The Institute Scholarship
Program
Raphael, The School of Athens (1509-11). Apostolic Palace, The Vatican
The Institute is now accepting applications for
The Institute Scholarship
for the 2018-1019 academic year
The Institute for the Study of Western Civilization in Cupertino CA is a non-profit organization for higher education founded in 2002. Our courses and lectures seek to improve our collective understanding of how we in the twenty-first century came to be who we are, why we think the way we do, and what assumptions about the world and human nature are traceable back to earlier periods in the five-thousand-year story of western civilization.
An important part of the Institute’s mission is the extension of full tuition scholarships and cash grants to secondary and college instructors who are currently teaching social sciences or humanities (history, literature, philosophy, art, and related courses) in Bay Area schools.
The Institute scholarship award for the 2018-1019 academic year (October 2018 to June, 2019) covers:
- 3 quarters (30 weeks) of full tuition for the Institute’s core course, The Making of the Western Mind
- a packet of required books for the course
- a $1K cash grant for the teacher’s own classroom expenses
No grades or tests are required, and the recipient is not required to account for classroom expenses that are defrayed by the cash grant. However, regular attendance and participation in the class are required, and the award is extended one quarter at a time, dependent on the recipient’s continued participation.
Class Details
The Making of the Western Mind, Tuesday evenings, 7:00-9:30pm
(class is always preceded by a fun gathering hour of wine and goodies)
The Making of the Western Mind invites students to come to know the major philosophers, painters, sculptors, architects, poets, playwrights, and novelists of our western cultural tradition. During our thirty-week journey, we read philosophical essays and epic poems, look at slides of frescoes and oil paintings, and study the biographies of great leaders. Course syllabus: www.westerciv.com/syllabus/making-of-the-western-mind/
Fall Quarter: October 1 – December 10, 2018 (no class November 19)
Winter Quarter: January 7 – March 11, 2019
Spring Quarter: April 1 – June 3, 2019
The instructor is William H. Fredlund, Ph.D., the Director of the Institute, who obtained his B.A. and M.A. from UCLA, where he specialized in European history and art history. He then studied in Italy on a Fulbright Fellowship and completed a double Ph.D. in history and humanities at Stanford, specializing in Renaissance Italy. Dr. Fredlund, who is one of Silicon Valley’s most popular lecturers, has taught for UCLA, the University of Florence, Stanford, and UCSC Extension.
Location: The Institute building at 10060 Bubb Road, Cupertino 95014
TO APPLY
Download, print, fill out, scan, and return the attached application form to:
office@westernciv.com
Or mail your printed form to:
The Institute for the Study of Western Civilization, 10060 Bubb Road, Cupertino 95014
Application deadline: July 1, 2018
The Institute Scholarship Program is made possible by a generous grant from The Valley Foundation (www.valley.org).
The Institute for the Study of Western Civilization seeks to improve our collective understanding of how we in the 21st century came to be who we are. Our courses offer professional development and personal enrichment for the seasoned educator and inquisitive student alike.