The K. Danner Clouser Student
Research Endowment is designed to provide financial assistance to medical
students while they are engaged in a research project in the medical humanities.
K. Danner Clouser was University Professor of Humanities (Philosophy) at
the Penn State University College of Medicine, where he taught medical ethics
and philosophy of medicine from 1968 until his retirement in 1996.
Dr. Clouser was instrumental in building the first humanities department
ever established at any medical school, and was a pioneer in the newly emerging
field of bioethics. After his
retirement, despite his battle with cancer, Dr. Clouser continued to write and
inspire others. The Department of
Humanities suffered a great loss when Dr. Clouser passed away August 14, 2000.
Consideration for an award from
the Clouser Student Research Endowment will be given to full-time students at
the Penn State College of Medicine who propose to carry out a research project
within the fields of the medical humanities as part of their progress toward the
M.D. degree. Recipients of the
award are selected by a committee made up of the faculty in the Department of
Humanities. Selection criteria
include the appropriateness and feasibility of the proposed research topic, the
student's qualifications for carrying out the project, and the availability of
an appropriate faculty mentor.
Proposals for the Clouser Student
Research Award should be accompanied by a budget and budget justification. The maximum available for the award in 2003 is $1500. This money may be paid directly to a student or may be used as the
department's contribution to a Work Study allocation for the summer. Funds may be used for living expenses or for expenses incurred as part of
the student's research.
How to Apply:
Students wishing to be considered
for an award from the Clouser Student Research Endowment should submit the
following to the Department of Humanities (C-1743) no later than 5:00 p.m.,
March 14, 2009:
1.
Description of the proposed project and its potential contribution to,
a) knowledge in the medical humanities, and
b) the student's professional development (not to exceed 1000 words).
2.
Statement of support from an appropriate faculty mentor.
3.
The student's resume or CV.
4.
Budget and Budget Justification.
Recipients
of the award will be notified by April 15, 2009.
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