2024 Schumann Brothers Grants are Open!

Rice University and Rice Student Media announces two competitions for the 2024 Schumann Brothers Grants: one for Written Expression and one for Travel Journalism. The winner for the Written Expression award will receive a $2500 grant, and the winner for the Travel Journalism award will receive a $5000 grant to support their proposed endeavors. For…

2023 Schumann Brothers Grants are Open!

Rice University and Rice Student Media announces two competitions for the 2023 Schumann Brothers Grants: one for Written Expression and one for Travel Journalism. The winners for each award will receive a $2500 grant to support their proposed endeavors. For examples of previous grant winners’ works, go here. Eligibility Applicants must be undergraduate students who have been…

2022 Schumann Brothers Grant

Rice University and Rice Student Media announces two competitions for the Schumann Brothers Grants: one for Written Expression and one for Travel Journalism. The winners for each award will receive a $1000 grant to support their proposed endeavors. For examples of previous grant winners’ works, go here. Eligibility Applicants must be undergraduate students who have been published…

Sparrow

Excerpt of Sparrow, a written work by the 2020 Schumann Brothers Grant for Written Expression Winner, Kristen Hickey Colm‌ ‌was‌ ‌waiting‌ ‌at‌ ‌the‌ ‌base‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌tower‌ ‌when‌ ‌Sparrow‌ ‌finally‌ ‌made‌ ‌up‌ ‌her‌ ‌mind‌ ‌to‌ ‌start‌ ‌the‌ ‌night’s‌ ‌illumination.‌ ‌She‌ ‌had‌ ‌half‌ ‌a‌ ‌mind‌ ‌to‌ ‌turn‌ ‌around‌ ‌as‌ ‌soon‌ ‌as‌ ‌she‌ ‌saw‌ ‌him‌ ‌push‌ ‌off‌…

Experiencing Hawaii

Andrew Grottkau, McMurtry 2019 As I stood in the Los Angeles airport terminal waiting to board my flight to Hawaii, I should have been excited. I was about to embark on what I expected to be the trip of a lifetime: a two-week journey split between Maui and the Big Island. But as I looked…

Schumann Brothers

Schumann Brothers Fund for Creative Expression seeking submissions Introduction Rice University announces competition for the Schumann Brothers Grants for Creative Expression. The winners for each award will receive a $1000 grant to be used to support their proposed endeavors. The purpose of the grant is to encourage written, creative expression amongst Rice University students. Eligibility…

Iceland and the Modern Adventure

Iceland and the Modern Adventure Drew Keller | 2018 Schumann Brothers Grant for Travel Journalism I’ve always loved road trips. My parents favored them for our vacations, and as a result many of my school breaks used to be spent in the car. During the many hours and thousands of driving miles these trips entailed,…