The English-Speaking Union

2024 TLab Application: Oxford University

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2024 TLab Application: Oxford University

If you have applied for an ESU 2024 TLab Scholarship, please do NOT complete this form until your ESU Branch has notified you that you have been awarded an ESU 2024 TLab Scholarship.

If you have any questions, please contact Alice Uhl at auhl@esuus.org or call 212-818-1200 ext. 212

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Please select all that apply...

 Academic Papers
 Academic Conferences
 Presentations
 Awards
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Please select all that apply...

 English Literature
 History, Politics and Society
 Creative Writing
 International Politics

Please upload a copy of the completed 2023 Oxford 2-page application form of the specific course you would like to attend.


If you have not completed, please go to the following links, download the Oxford application form for the course you are applying to, complete and upload to this application form.


- Oxford International Politics application form.

- Oxford English Literature  application form (undergraduate)

- Oxford English Literature application form (graduate)

- Oxford Creative Writing  application form (intermediate)

- Oxford History application pending

 

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If you would like to attend the course in Creative Writing, please upload the following writing samples which demonstrate your powers of creative expression:


  • If you are applying for the intermediate courses, please provide two 1,000-word samples: one being a piece of creative non-fiction, the other a piece of prose fiction.
  • If you are applying for advanced courses, please provide samples of your work relevant to your first and second choice courses and ensure that the name of the seminar is printed at the top of each sample.

Prose fiction, creative non-fiction and dramatic dialogue samples should be no more than 1,000 words in length; you may provide an extract of a longer piece of work if appropriate. Applicants for the poetry seminar should provide five short poems.

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Please write a brief statement of purpose (250-300 words) detailing your academic reasons for wishing to attend the summer school. This should include what you hope to get out of the course, and what you are likely to contribute to the intellectual life of the summer school. This may include details of related courses you have previously taken, or the relevance of the summer school to your present course of study or professional development. It is essential that you clearly state your reasons for wishing to enroll in specific seminars.


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Please upload your official academic transcript.

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Please upload a graduate transcript, if applicable.

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Please upload an additional transcript, if applicable.

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Please upload one academic or professional letter of recommendation.

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Please upload a passport-style photo.

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Oxford University requires you to have medical coverage while you are attending. Please upload proof that your current healthcare provides coverage abroad or proof of a dedicated overseas policy.

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Please download the International Event and Travel Waiver and Release Agreementand upload a completed copy.

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Please indicate any relevant disabilities or health conditions.

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Please enter a name, address and email for the invoice to be sent. If funded by an ESU Branch, please provide your Branch TLab Coordinator's information.

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Deposit


Self-Payers: If you have not received an ESU Branch TLab Scholarship, you are a self-payer. There is a mandatory $250 deposit for self-payers due with this application. You have the option of printing this completed form and mailing it in with a check or paying online via PayPal. You will not need to create a PayPal account in order to use your credit card. 

To make a deposit, please select one (1) deposit below. This deposit will be refunded only if you are denied admission by Oxford.. 

 

If attending, please select the number of deposits required:

There is a 1 deposit limit.

deposits @ $250 each

Your application will not be processed until your deposit has been received.


Cancellation Policy: For cancellations received in writing more than eight weeks prior to the start date of the course, 50% of the total course fee will be retained. The English-Speaking Union regrets that it will not be able to refund any part of the course fee within eight weeks of the start date of the course owing to accident, illness, or any travel disruption due to strike or terror. You are strongly urged to purchase adequate travel and health insurance which also protects against any emergency medical expenses or loss of personal property.

If you are unable to attend the progrma, you must notify the ESU immediately in writing at auhl@esuus.rog and when applicable cc the ESU Branch that awarded you an ESU TLab Branch Scholarship. Fees already paid to Oxford will be returned according to Oxford's cancellation policy, as specified in their application and course information on their website.

ESU Branch TLab Scholarship Recipients: In addition to the cancellation policy as stated above, ESU Branch TLab Scholarship recipients will also be obligated to repay the ESU for any and all additional TLab fees such as stipend and/or airfare if disbursed or paid prior to departue in the event of a withdrawl.

If the State Department of the United States announces a "no travel" policy or Oxford cancels a program, fees paid to Oxford will be returned according to the Oxford's cancellation policy, as specified in their materials.

International Airfare: It is highly recommeded to all participants to book a changeable/refundable flight. ESU TLab Branch Scholarship recipients do NOT book international airfare until given permission by your ESU Branch.


In order to receive contact hours for completing this program, I agree to:

  

  1. Implement and disseminate the information I have learned within my school community
  2. Provide to the ESU evidence of implementation and dissemination signed by a principal or department chair
  3. Share with the ESU the modes/methods of that implementation (lesson/unit plans; classroom activities, exercises, and assessments; worksheets) within 4 months of completion.

I further acknowledge and agree that this information will become part of a free online resource for the ESU community of teachers.

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I certify that the information given in this application is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and I accept the terms and conditions as indicated.

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If you have any questions, please contact Alice Uhl, Education Programs Director, International Scholarship & Debate at auhl@esuus.org or call 212-818-1200 ext. 212.