Critchett Fund

The Thomas E. Critchett Fund supports projects, guest visits, and activities of literature students at Macalester. Thomas Critchett ’79 earned a degree in English from Macalester and died an untimely death in 1990. Each year we honor his spirit by using his bequest in this way.

Critchett Fund Initiatives for English Majors and Minors

Critchett Fund Capstone/Honors Project Support Funding:

What: Support for English Major’s Capstone and Honors Project work.

Funding: Students can purchase books/access to online materials to support research for their Capstone work (up to $50 total per major). Requests for funding for Honors Projects will be made on a case by case basis.

Proposals: Accepted by deadlines as listed on the form.

Capstone Support Form

Critchett Fund Application for English Alumni:

To help defray the expenses of applying to graduate school, especially English, comparative literature, creative writing, and English/education, with a limit of $300 per student. To apply, print and fill out the Critchett Fund Graduate School Application Fee Reimbursement Form, attach your receipts and a brief written statement of your graduate school goals (which may be a copy of the Personal Statement you used for your applications) and submit to the department coordinator. Applications must be submitted during the same academic year in which you are applying for graduate programs, and the deadline for submissions is March 1 of that year. You can apply for reimbursement up to two years after graduation, but you may not request this support if you have already been reimbursed for applications made in a prior year. Proposals will be considered as funding is available.