Knapp Bequest Recipients

Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Grant Amount: $6,000

Description: Student participants design and construct a canoe made with concrete and participate in an annual, regional Concrete Canoe Competition hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Funded: Supplies for building the canoe

Department: American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program

Grant Amount: $10,000

Description: American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program brings esteemed Indigenous storytellers to UW–Madison each winter to share traditional stories and cultural lessons. Classroom visits and community receptions provide additional opportunities for engagement.

Funded: Travel costs including airfare, hotel and a traditional feast

Department: Spanish and Portuguese

Grant Amount: $9,000

Description: Kaleidoscope is an annual graduate student conference organized by graduate students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. The conference, attended by graduate students from and beyond UW–Madison, includes invited keynotes and both face-to-face and virtual graduate student presentations.

Funded: Speaker honorariums, conference supplies and conference meals

Department: College of Letters & Science

Grant Amount: $10,000

Description: The Wisconsin Speech and Debate team competes in the intercollegiate forensics tournaments against other university teams from the United States and abroad. The debate team has pairs of students engaging in British Parliamentary Debating Tournaments and the members of the speech team participate in individual events like extemporaneous speaking, prose thematic presentation, and literary interpretation.

Funded: Student registration fees, travel and supplies for publicity on campus