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History of Traveling Scholars
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In 1894, James William Paige left a bequest of $30,000 to the Museum School to establish a scholarship, the income of which would be used to send SMFA students to study art in Europe for a period of two years. This gift had a stipulation that an additional $10,000 had to be raised and added to the bequest. By 1899, the additional monies had been raised and the first traveling scholar, Mary Brewster Hazelton, sailed to Europe. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Traveling Scholarship Award recipients typically traveled to Paris, Rome, or Florence and received $800 per year for two years. These days, Traveling Scholars journey across the globe and the award pool is between $80,000 and $100,000 annually.
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