A.B. Duke Scholars have a variety of options for educational enrichment during the summer terms.
Once during their Duke career, A.B. Duke Scholars may attend a six-week summer program at the University of
Oxford, all expenses paid. The Duke in Oxford program is a chance to deepen friendships with fellow A.B.
Dukes while studying within the individualized tutorial system at one of England's most venerable institutions
of higher learning. In between pondering the ethical quandary of stem cell research and the works of
Shakespeare, A.B. Dukes explore London, Stratford-upon-Avon, and the English countryside.
Some students choose to substitute another approved summer program – often an independent research project
here at Duke – for the Oxford Program. The A.B. Duke Program offers a $2,500 stipend to support this
alternative.
The A.B. Duke Research Fellowship (ABDRF) awards A.B. Dukes up to $5,000 for research projects proposed by the
scholars. ABDRF grants have taken A.B. Dukes to study childhood malnutrition in Sudan, microfinance in Kenya,
and classical Indian dance in Bangalore. The A.B. Duke faculty director and assistant director are committed
to matching scholars with the right faculty in the pursuit of common interests and goals.
In addition to these opportunities, the Angier B. Duke Memorial has supported the A.B. Duke Program in creating
a summer group service-learning project in an impoverished or marginalized area of the United States or abroad.
In 2008, nine A.B. Duke Scholars traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon to help provide services to two Waorani communities.
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A.B. Duke Group Service Learning Project 2008
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Created July 1 '08
In the summer of 2008, nine A.B. Duke Scholars traveled to Ecuador to assist the Association of Waorani Women of the Ecuadorian Amazon in providing services to to Waorian communities. The Scholars helped to construct water catchments and ecological dry toilets and develop curricula for workshops about health and nutrition, economics, and community-based tourism.
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Duke in Oxford
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Created July 1 '07
Take a virtual tour of the Oxford experience, viewed through the lenses of the Class of 2010.
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