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Telluride Association sponsors a variety of awards for students at many stages of their academic careers.

"Without the Mike Yarrow Award my project in Honduras would have been difficult if not impossible."
~Theron Tingstad

Awards Offerings

Mansfield-Wefald Senior Thesis Prize

The 1994 Telluride Association Convention established the Mansfield-Wefald Prize to honor the memory of Mary Mansfield and Eric Wefald, two Association members who died tragically in 1989. The prize of $500 will be awarded by a committee of Association members for the best scholarly thesis written by a Telluride associate who will have completed his or her final year of undergraduate education in the 2008-09 academic year. The 2008 winner of the prize was University of Chicago graduate Tyler Zoanni, SP03, for his senior thesis entitled “The Sacred Sovereign: Richard Hooker, Thomas Hobbes and Early Modern Political Theory.” See list of all past recipients. 

Previous winners of the Mansfield-Wefald Prize.

The application due date is May 1, 2009 and the award recipient will be announced by the Awards Committee in June.  Download an application to apply for the 2009 award.
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The Mike Yarrow Adventurous Education Award

Clarence “Mike” Yarrow (DS25 CB28 TA28) led the establishment and operation of the Pasadena Branch of Telluride Association, which operated from 1947 to 1952. In addition to his Telluride activities, Mike was a committed Quaker who worked for world peace in many capacities, at home and abroad. A number of Pasadena Branch alumni and friends have worked to establish the Mike Yarrow Adventurous Education Award in his memory, to enable Telluride branchmembers to pursue summer educational projects that reflect his spirit.

The award, of up to $3,000, is designed to allow the recipient to undertake a non-paying, public service activity during the summer that is outside of an academic institution and clearly reflects Mike Yarrow's interests in peace and service to humanity. The award recipient must be either a current member of a Branch of Telluride Association, or a Deep Springs student who will be entering a Branch the following year. He or she must have a demonstrated commitment to Telluride Association and a clear need for summer earnings. Within one month of his or her return, the successful applicant must summarize his or her summer activities in a report delivered to the Branch, which will stand as a record of the summer's accomplishments, and will also be distributed to the Yarrow Award sponsoring group.

In 2008, the Yarrow Award for Adventurous Education went to Michigan branchmember, Beenish Ahmed, MB07, to support her work teaching in a literacy and literary program for women and children in Pakistan. View additional information about this project and others.

Past Yarrow Award Recipients

Download an application for the 2009 Award. The due date is March 9, 2009 and the award recipient will be announced by the Awards Committee in time for students to make their summer plans, around early April.
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Nunn Archive Fellowship

The 2003 Nunn Archive Fellowship was awarded by the TA/DS History Committee to Christine Ro, SP99, a rising senior at UC Berkeley and a sociology major. She will spend six weeks researching Nunn and Telluridean pursuits in the archives of the Center of Southwest Studies, at Fort Lewis College, in Durango, Colorado, under its director, Andrew Gulliford. Telluride Association will consider renewing the fellowship for the summer of 2009 at the next Convention.
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Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship:
Cornell University and Central European University

The Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarships are awarded to exceptional students in support of Telluride Association’s mission of promoting intellectual inquiry and democratic self-government.  The scholarship will be awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year, one for a Cornell University student and one for a Central European University post-graduate student.

Eligibility for scholarship
  • Current post-graduate students at the Central European University in Budapest, Hungary
  • Current Cornell University students
    • residing in the Cornell Branch of the Telluride Association, or
    • in the Departments of History, Medieval studies, City and Regional Planning, or the Cornell Institute of Public Affairs, or
    • recent graduates (students having graduated within the last 2 years) of the above mentioned eligible departments


Application Deadline
Application materials from Cornell University students should be received by 5 PM on February 20, 2009.  This is not a postmark deadline.  Please see the application form for details.

Central European University students should submit their application materials by 5 PM on January 30, 2009.  This is not a postmark deadline.  Please see the application form for details.    

Terms of Scholarship
The Central European University scholar will be offered room and board at the Telluride House at Cornell University and will be expected to fully participate in House life and governance. The CEU Scholar will be expected to attend the annual Telluride Association Convention after the exchange. The Cornell University Scholar will be expected to attend the annual Telluride Association Convention prior to and after the exchange. The Convention usually takes place in mid-June for four days. At the Convention after the exchange, the scholar will discuss his/her experiences.
More detailed terms of scholarship are available upon request.

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Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship:
The University of Michigan and the University of Cape Town

The Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarships are awarded to exceptional students in support of Telluride Association’s mission of promoting intellectual inquiry and democratic self-government.  The scholarship will be awarded for the 2009-2010 academic year, one for a University of Michigan student and one for a University of Cape Town post-graduate student.

Scholarships cover one year of non-degree study, in addition to room and board, health insurance, travel to and from the exchange country, an allowance for books, and a living stipend. The Miller scholarships were established by a bequest from the family of Reese Miller, Deep Springs ’52, Cornell Branch ’53, Telluride Association ‘55 and Lincoln Exchange Scholar ‘59.

Eligibility for scholarship

  • Current post-graduate students at the University of Cape Town.
  • Current University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) students.  Please note that only non-graduating students are eligible to apply for this scholarship (exception for current MBTA members only).

Application Deadline
The application deadline for UCT students has been extended to February 15, 2009!  Download the application and instructions for UCT students in pdf or doc format. 

Application materials for UM students should be received by January 15, 2009 at 5 PM.  Detailed instructions can be found on the application form.  Download the application for UM students in pdf or doc format.

Terms of Scholarship
The University of Cape Town scholar will be offered room and board at Telluride House at the University of Michigan and will be expected to fully participate in House life including the House project.

The University of Michigan scholar will be expected to attend the annual Telluride Association Convention prior to and after the exchange.  The Convention usually takes place in mid-June for four days.  At the Convention prior to the exchange, the Scholar will present a detailed project proposal.  At the Convention after the exchange, the Scholar will discuss his/her experiences and findings regarding the project in a public forum.
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Applications

Mansfield-Wefald Application
Yarrow Application
Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship Application (for UCT students)
Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship Application (for UM students)

Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship Application (for Cornell students)

Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship Application (for CEU students)

We encourage you to send completed applications to the TA Office via email (telluride@tellurideassociation.org) as well as by USPS.