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| The DACB encourages Participating Institution liaison coordinators to apply for a Project Luke scholarship that provides training and the opportunity to write biographies for the dictionary while in residency at OMSC for one academic year. |
Provisions and Expectations of the
Project Luke Fellowship:
1.
Two fellowships will be awarded for the 2009-2010
academic calendar year.
2. Fellowships will be awarded on a competitive basis.
3. Applications and all supporting documents
must be in hand no later than November 30th
of 2008.
4. The academic year extends eight months from the first week of September
until the last week of April the following year.
5. The fellowship does not provide for family members to accompany the fellowship
recipent.
6. The fellowship does not make provision for travel expenses.
7. The fellowship does not make provision for the required U.S. medical
insurance.
8. Applicants must provide a letter of guarantee from a church, mission,
or reputable institution in North America or Europe guaranteeing the applicant's
roundtrip travel expense, required medical insurance, and any emergency
expenses.
9. The fellowship includes the following: (a) use of a furnished apartment
for the eight months of the fellowship; (b) a monthly allowance of $550
U.S. for the eight months of the Fellowship; (c) a textbook allowance of
$200 U.S.
10. Fellowship recipients agree to: (a) live in residence at OMSC, participating
in the commu nity life and worship; (b) participate in the study program
of OMSC, attending a minimum of twenty-two weekly seminars in the course
of the academic year; (c) complete the writing of ten biographical studies
for inclusion in the DACB; (d) be prepared to give one or two lectures on
the subject(s) of their study; (e) be willing to prepare one article for
the International Bulletin of Missionary Research, if requested to do so;
(f) upon returning home, serve as an official DACB resource person, available
for consultation with DACB researchers and writers in Africa.
Proposed Subjects of Research
Two Project Luke Fellowships are offered each year, on a competitive basis.
Please provide information on ten (or more) persons whom you regard as significant
figures in the history, special character and vitality of the African church
(regional, national, continental, or international). On separate paper,
provide a short summary of each of your proposed subjects, including sources
of information. These will normally not be living subjects. This material
must be included with your application.
As you draw up the list of your ten proposed biographical subjects, please
take into account the following guidelines:
1. Subjects whose stories already appear in the DACB will normally
not be considered. Therefore, when drawing up your list of proposed subjects,
it is important to consult the DACB either online or at a DACB participating
institution, to ascertain whether or not the DACB already has stories
on your proposed subjects.
2. Your subjects need not be confined to professional clerics, missionaries,
or theologians, but might include laypersons from various walks of life
whose stories are essential to an understanding of the church in Africa.
3. Articles, which you will finalize during your residency at OMSC, must
not be longer than 3,000 words, and must not be shorter than 500 words.
4. As the intent and purpose of the DACB is to record the history of African
Christianity, we ask that you focus, whenever possible, on writing the
stories of deceased subjects. Please include dates (or approximate dates)
for your proposed subjects. 5. Your ten proposed biographical subjects
should not include more than two living subjects. The living subjects
should fulfill the requirements in #6.
6. If you choose to write on living subjects, their stories will not be
published in the DACB unless the subject is (a) of a very venerable age
(over 70) and (b) they have retired from all active ministry (in other
words, their story is complete). If the living subjects do not fulfill
these conditions, their stories will be kept on file in the DACB office
for future use.
N.B. If you are accepted as a Project Luke fellow, you will be asked to
provide a detailed list of sources for each of your proposed subjects, once
your list has been approved by the project manager. We urge you to collect
some sources of information locally before coming to OMSC. These sources
may include (but are not limited to): local archives available only in Africa,
interviews (tape recorded, transcribed, or in note form), local newspaper
and magazine articles, institutional records, and school files.
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Information
Name:
Male Female
Age
Date of Birth
Citizenship:
Address to which correspondence
should be sent:
Street/P.O. Box:
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
_
Telephone Numbers:
Home:
Work:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Place of Birth
Date of Birth:
City/Town:
State/Province:
Country:
From which country do you hold your passport
Health
Your health condition:
__________
Physical handicap considerations, if any. Explain:
___
Church in
which you hold active membership
Name:
Denomination: _____________
Street: __
City:
Country:
Comment on your present involvement with your church:
_
Academic
Experience
Name/Address of College
or University (Undergraduate):
Name: __
City:
Country:
Degree:
Major:
Year graduated:
Name/Address of University
or Seminary (Graduate)
Name:
City:
Country:
Degree:
Major:
Year graduated:
Title of thesis:
Current
Position
Doctoral
Student (For what degree:
)
Institution:
Academic Discipline:
Faculty Member (Academic position/rank:
)
Institution:
Academic Discipline:
Other:
Personal
Statement
Outline your primary concerns, hopes and goals for use of your time at
OMSC, including some indication of why you feel uniquely qualified to
research and write the stories of your proposed biographical subjects:
__
Letters
of Reference
Please give the names, titles and addresses of three persons
qualified to comment on your ability to fulfill the terms of the Project
Luke Fellowship. Instruct them to send their recommendations directly
to: Dr. Jonathan Bonk, DACB Project Luke, 490 Prospect Street,
New Haven, CT 06511-2196, USA. Without these letters, your application
cannot be processed.
1. Name:
Title:
Address:
Telephone: ____
Fax: ___
_____
2. Name:
Title:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
_
E-Mail:
3. Name:
Title:
Address:
Telephone:
Fax:
E-Mail:
Language
Proficiency
In which of the following
European languages would you consider yourself proficient:
English
French
Portuguese
If English is not your first language, please estimate your proficiency
in English:
Reading Comprehension
Excellent Very Good
Adequate Weak
Poor
Writing Ability
Excellent Very Good
Adequate Weak
Poor
Conversational
Skills
Excellent Very Good
Adequate Weak
Poor
Ability to Understand
Lectures
Excellent Very Good
Adequate Weak
Poor
Did you complete
this application without assistance?
Yes
No
Signed:
Date:
___________
Passport Information Form
In order for OMSC to issue a U.S. Department of State form DS-2019,
Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status, you must
complete all of the questions listed below. List names exactly as they
appear on your passport, and attach a photocopy of the passport page
showing your name.
___ Mr. ___ Ms. Name_______________________________________
(family
name, first
name middle name)
Date of Birth (month/day/year)_____/_____/_____
Place of Birth______________________________________________
Country of Citizenship_______________________________________
Country of Permanent Residence______________________________
Occupation in home country__________________________________
If you are already in this country, what is your visa type?
( ) B-1 ( ) B-2 ( ) F-1 ( ) J-1 ( ) Immigrant (Permanent Resident)
(
) Other:_____________________
Instructions
Please print, fill
out, and send this application, along with a copy of your resume, to:
Dr. Jonathan Bonk, Project Luke Fellowship,
490 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
Telephone: 1-203-624-6672
Fax: 1-203-865-2857
E-Mail: DACB@OMSC.org
N.B. You will need to obtain a Verification of Financial Support form from admissions@omsc.org.
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