Rowland Foundation
Application

REQUIREMENTS

  • Application Cover Page
  • The Written Proposal
    Text must be double spaced and no more than four single-sided pages.
    State the challenge and describe why this is a need for your school and why it interests you. The proposal should reference the following:
    • A description of your project/initiative.
    • How you intend to use your sabbatical time.
    • How your efforts would benefit your school and the students and positively impact the school's culture and climate.
    • Understanding that clarity will come during the sabbatical period, please provide a preliminary description as to how you and your principal will use the second $50,000 of our grant when you return to your school in January.
  • A Preliminary Budget
  • Three Letters of Support
    1. One from principal that supports you and demonstrates the principal's endorsement of your proposal. This is a critical element of the application.
    2. One from department chair or immediate supervisor
    3. One of your choosing
  • A Current Resume
  • Three copies of the application collated in the above sequence (without folders, covers or binding) should be mailed to the address below and postmarked by December 16, 2011. Finalists will be asked to provide six additional copies of their proposal at the time of their interview.

The deadline for applying for 2012 Fellowships is December 16, 2011,
although applications received earlier are welcomed and appreciated.



The Rowland Foundation
PO Box 88
South Londonderry, VT 05155
802-824-6400

www.therowlandfoundation.org