Diversity Network Summer Scholarship - Deadline, April 13

Application Deadline Reminder!

The Diversity Abroad Network will be offering twenty $500 scholarships to full-time undergraduate students. Please visit The Diversity Abroad Network website at http://www.diversitynetwork.org/scholarships for more information.

Diversity Network Summer Scholarship - Application Now Open

The Diversity Abroad Network “Diversity Network” will offer twenty summer scholarships in the amount of $500 for full-time undergraduates.

Applicants must be full-time undergraduates at a university or community college based in the Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States. Economically disadvantaged students, African-American/Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Multiracial/ethnic or Indigenous/Native-American, students with disabilities and first generation college undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Deadline: Friday, April 13, 2012 for Summer 2012 consideration.

For more information, please visit: http://www.diversitynetwork.org/scholarships

Scholarships Info Session Recap

Thank you to everyone who came out for a great session on scholarship opportunities and essay writing! And a BIG thank you to the GT Fellowships Office for hosting us in the Clough Lounge!

If you we're unable to attend the session on February 2nd, please feel free to email maryalice.allen@oie.gatech.edu to make an appointment or check out the GT Scholarships Website for a complete list of opportunities. Future information sessions will be posted on the OIE Events Calendar.

And just remember, GT-Sponsored Study Abroad Applications for summer 2012, fall 2012 and academic year 2012-2013 are due February 29 at 5PM!

Gilman Scholarship Application Now OPEN for Summer 2012, Fall 2012 and Academic Year 2012-2013

The Gilman Scholarship Program is happy to announce that the online application system is now open for students participating in study abroad programs during either the Summer 2012, Fall 2012 or 2012-2013 Academic Year terms. For more information about the Gilman Scholarship please visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman.

Summer & Fall 2012 online applications are due March 1, 2012 by 11:59pm CST. The GT campus deadline is February 16, 2012.

For students applying for any academic term (Academic Year, Fall, Spring or Summer) please find the eligibility requirements below:
1. Enrolled as an undergraduate student at a two or four-year U.S. Institution
2. United States citizen
3. Receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of study abroad
4. Participating in a study abroad program that is no less than 4 weeks (28 days) in one country and no more than an academic year
5. Receiving academic credit
6. Study in any country not currently under a U.S. State Department Travel Warning or Cuba

Last Chance to Apply for RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering)

RISE is a summer internship program in Germany for undergraduate students from the United States, Canada and the UK in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering. It offers unique opportunities for undergraduate students to work with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany for a period of 2 to 3 months during the summer. RISE interns are matched with doctoral students whom they assist and who serve as their mentors. The working language will be English. All scholarship holders receive stipends from the DAAD to help cover living expenses, while partner universities and research institutes provide housing assistance.

RISE is sponsored by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service).

To learn more about RISE, please visit: www.daad.de/rise or email: rise@daad.de

Application deadline: January 31, 2012

Freeman-ASIA Summer 2012 Scholarship - Application Now Open

Freeman-ASIA provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. Applicants should have a minimum 2.8 GPA. The program's goal is to increase the number of Americans with first-hand exposure to and understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures. Awards of up to $3,000 are available for summer programs. Award recipients are required to share their experiences with their home campuses or communities to encourage study abroad by others.

For more information, eligibility requirements, and the online application, please visit: http://www.iie.org/freeman-asia. Application deadline: February 15, 2012

ThinkSwiss Research Scholarships and Travel Grants

For the sixth consecutive year, ThinkSwiss will select 15 to 20 highly talented and motivated students who are currently enrolled at a U.S. university. Awardees will receive a monthly stipend of $1,000 for a period of up to three months. Scholarships will help fund qualified U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to do research at a public Swiss university. The scholarship is open to students of all fields.

For more information, visit http://www.thinkswiss.org. Application deadline: March 31, 2012

Bobby Jones Fellowship Application Deadline, February 1, 2012

The Bobby Jones Fellowship application deadline has been extended to February 1, 2012.

The fellowship provides funding for one Georgia Tech student to pursue a one-year Master's degree program at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and one St. Andrews student to pursue a one-year Master's degree program at Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

The fellowship is open to Physics or Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Georgia Tech and St. Andrews students who wish to pursue graduate studies in the selected areas of Physics or ECE.

