Crystal, My name is Chris Kolakowski, and I am a graduate student at the State University of New York at Albany. I am an 8-year veteran of the National Park Service, and currrently work for Saratoga National Historical Park and the New York State Office of General Services here in Albany. You may recall sending out information last October on the German Chancellor Scholarship, and I made a note then to apply for the 2004-05 class. Thank you for reminding me to get started on finding a mentor. I did have a few questions for you: 1. Is the monthly stipend enough to cover living expenses (hopefully with a little to spare)? 2. What is your project, and what are some of the other projects being worked on? I would like to research some German student units in the First World War. 3. Do you have a sense of the background of your class? Are most folks established in their field, with some grad school under their belt? (I would assume so.) 4. My WWI project will require travel throughout Germany to a variety of different repositories. Who covers that expense? Does the Institute, or does it come out of my monthly stipend? 5. Do you have any other advice/thoughts? Is there anything you wish someone had told you before you went? Thank you very much for your time and help. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Christopher L. Kolakowski ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).