ES Alumni Student Fund

The ES Alumni Student Fund was established in May 2016, to celebrate the English Department's 125-year anniversary as well as the founding of UZH Alumni English Studies (named "Alumni Chapter English Studies" until May 2017).

The ES Alumni Student Fund supports academic and study-related projects by Bachelor and Master students of English Literature and/or Linguistics. Examples include:

• student research projects;
• the Blueprint Masquerades (English Department drama group);
• small travel bursaries (e.g. for field work, or to attend an academic conference);
• course-related excursions

An overview of projects supported by the ES Alumni Student Fund is available in the subsection on Past Projects.

Note: All information is subject to change without prior notification. 

The following types of applications may be considered for support, as finances allow:

• travel costs for conference attendance, field research, or similar (usually max. CHF 150.-);
• contribution towards material for research projects;
• projects providing curricular support for students of English;
• study-related cultural events;
• travel costs for study exchanges outside of Europe (max. CHF 200.-, except for our partner universities in Halifax and Auckland, where the max. is CHF 500.-);
• course-related excursions (max. CHF 100.- per student).

The ES Alumni Student Fund does not support social events (e.g. student parties).

Note: Attendance of summer schools can only be considered if (a) there is a very close link between a current research project and the summer school in question (e.g. topic of the Master Thesis), or (b) there is a very close connection between the UZH English Department and a given summer school (e.g. the Trieste Joyce School has ties to the Zurich James Joyce Foundation).

Procedure

1. Applications are preferably submitted in advance, but can be made up to one month after completion of the event.
2. Applicants must request a specific amount of money. The maximum amount is CHF 500.- (but see "Application Guidelines" above for details).
3. Please submit your application by email.
4. The Chapter Coordinators decide whether or not an application can be supported. They will notify the applicants of the decision. If a request has been granted, the Chapter Coordinators will also specify the maximum amount of financial support the project will receive.
5. The Chapter Coordinators' decision is final. Applicants cannot appeal the decision.
6. Successful applicants must document their expenses (e.g. collect receipts, bills, etc.). Only documented expenses will be reimbursed.

Donations to the ES Alumni Student Fund are of course very much appreciated. If you would like to donate, you can send us an email or simply use the donation form.