volunteering programme overseas during summer vacation or even a year abroad in your third year.
KEY DATES
In order to apply, you will be required to attend one of the below information sessions.
Information Session 1: Tuesday 19th November, on campus (4:00pm - 5:00pm).
Information Session 2: Wednesday 27th November, on campus (3:00pm - 4:00pm).
During the information session, those who are still interested will take part in a short assessment activity and an informal interview. The application form will then be shared with those students after the session.
Application Form Deadline: Wednesday 11th December 2024
Outcome of application: Friday 20th December 2024
Confirmation by successful applicants that they accept their place: Sunday 5th January 2025
Social event on campus for successful applicants: Wednesday 22nd January 2025, on campus
Pre-departure meeting (mandatory): Wednesday 19th February 2025, on campus
If you have any email queries, please contact ShortTermMobility@warwick.ac.uk
Practical Information
Dates: Saturday 15 March - Sunday 23 March 2025
Where: South Carolina, North America
What costs are included: Flights, accommodation, programme excursion costs and daily subsistence allowance per day. Students will travel together on the same flights booked from London Heathrow to Charlotte, South Carolina (return).
Accommodation: Campus Student Accommodation. Students will share a twin room with two Warwick students sharing.
Health insurance: You will be required to source your own travel insurance policy. We can support to fund this.
Passport: Please ensure you have an up to date passport which is valid until at least October 2025. If you do not have this then an application for a passport will be required asap. This is for you to organise.
If you are not a UK passport holder, please check whether you require a visa to travel to America for this trip and whether the timelines are realistic. Please email ShortTermMobility@warwick.ac.uk if this situation applies to you.
We will help with information about the programme timetable, suggested items to be packed, practical guidance on flight times etc.
How to Apply:
1) Attend one of the two in person information sessions (Tuesday 19th November 4pm-5pm or Wednesday 27th November 3pm-4pm).
The information session will be split into two halves:
- The first half of the event will give you a chance to find out more about this trip and ask any questions you may have.
- For those who are still interested, the second half of this event will include a short assessment activity to help us understand why you're interested. This is likely to be a short 5 minute informal interview for us to get to know you and why you're interested. As this is such a fantastic opportunity for a very limited number of students, we want to ensure we select the students who will really benefit from the opportunity and be enthusiastic and engaged throughout.
2) Following attendance at one of the information sessions, students will be sent a short application form to complete. The deadline is Wednesday 11th December 2024. This application will be scored alongside the assessment task at the information session.
Within the application form, you will need to:
- Explain why you are interested in taking part in the programme
- Confirm you are available for the dates of the programme (15 March - 23 March 2025)
- Confirm you have an up to date passport which is valid until at least October 2025
- Name a member of Warwick staff who can be contacted for a reference to support your application
3) You will be informed if you have been accepted on to the programme by Friday 20th December 2024
3) Confirm that you accept your offered place and provide passport information so that we can book flights by Sunday 5th January 2025
4) Attend a social event on campus on Wednesday 22 January 2025 (TBC) to meet the programme leads and other students taking part in the programme.
5)Attend a pre-departure meeting with your fellow attendees and programme leads to prepare for the programme on Wednesday 19th February 2025 (TBC)
