An award of approximately $50,000 is given annually to a U.S. poet for a year of travel and study abroad. Publication is not required, but recent winners have been published poets. Submit either 40 pages of poetry or one published book and 20 pages of poetry. There is no entry fee. Call or visit the Web site for the required application by October 1; the deadline is October 15.
Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship, Choate, Hall & Stewart, 2 International Place, Boston, MA 02110. (617) 248-4855. Cathleen Croft, Contact.