Steinbrecher Fellowship Program
In 2005, the family and friends of Clark alumnus David C. Steinbrecher ’81 created the Steinbrecher Fellowship Program with a generous gift that established a permanent endowment in memory of David that provides fellowships for Clark undergraduates to pursue original ideas, creative research, public service, or enrichment projects. The Steinbrecher Fellowship awards, given to 5-7 students each year, is up to $5,000.
The Steinbrecher Fellowship also seeks to create and maintain a vibrant community of learners by bringing Fellows together with each other and with a small group of faculty mentors to share ideas, experiences, and intellectual excitement at dinners and other special gatherings several times during each academic year.
Fellows have pursued a wide variety of creative, research, and public service projects. These have included:
- conducting experimental research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School on the role of an insulin receptor protein in regulating breast cancer metastasis;
- conducting research on how the characteristics of the Native American flute reflect the traditions, mythology, and perspectives on life and nature of the people who made and play it by taking flute lessons from local native players, attending concerts and tribal powwows, and participating in a week-long Native American Flute Workshop in Montana;
- touring and photographing the dramatic landscape in Iceland and preparing an exhibition and book with photos of Iceland;
- teaching at a school and an orphanage in Lilongwe, Malawi, and researching how HIV/AIDS has affected the lives of children there;
- working with the Climate Summer 2007 project, educating New Hampshire residents about global warming through town meetings, educational outreach, community-based discussions and presentations;
- examining Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China by interviewing workers at Microsoft and China Telecom;
- examining the environmental impacts of high-tech gold mining underway in northern Finland.
Previous recipients
Read about research and creative work by Steinbrecher Fellows:
Eligibility
Students who have completed (or will have completed by the end of the current academic year) at least two semesters at Clark and plan to return to Clark as an undergraduate student for the coming year are eligible for the fellowships.
The deadline for this application is 5 p.m. on February 15.
Read more information about this award and application instructions.
For additional questions, contact Prof. Nancy Budwig (nbudwig@clarku.edu).
Apply using the Apply Here button at the top of this webpage.