All applicants and interested students are invited to attend an information session on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 6pm in the Undergraduate Studies Resource Room, Clough Commons, Suite 205.

For more information, please visit http://www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/scholarships/bjfellowship.php

Spring 2012 Glimpse Correspondents Program - DEADLINE EXTENDED

The deadline for the Spring 2012 Glimpse Correspondents Program has been extended to December 20th.

The Glimpse Correspondents Program is an opportunity for writers and photographers who will be living abroad in 2012 to have their work published and recognized in nationally renowned publications. Correspondents receive critical feedback on their writing and photography and develop a portfolio of highly accomplished work. Critically, at a time when many opportunities for emerging writers do not pay, Glimpse Correspondents receive a $600 stipend.

For more information about the program, including specific dates and requirements, please visit: http://glimpse.org/the-correspondents-program/

You can also access the application directly on the Glimpse website: http://glimpse.org/application/

CLS Program Application Now Open!

The 2012 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program application deadline is about a month away – November 15, 2011!

CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students. Students may apply for one language, and will be placed at institute sites based on language evaluations after selection. Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.

A PowerPoint presentation and handout can be found on the CLS website: http://www.clscholarship.org/advisors.htm.

For more information about the CLS Program and to access the on-line application, please visit the CLS website: http://www.clscholarship.org.

Petit Scholars Deadline, October 7th!

The Petit Undergraduate Research Scholars program is a competitive scholarship program that serves to develop the next generation of leading bioengineering and bioscience researchers by providing a comprehensive research experience for a full year. Open to all Atlanta area university students, the program allows undergraduates to conduct independent research in the state-of-the-art laboratories of the Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience. Scholars develop their own research project within the term of January to December each year.

Find out more here! http://ibb.gatech.edu/petit-scholars

Boren Awards: October Webinars

Boren Awards will be offering a number of webinars throughout October. These webinars detail this amazing scholarship and fellowship opportunities for overseas studies. Please sign up for more information!

TODAY, Wednesday, October 5, 4pm EST
Understanding the NSEP Service Requirement. Register NOW!

Monday, October 10, 3-4pm EST
Boren Scholarships: General Information. Register.

Wednesday, October 12, 5-6pm EST
Boren Fellowships: General Information. Register.

Monday, October 24, 12-1pm EST
Boren Fellowships: Main Components of the Application. Register.

Wednesday, October 26, 12-1pm EST
Boren Scholarships: Main Components of the Application. Register.

To see a complete schedule of webinars being offered prior to the application deadline, please visit the Boren Awards website.

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals - Application Deadline is December 1

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), a yearlong fellowship to study and intern in Germany, is currently accepting applications from your students. CBYX is open to applicants in all career fields without any prior German language knowledge, and is funded by the US and German governments through a grant provided by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended. More information can be found at www.cbyx.info.

The CBYX program covers the costs of and annually provides 75 participants with:

• 2 months intensive German language training in Cologne, Bremen, Radolfzell, or Saarbruecken

• Semester of study at a German University or University of Applied Sciences

• 5-month internship with a German company in the participant's career field

• Homestays with German host families, in shared apartments, and student dorms

• Transatlantic airfare, health insurance, and monthly living expense stipends

• Various seminars in the US and Germany

• Local in-country support throughout the program

CBYX for Young Professionals is open to students in all fields of study, though preference is given to students in vocational, technical, engineering, agricultural, business, and scientific fields. Applicants should have clear career goals and some relevant work experience in their career field, which may include summer, part-time, or internship work. Prior German language knowledge is not required, though it is strongly preferred. Participants must be between the ages of 18-24, possess a high school diploma or equivalent, and be US citizens or permanent residents.

Please forward this information on to your students and fellow faculty, and encourage them to find out more and apply online at www.cbyx.info. The application deadline for the 2012-2013 program is December 1, 2011. We look forward to receiving applications from your students!

Sincerely,

Will Maier

Program Manager, CBYX for Young Professionals

Cultural Vistas
440 Park Avenue South, 2nd Fl
New York, NY 10016

wmaier@culturalvistas.org

Gilman Scholarship Due Oct. 4th!

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Spring 2012 Application Deadline – October 4, 2011

Don't forget to contact your GT Campus Representative before submitting your application! study.abroad@gatech.edu

For more information visit: www.iie.org/gilman

Summer/Fall 2012 Deadline – Mar. 1, 2012 (GT Campus Deadline = February 16, 2012)

Announcing Spring 2012 Glimpse Correspondents Program - $600 travel stipend + one on one editorial mentoring

Gilmpse is excited to announce the launch of Glimpse's Spring 2012 Correspondents Program.

