STUDY ABROAD
SCHOLARSHIPS AND RESOURCES
U.S. Department of State
Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship
UNESCO
From the U.S. Department of State, Diplomacy in Action Webpage
Overview:
The fellowship will help fund a proposal designed by the applicant to conduct brief work in a foreign country related to the mandate of UNESCO – using education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and/or communication and information to build strong ties among nations.
The fellowship is intended for American college/university students who express an interest in international collaboration but as of yet had not been afforded many opportunities to travel abroad. The length of time for the travel is expected to be between 4 and 6 weeks and should include interaction with individuals from other nations. During his/her travel, the recipient should be willing to participate in public diplomacy events arranged with the pertinent U.S. State Department Consulate, Mission, and/or Embassy. Following the travel, the recipient agrees to submit a report describing experiences and analyzing objectives achieved; share his/her experiences with others; and be available to make a presentation at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO.
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LAURA W BUSH TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP
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Boren AWARDS
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. They focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad. Deadline: February 24, 2010.
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BOREN AWARDS
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BENJAMIN A. GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Gilman Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, this congressionally funded program is administered by the Institute of International Education through its Southern Regional Center in Houston, TX.
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BENJAMIN A GILMAN
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U.S. FULBRIGHT STUDENT PROGRAM
"Fostering leadership, learning and empathy between cultures was and remains the purpose of the international scholarship program." – Senator J. William Fulbright
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Fulbright is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.
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US FULBRIGHT STUDENT PROGRAM
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THE HONOR SOCIETY OF
PHI KAPPA PHI
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. Its chapters are on more than 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
Study Abroad Grants
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Forty-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year. Deadline: February 24, 2010.
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PHI KAPPA PHI STUDY ABROAD 2010
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THE NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Opportunity for U.S. students to achieve a superior level of fluency in languages critical to U.S. competitiveness and security.
The Language Flagship offers a limited number of fellowships to qualified American students interested in receiving full financial support to participate in one of the Flagship Programs in Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, and Persian.
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THE NATIONAL FLAGSHIP LANGUAGE PROGRAM
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CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR
INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC). The CLS Program was launched in 2006 to offer intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu. In 2007, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian institutes were added along with increased student capacity in the inaugural language institutes. In 2009, Azerbaijani will be offered at the intermediate and advanced levels.
The CLS Program provides fully-funded seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences held overseas at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students.
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CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIPS
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Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program
Biomedical engineers can use the Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program to go overseas to help further their careers, and the field of BME. Potential overseas activities could include:
- Conducting research at an academic institution
- Interning at a policy institute
- Establishing ties between home and host institutions
- Pursuing post-doctoral research
Deadline: January 23, 2010
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WHITAKER INTERNATIONAL
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CESRI -Central Europe Summer Research Institute
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and managed by the Institute of International Education, CESRI is a fellowship opportunity for U.S. graduate students in science and engineering who are seeking a quality hands-on international research experience in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia. Deadline: February 1, 2010.
For more information, click on the following link:
CESRI
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