Graduate Student Fellowship for Trans-Atlantic Summer Institute

"Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe: Culture, Society, Politics after 1989"
May 20 - June 4, 2009

All selected students will receive full fellowships. Application deadline: March 15, 2009.

The DAAD Center for German & European Studies at the University of Minnesota invites applications to the 9th Trans-Atlantic Summer Institute in European Studies (TASI). The Institute will bring together 12 German or other European, and 12 North American graduate students for an intensive two-week seminar in Krakow, Poland. Cooperating partners are the Institute of Geography and Spatial Management and the Institute of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University. The 2009 topic is "Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe: Culture, Society, Politics." The Institute will be taught by a multi-disciplinary team of faculty: Francis Harvey (Geography; University of Minnesota), Tom Wolfe (History; University of Minnesota) and Annamaria Orla-Bukowska (Sociology; Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland). The Institute is intended for advanced graduate students from all recognized institutions of higher education.

Full details and application materials at www.cges.umn.edu/fellowships/tasi.htm

Bobby Jones Fellowship Due Monday (2/16)

Applications for the Bobby Jones Fellowship are due to the Office of International Education by Monday, February 16, 4:30 PM.

The Bobby Jones Fellowship is open to Georgia Tech students who are pursuing or will pursue graduate studies in selected areas of Physics, Electrical, and Computer Engineering. The fellowship provides one GT student the opportunity to earn a one-year non-thesis Master of Science degree at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland – a 600-year-old research university, voted Scottish University of the Year for 2008/2009, and one of the top 10 universities in the UK. The recipient will receive $35,000 to cover fees and living expenses while enrolled at the University of St. Andrews.

Application packet can be found here: http://www.oie.gatech.edu/sa/forms/bobbyjonesfellowshipbrochure.pdf

STARS Scholarship program continues for Summer 2009!

I am pleased to announce that the Regents STARS program will again be available for Summer 2009!

The deadline for the following two scholarships is February 13, 2009:

STARS Travel Grant: recipients perform a community service project while participating in a study abroad program. You must research and find your own project.

STARS Program Assistantship: recipients work directly for the Program Director of their study abroad program during their time overseas.

Click here for application and details.

GT Student wins scholarship from host university

Andrew McDowell, a third-year EE major, who will soon depart for his Spring 2009 semester of study at the University of Sheffield, in England, was awarded a competitive scholarship from his host university. Congratulations, Andrew!

Here's what he has to say about the competition:
"The application for the scholarship from the University of Sheffield was pretty simple with just a short essay. The scholarship provides 500 pounds to support my educational expenses. I am very grateful for the scholarship because it will help to offset the costs of traveling internationally."

Please visit the Program Costs section of the website for more details on this scholarship.

GT-Sponsored Scholarships, due TODAY!

For students studying abroad in Summer 2009, today, January 28, by 4:30 PM is the deadline to submit your application for GT-Sponsored Scholarships. Applications are accepted in hard-copy form to the Office of International Education (Savant 211) or via email (study.abroad@gatech.edu).

Boren Undergraduate Scholarship - Campus deadline extended!

GT has extended the campus deadline for the Boren Undergraduate Scholarship until 10 AM, Monday, February 2nd. All supporting materials must be handed into the Office of International Education (Savant Building, Suite 211) by 10:00 AM that day.

Please visit their website for more details. If you have questions, please contact your campus representative, Rebecca Miller (rebecca.miller@oie.gatech.edu).

Gilman Scholarship winner returns from semester in London

A junior in ChBE, Jessica Kamal recently returned from spending the fall term on the UCL Exchange Program in London, England. To fund her term abroad, Jessica applied for and was awarded the Gilman Scholarship, a national competition which provides up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to use toward study abroad. Applicants must receiving federal Pell Grant funding to be eligible.

Congratulations, Jessica!

River Thymes area (Big Ben and House of Parliament)
In front of the gate outside Buckingham Palace.

Portobello Market in Nothing Hill area, London, UK.