When possible, the applicant should arrange an interview with one or more of the faculty affiliated with the program. Applications are due February 15th, for consideration for the following academic year. Students enrolled in the CWPS Certificate Program are expected to do preliminary fieldwork over the summer months. Each student will have access, via participation in the program, to a restricted research fund to be used for these summer trips. To apply for these funds, students submit detailed proposals with a budget.
Students are eligible for two summer funding packages.
Each student is expected, after consultation with their advisor, to produce a culminating research project that deals in some way with the performance issues raised in the student's course of study. This project can take the form of a live performance, a substantial research paper, or a dissertation chapter.