Douglas Glandon, 2003-2004 winner, was able to research the health effects of western business expansion in Senegal. Pictured here are neighborhood children with Doug.

The Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize is an incentive award that enables the recipient(s) to undertake a research project, an internship, a volunteer activity, or a plan of study in any field involving international issues. Designed to foster the spirit of the award, the prize encourages personal growth and independence, while increasing one's understanding of all peoples and encouraging a commitment to the world community.

Second-semester sophomores and juniors from ANY department or major with a minimal GPA of 2.8 or above are eligible for the prize. Preference is given to U.S. citizens, but students of any nationality are urged to apply. Ultimately, the quality of proposal will determine prize selection.

Over the past decade, students from a variety of Tufts majors have used the prize to venture abroad and study, conduct research, participate in international internships, and become involved in social change movements. Borghesani award recipients have carried out their plans in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Read about past winners of the Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize.

"Certainly travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living."