Lya Dym Rosenblum Award

The Lya Dym Rosenblum Award application is available online through your OASIS portal. Only complete scholarship applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the scholarship committee.

Please follow all directions carefully. Students must submit the following materials to make a complete Lya Dym Rosenblum Award application - there are five parts to the application:

Submit a cover letter detailing your rationale for funded attendance at this conference. The Rosenblum Committee expects that this rationale will address why your presentation or attendance at this conference is important to your education and career at this stage and what value your participation will return to Columbia.

Note: If you are selected to receive a Rosenblum Award and are not currently employed by Columbia, you will also need to provide Harold Wexler in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs with your Social Security Number before your award can be processed.


PART 2: CONFERENCE MATERIALS

Provide copies of any materials already prepared for or submitted to the conference organizers - e.g. presentation abstract, application form, etc. If your proposal has already been accepted, please also include the acceptance communication.

Note: You do not need to have registered for the conference prior to applying for this award.


PART 3: CONFERENCE INFORMATION

Submit a summary of relevant conference information, including title, sponsoring organization, dates, location, and a complete summary of all anticipated costs (travel, hotel, meals, registration fees, etc.) If necessary, include supporting documentation or links from the conference website.

Provide an explanation of how you intend to pay for expenses not covered by the award. If your department has committed funds to support your attendance, please provide verification of the amount committed from your department chair or program director.

Note: If you are selected as a Rosenblum Award recipient and you end up receiving full funding from your department or elsewhere for your conference expenses, you will be expected to return the award money to the committee.


PART 5: REFERENCE INFORMATION

Provide the name and contact information of at least one faculty member from within your department whom the committee may contact as a reference.

Access online application form through OASIS portal:

1. Applicant Portal: You may scroll through the list of scholarship programs until you locate the Lya Dym Rosenblum Award, and then select the "Start Application" link.


2. Scholarship Search: Select the "Search Scholarships" link in the navigation on the left-hand side of the page. You may search for the Lya Dym Rosenblum Award by using category, keyword, or description/name search. Once you locate the program, select the "More Info" link to be taken to the application form.

• Go to OASIS portal

The Rosenblum Award is made possible through the generosity of Dr. Lya Dym Rosenblum, former Dean of Columbia's Graduate School and longtime friend and benefactor of Columbia College Chicago.

• For conferences scheduled to begin between January 1st, 2013 - August 31st, 2013, the application deadline is 5:00 pm on Monday, November 26th, 2012;
• For conferences scheduled to begin between September 1st, 2013 - December 31st, 2013, the application deadline is 5:00 pm Monday, April 29th, 2013; 

• Maximum award is $500
• Applicants and recipients must be enrolled as graduate students
• If the applicant is selected as a Rosenblum Award recipient and ends up receiving full funding from his/her department or elsewhere for the conference, the recipient will be expected to return the award money to the committee
• Students who are not selected to receive the award may apply in subsequent years
• Recipients agree to write a letter to Dr. Rosenblum thanking her for her generosity and informing her in detail of how the award monies were used within 30 days of returning from the conference
• Each award recipient must also complete an article of at least 500 words detailing his/her experiences at the conference within 30 days of returning from the conference
• Electronic copies of both the letter and article should be sent to Harold Wexler at hwexler@colum.edu within 30 days of the conference's completion
• Award recipients agree to credit Columbia College Chicago and the Rosenblum award on any materials (PowerPoints, handouts, publications) related to conference presentations
• Columbia College Chicago reserves the right to withhold the award in any year in which, at the sole discretion of the Scholarship Committee, suitable candidates cannot be found among applicants