2009 International Visitor Program
Chawton House Library
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To foster the study and appreciation of Jane Austen, JASNA sponsors the International Visitor Program (IVP), with support generously provided by the Metropolitan New York Region of JASNA. The goals of the IVP are (1) to permit a JASNA member to work on a creative or scholarly project that requires study or travel in England and (2) to strengthen JASNA’s ties with Austen-related institutions in Jane Austen’s village, Chawton, Hampshire.
Candidates for the IVP MUST be members of JASNA. (Membership information is available through this link.) Candidates need not be students or have academic careers. Members of any age may apply with the understanding that living conditions will be simple and may not be agreeable to anyone who cannot tolerate summer weather without air conditioning or walk at least a mile on uneven ground without assistance.
Requirements:
- The applicant MUST be a JASNA member at the time the application is submitted;
- The applicant’s creative or scholarly project must be related to Jane Austen;
- The applicant must be able to spend four weeks in England near Chawton, Hampshire, in July or August; the stay must include July 18, 2009;
- While in England, the International Visitor will work at the Jane Austen House Museum (minimum of 7 hours per week) and the Chawton House Library (minimum of 7 hours per week) performing duties as assigned;
- The International Visitor will attend the Jane Austen Society’s Annual General Meeting on July 18, 2009, on the grounds of the Chawton House Library and assist the Honorary Secretary of JAS with the meeting as requested.
JASNA’s Sponsorship provides:
Funding totaling US$3,000 to be used for:
- Round-trip air transportation to England from the continental USA or Canada,
- Housing (arranged by JASNA),
- Miscellaneous expenses.
For an Application Form for JASNA’s IVP, please send your name, address, e-mail address (if any), and telephone number to Kerri Spennicchia at kspennic@ix.netcom.com.
All completed applications must be received by March 31, 2009. The IVP Committee will announce its decision on or before April 30, 2009.