Ms. Clayton NPHS 2009-10's List: shakespeare and macbeth

British Universities Summer School  Programme
Scholarships for High School Teachers for Summer Study in  Great Britain
Since 1976, our Branch has participated, through the  National ESU, in the British Universities Summer School Programme (“BUSS”). Our  Branch awards one scholarship each year, in the amount of $3,000 (plus a $250  Treadwell Memorial Travel Grant from the National ESU). Secondary school  teachers from Central Indiana may apply, and recent scholarship recipients have  come from a variety of schools, large and small, public and private, secular and  religious, big city and small town. Year after year, our BUSS Scholars have told  us that their studying at Edinburgh, London or Oxford has been a rewarding and  memorable experience.  

A program brochure and application form may be obtained from the  ESU Indianapolis Branch in January, and the application is usually due by the  middle of February. (These dates might change from year to year.) The typical  application includes a curriculum vitae, a personal essay, and two letters of  recommendation. (A copy of earlier years’ pamphlets may be obtained at any time,  to get “a feel” for each program.)  

The ESU-BUSS currently includes three (3) summer schools:  

 
• The Scottish Universities’ International Summer School at the University of  Edinburgh, which has one program in Modern British & Irish Literature, and  another program in Creative Writing  
• The University of Oxford Summer Programme at Exeter College, which has one  program in History, Politics & Society, and another in English Literature  
• Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance, at the new Globe Theatre in  London.

In a typical summer, each program offers several three-week terms  (our Scholar attends one term). Each of the three programs has its own level of  fees (generally, Edinburgh is the least expensive, London the most expensive,  with Oxford close to the London level), and they change yearly. For the summer  of 2007, the least expensive program’s charge for room, board and tuition will  be 1,530 British Pounds, and the most expensive 2,130 British Pounds. At the  current exchange rate (plus transaction fees), it takes about two U.S. dollars  to purchase

British Universities Summer School  Programme
Scholarships for High School Teachers for Summer Study in  Great Britain
Since 1976, our Branch has participated, through the  National ESU, in the British Universities Summer School Programme (“BUSS”). Our  Branch awards one scholarship each year, in the amount of $3,000 (plus a $250  Treadwell Memorial Travel Grant from the National ESU). Secondary school  teachers from Central Indiana may apply, and recent scholarship recipients have  come from a variety of schools, large and small, public and private, secular and  religious, big city and small town. Year after year, our BUSS Scholars have told  us that their studying at Edinburgh, London or Oxford has been a rewarding and  memorable experience.  

A program brochure and application form may be obtained from the  ESU Indianapolis Branch in January, and the application is usually due by the  middle of February. (These dates might change from year to year.) The typical  application includes a curriculum vitae, a personal essay, and two letters of  recommendation. (A copy of earlier years’ pamphlets may be obtained at any time,  to get “a feel” for each program.)  

The ESU-BUSS currently includes three (3) summer schools:  

 
• The Scottish Universities’ International Summer School at the University of  Edinburgh, which has one program in Modern British & Irish Literature, and  another program in Creative Writing  
• The University of Oxford Summer Programme at Exeter College, which has one  program in History, Politics & Society, and another in English Literature  
• Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance, at the new Globe Theatre in  London.

In a typical summer, each program offers several three-week terms  (our Scholar attends one term). Each of the three programs has its own level of  fees (generally, Edinburgh is the least expensive, London the most expensive,  with Oxford close to the London level), and they change yearly. For the summer  of 2007, the least expensive program’s charge for room, board and tuition will  be 1,530 British Pounds, and the most expensive 2,130 British Pounds. At the  current exchange rate (plus transaction fees), it takes about two U.S. dollars  to purchase a British Pound, so, roughly, the least expensive program will cost  about $3,000, and the most expensive more than $4,000. Travel costs and  tourist/recreational costs would add to those amounts.  

It is noted that although the application is first submitted to  the ESU Indianapolis Branch, which picks one applicant to receive a Scholarship,  the picked application is then forwarded to the National ESU and to the BUSS  Programme, which has the final say on whether an applicant will, or will not, be  offered admission (and the Indianapolis scholarship is conditioned on  admission).  

For more information, please feel free to contact President Keith  W. Lerch at Keith_W._Lerch@hud.gov or 317-251-8661.