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From now through December 1, 2022, Telluride Association is accepting nominations for the Telluride Association Summer Seminar (TASS). We seek nominations for high school sophomores and juniors (“rising juniors” and “rising seniors”), who will be invited to apply to our free, six-week seminar in Summer......
05 October, 2022No comment
Dear Student, Thank you for your interest in applying to Telluride Association Summer Seminars (TASS) in 2022. Telluride Association has made major changes to our summer offerings for this year. In this letter, we explain the most important changes and how they affect you as......
29 November, 2021No commentDear Friends, Supporters, and Associates of Telluride Association: Telluride Association is pleased to announce the launch of the Telluride Association Summer Seminars in the summer of 2022. These programs for high-school sophomores and juniors replace our previous summer programs, the Telluride Association Sophomore Seminars (TASS)......
24 September, 202116 Comments
Dear TA Friends, After many years, Telluride Association is pleased to announce that we once again have a searchable directory of alumnx (“associates”) of our programs! We invite you to register for your account, update your profile, and choose what information you want to display......
05 July, 2021No commentSeptember 26, 2020 Dear Telluride Friends, As the summer has progressed, Telluride Association has been grappling with our obligation to combat anti-Black racism and white supremacy within our summer programs, in our board governance, and in the landscape of American secondary and higher education. This,......
01 October, 202016 CommentsUpdate August 2021: After careful review and preparation, Telluride Association has reopened its Cornell and Michigan Branches for the Fall of 2021. Telluride is following University guidelines for operating under the conditions of the COVID pandemic, and will continue to adapt and respond to changing......
22 June, 2020No commentUPDATED 3/13: Cornell University has suspended classes on its Ithaca campus as of 5 PM. Virtual classes will begin April 6th. Telluride is working to assist its Cornell branchmembers to return home or who are, in accordance with Cornell guidelines, permitted to stay at Cornell......
11 March, 2020No commentThe application cycle for the 2020 summer programs (TASS and TASP) is now open! Read about our programs, and next summer’s seminar choices, in our brochures for TASS and TASP. If you’re an educator, coach, mentor, or counselor, and you know a promising high-school sophomore......
02 November, 20192 CommentsYou can find program information and brochures on our website, as well as links to application materials, for TASS and TASP. Completed applications are due in January 2019. Nominators: we will no longer mail printed materials to nominees, but we will direct any nominated students......
14 December, 2018No commentThe nomination cycle for TASS and TASP has ended. Thank you to all our nominators! We will still accept nominations by email (instructions here), and more importantly students don’t need to have been nominated to apply. Applications are due in January, so there’s still plenty......
01 December, 2017No commentNominations are now open for the 2018 TASS and TASP programs, and applications are available online! Explore next summer’s seminar topics, access the application forms, read the online program brochures, and learn more about life at TASS or TASP. Nomination are due November 27th (we recommend getting them......
13 October, 2017No commentInformation about the 2018 TASS and TASP programs is now available. Explore next summer’s seminar topics, learn about the application deadlines, and read about life at TASS or TASP. Brochures with more detailed information will be available soon; applications will go live in mid-October, and......
06 September, 2017No commentThe Mansfield-Wafald Thesis Prize was established at Telluride Convention 1994 to honor the memory of Mary Mansfield and Eric Wefald, two Association members who died tragically in 1989. The prize of $1,000 will be awarded by a committee of Association members for the best scholarly......
16 March, 2017No commentThe Yarrow Award was set up to help a Telluride Association affiliate who is a student undertake non-paying public-service work during the summer. It is a single award of up to $3,000 to cover travel and living expenses. Eligibility Applicants must be: An alumnus/alumna of......
07 February, 2017No commentMichigan Branch of Telluride Association (MBTA) provides a merit-based room and board fellowship for University of Michigan students that is renewable for up to five years. Scholarship Eligibility Applicants must enroll as full-time University of Michigan students while in the house. Only incoming freshmen and......
03 February, 2017No commentThe Reese Miller International Exchange Scholarship is awarded to exceptional students who exemplify Telluride Association’s mission of promoting intellectual inquiry and democratic self-government. The Scholarship is supported by bequests from and the family of Reese Miller, Deep Springs ’52, Cornell Branch ’53, Telluride Association ‘55 and Lincoln Exchange......
15 December, 2016No commentTASS is a multi-faceted experience; students live together for six weeks at one of our two program campuses. They attend college-level seminars in topics pertaining to critical Black and ethnic studies and participate in activities to further their knowledge in the classroom. Students create a......
02 November, 2016No commentTASS and TASP need you! If you are a college student or recent college graduate, please consider applying to become a factotum. As the name implies, factotums “do everything” in support of the summer programs, from organizing guest lectures to ensuring the smooth functioning of student social life. The......
03 September, 2016No commentMay 16th is the new deadline for the 2017 TASS Faculty Application. Visit Teach at TASS for more information. Application available here....
08 May, 2016No commentTASS Alumni Retreat and Workshop in NYC May 21: Black Study, Black Struggle: Student Movements in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter. Please join your fellow New York-area TASS alumni for a day-long workshop about Black activism and its impact and place in the academy. Keynote Speaker......
06 May, 2016No commentThe application for the Mansfield-Wefald Senior Thesis Prize is due on May 6, 2016. You can access the application here or read more on our Awards page....
07 April, 2016No commentTelluride student alums over 18 can apply for Yarrow Award, to support summer public service work. The deadline is March 10th. More information....
04 March, 2016No commentThe Overseas Student Exchange Committee has reopened applications for the Capetown-UMichigan exchange. To apply or to learn more about the exchange, please visit the Awards page....
21 February, 2016No comment