{"id":2337,"date":"2011-11-09T13:42:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T18:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=2337"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:30:39","slug":"barlow-travel-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/barlow-travel-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Barlow Alumni Educators Travel Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2001, David Barlow &#8217;79 established an endowed fund to enhance study abroad opportunities for Bates students, faculty, and alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Barlow Alumni Educators Travel Grant awards up to $3,500 each year to support Bates alumni in pursuing an international experience to enhance their educational and professional goals. Applications are welcome from Bates alumni who have been:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">working in K-12 school settings or within the K-12 nonprofit sector on education-related advocacy or service for at least five years. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Preference will be given to individuals who work with or within K-12 under-resourced school systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A call for applicants is sent to alumni in November and <strong>applications are due on January 12th<\/strong>. Proposals are reviewed by a committee of faculty and staff, and the award will be announced each year in mid-February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-garnet-button full-width with-arrow with-arrow\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/barlow-travel-grant-application\/\">Apply for the Barlow Alumni Travel Grant<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2025-barlow-travel-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/12\/export-ed-zuis-1988.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40318 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/12\/export-ed-zuis-1988.webp 814w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/12\/export-ed-zuis-1988-400x273.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/12\/export-ed-zuis-1988-768x525.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2025-barlow-travel-grant\/\">2025 Recipient: <br>Ed Zuis \u201988<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2024-barlow-travel-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.21.54\u202fAM-900x670.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34707 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.21.54\u202fAM-900x670.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.21.54\u202fAM-400x298.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.21.54\u202fAM-768x572.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.21.54\u202fAM-844x628.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-24-at-10.21.54\u202fAM.webp 1032w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-background-color has-background\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2024-barlow-travel-grant\/\">2024 Recipient: <br>Daniel Gavin \u201900<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2023-barlow-travel-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5050-cover-photo-v2-900x673.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31602 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5050-cover-photo-v2-900x673.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5050-cover-photo-v2-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5050-cover-photo-v2-768x574.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5050-cover-photo-v2-840x628.jpg 840w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/12\/IMG_5050-cover-photo-v2.webp 903w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2023-barlow-travel-grant\/\">2023 Recipient: <br>Quincy Snellings \u201915<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2019-barlow-travel-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7-900x675.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31027 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7-900x675.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7-837x628.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7-200x150.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2023\/11\/TallerPortocarrero7.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2022-barlow-travel-grant\/\">2022 Recipient: <br>Ryan Dean \u201909<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2020-barlow-travel-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2022\/01\/Leah-Maria-Barlow-12.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24156 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2022\/01\/Leah-Maria-Barlow-12.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2022\/01\/Leah-Maria-Barlow-12-400x300.webp 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2020-barlow-travel-grant\/\">2020 Recipient: <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2020-barlow-travel-grant\/\">Leah Clark Velez \u201902<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2019-barlow-travel-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_2923-900x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19305 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_2923-900x676.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_2923-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_2923-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_2923-1536x1154.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_2923-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2020\/10\/IMG_2923-rotated.jpg 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2019-barlow-travel-grant\/\">2019 Recipient: <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2019-barlow-travel-grant\/\">Melissa Jones \u201908<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-gray-light-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2018-barlow-travel-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2019\/10\/rebecca_with_host_family.jpg\" alt=\"Rebecca with her host, Luz. \" class=\"wp-image-15688 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2019\/10\/rebecca_with_host_family.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2019\/10\/rebecca_with_host_family-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2019\/10\/rebecca_with_host_family-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2019\/10\/rebecca_with_host_family-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2018-barlow-travel-grant\/\">2018 Recipient: <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2018-barlow-travel-grant\/\">Rebecca Mertens &#8217;12<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2017-barlow-travel-grant-report\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2018\/01\/John-at-Shakespeares-Globe-e1602616980175-900x624.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11052 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2018\/01\/John-at-Shakespeares-Globe-e1602616980175-900x624.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2018\/01\/John-at-Shakespeares-Globe-e1602616980175-400x277.jpg 400w, 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