What is the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund?
The Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), a non-profit American humanities association established in 1903 and the Pacific coast affiliate of the Modern Language Association, is proud to announce the establishment of the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund. The Margaret H. Sedenquist Fund will be used in part to assist foreign scholars attending the annual PAMLA conference.
Margaret H. Sedenquist was an entrepreneur, business owner, community leader, and philanthropist with deep roots in the American West. Margaret spent her life championing educational advancement and supporting the arts. Born and raised on a cattle ranch near Douglas, Wyoming, Margaret’s childhood fostered a deep understanding of self-sufficiency, an abiding love of family and community, and the knowledge that individuals working together can accomplish great things. She was generous with her time, expertise, and financial support of dozens of enterprises and organizations.
Thanks to the generous donation of an initial significant endowment in her name by her son, Mark Sedenquist (publisher of Imbrifex Books), and her daughter-in-law Megan Edwards (author of A Coin for the Ferryman), Margaret’s legacy of support of education and the arts will continue with the commencement of the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund.
Those who wish to donate to the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund may do so via pamla.ballastacademic.com, or may send checks (made out to PAMLA) to PAMLA, P.O. Box 461245, Denver, CO 80246 (please put “Sedenquist Fund” in the check’s note, and indicate your name, address, and email address). Alternatively, donations may be made via PayPal:
- Log in to PayPal and then searching for PAMLA via [email protected] (using the Send Money option).
- Note which fund you wish to donate to (“ Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund”) in the memo line below.
- For the recipient’s name, type “PAMLA.”
- When you are ready to donate, click on the “Donate to a Friend” option, so as to avoid any additional fees or charges.
What is the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Award?
Foreign scholars who wish to apply for the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund to assist them with attending the annual PAMLA conference, may do so at pamla.ballastacademic.com now. Click on the Scholarship button on the top of the page, and submit your proposal today! This award is designed to assist non-US scholars traveling to the PAMLA conference from outside the US.
For questions concerning the Margaret H. Sedenquist International Scholarship Fund, please contact PAMLA Executive Director Craig Svonkin: [email protected] or 626-354-7526.
How to Apply?
Participants can apply for this award by July 21 via the pamla.ballastacademic.com site (click on the Scholarships tab, and follow the directions from there). Awards will be announced by the end of August, but will not be awarded until after the conference itself. Participants must be non-US scholars traveling to the PAMLA conference from outside the US.
How to Donate?
You may donate to the Margaret H. Sedenquist International today through our online payment portal.
In addition to donating to the PAMLA Grad Student Scholarship Fund via pamla.ballastacademic.com (log in and then click on Donate), you may send checks (made out to PAMLA) to PAMLA, P.O. Box 461245, Denver, CO 80246 (please put “Margaret H. Sedenquist International” in the check’s note, and indicate your name, address, and email address). Alternatively, donations may be made via PayPal:
- Log in to PayPal and then search for PAMLA via [email protected] (using the Send Money option).
- Note which fund you wish to donate to (“Margaret H. Sedenquist International”) in the memo line below.
- For the recipient’s name, type “PAMLA.”
- When you are ready to donate, click on the “Donate to a Friend” option, so as to avoid any additional fees or charges.