The Glimpse Correspondents Program is an opportunity for students, volunteers, teachers, and travelers who will be abroad for part of 2011 to get their stories and photography published at high-profile publications--and get paid for it.

Powered by Matador, and supported in part by the National Geographic Society, the Glimpse Correspondents Program provides selected writers and photographers with a $600 stipend and one on one editorial training and support in building their portfolio of published work.

Anyone over 18 is eligible, and writers and photographers of all skill and experience levels are encouraged to apply. Selections are made not only on candidates' talents in writing or photography, but also their vision for engaging communities and finding unique stories while abroad, as well as their commitment to developing these stories into polished long-form narratives over the course of the program.

To learn more, visit: http://glimpse.org/the-correspondents-program/

German Exchange Scholarships now open!

The DAAD: German Academic Exchange Service has undergraduate as well as graduate scholarship programs available.

For Undergrads: Highly qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year.

Please find more information here: http://www.daad.org/?p=47220

Hazing Awareness Scholarship

Hazing Awareness Scholarship ($700)

Milk & Honey Publishing, CollegeGreekBooks.com and Big Walt Anderson are proud to announce up to SEVEN $700 CASH AWARDS FOR THE FALL 2011/SPRING 2012 SCHOOL YEAR.

All students that are enrolled in any accredited college or university that has a Greek Social Setting may apply.

You must be in good standing at your school with a minimum 2.0 GPA or C Average.

See here for details: http://www.collegegreekbooks.com/cashaward.html

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship

Announcing an opportunity for substantial financial support for international female graduate or PhD students. The award is called the International Peace Scholarship (I.P.S.) and it is sponsored by a nonprofit organization called P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization). P.E.O. offers five projects, of which I.P.S. is one.

It is our fondest hope that by helping educate future leaders in other countries we can in some small way foster goodwill, understanding and peace in the world.

The scholarship is up to $10,000 and is renewable one time only. Any current female international student (who has at least one academic year remaining upon receipt of the scholarship in May) is eligible. Also, any newly accepted student, even if she has not yet matriculated, is eligible.

Note that the preliminary application must be filed by December 15th. Applications are available at: www.peointernational.org. Click on the link on the left-hand top of the screen entitled About P.E.O. and its Projects; then International Peace Scholarship Eligibility Form pdf. (Note that the form will become available on August 15th.)

Awards are based on a budget, which the International office uses to determine need. If she qualifies, based on need, P.E.O. International will mail her the full application packet. The budget need not be substantiated until after the student is selected to receive the full application. Selected students submit the full application by January 31st. The scholarship is based not only on need, but also leadership qualities and academics.

Feel free to contact the Chair if you have any questions or concerns about IPS.

Dot Matthews

P.E.O. Chapter A, Atlanta

Chair, International Peace Scholarship

www.peointernational.org

Fulbright Scholar Program Announcements

Helpful resources are available at www.cies.org/ for those interested in submitting a Fulbright Scholar Application. DEADLINE: August 1, 2011 Participate in one of several webinars organized to provide valuable information regarding the application process: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Reviewing Your Fulbright Application Package Scheduled less than two weeks prior to the deadline, this webinar will cover any remaining questions applicants may have about their application packages. Wednesday, July 27, 2011 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Reviewing Your Fulbright Application Package Scheduled less than one week prior to the deadline, this webinar will cover any remaining questions applicants may have about their application packages. In case you miss the above segments, all webinars can be viewed in the Webinar Archive. Please visit the Catalog of Awards and our online Application.

CIES - Fulbright
3007 Tilden Street NW Suite 5L
Washington DC 20008
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Glimpse Correspondents application due Thursday, June 30

This message is to announce that due to unprecedented response, we've decided to extend the application period for the Glimpse Correspondents Program one more week.

The new deadline is Thursday, June 30, 2011.

Powered by Matador, and supported in part by the National Geographic Society, the Glimpse Correspondents Program provides talented writers and photographers with a $600 stipend as well as one on one editorial training and support to complete an independent journalistic work based on their experience abroad.

To apply, visit: http://glimpse.org/correspondents