JIREP 2016 - Call for application - Deadline extended until February 15, 2016

JIREP is an international internship program at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory in Lima, Peru.
The program is oriented to junior/senior undergraduate or first/second year graduate students majoring physics or engineering at universities around the World.

This program is an excellent opportunity for students to get hands-on experience on incoherent scatter radars and scientific instrumentation. During the internship, each JIREP student will be assigned a project related to equatorial aeronomy research or to instrumentation development.

Please consider the following dates to apply to the program.
• Application deadline: February 15, 2016
• Decision: February 29, 2016
• Starting date: Anytime between May 19 until June 20, 2016
• Duration: 10 weeks

The program will cover the travel expenses (to and from Lima) as well as a reasonable stipend. Given that the Observatory is located outside Lima city, transportation will be provided.

More information and application forms can be found at
http://jro.igp.gob.pe/jirep/

If you have any question please contact us at
jirep@jro.igp.gob.pe

Info Session this week: Getting Started Study Abroad Funding

Getting started: Funding your Study Abroad

Wednesday, February 3^rd

11:30-1:00 p.m.

MGH 171

Gilman International Scholarship Info Session*

Thursday, February 4^th

4:00-5:00 p.m.

MGH 171

*To be eligible for the Gilman you must be a U.S. citizen undergraduate who is eligible for a Pell Grant

Throughout February, Global Opportunities and the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships and wards are holding info sessions and workshops to support students applying for the Fritz, Gilman and GO! scholarships as well as other scholarships. Students can find the workshop schedule at the website, http://expd.washington.edu/globalopportunities/global-opportunities.

Scholarships for UK studies/research: Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Gates Cambridge, Churchill information sessions

Would you like to pursue graduate study and/or research at a university in the UK or Ireland?  Consider applying for University of Washington nomination to compete for scholarship support for graduate studies/research at colleges in England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland through the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, Gates Cambridge or Churchill scholarship programs.

Brief descriptions of these scholarships are included below. We’re also offering upcoming information sessions to learn more:

• Weds. Feb. 3, 2016 @ 1:30pm in MGH 173R
• Tues. Feb 16, 2016 @ 4:30pm in MGH 136
• Weds. March 2, 2016 @ 2:30pm in MGH 173R
• RSVP to attend any session: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/200

Applicants should meet the following general requirements:

1.       Have obtained a baccalaureate degree by August 2017

2.       Be a U.S. Citizen at time of application. International students can apply for both the Rhodes and Gates Cambridge programs through their home countries. Rhodes also allows applications from lawful permanent residents of the US prior to and including at least 5 years of the application deadline.

3.       A 3.7 GPA or higher is recommended for competitiveness in the campus selection process as well as the national competitions, even where the eligibility requirements do not state a GPA minimum.

4.       Age requirements: Mitchell (29 or younger), Rhodes (23 or younger) on October 1^st.

Campus Nomination Deadline: April 7, 2016

Brief descriptions:

Winston Churchill Scholarship:

The Churchill supports one year of graduate study in mathematics, science and engineering at Churchill College, Cambridge University, England.  Applicants should have a GPA of 3.7 or higher, and have extensive experience in laboratory research. Applicants must be planning to earn a bachelor’s degree between 12/2015-8/2017.

For more information, please see:

http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org/scholarship.html

Gates Cambridge:

The Gates Cambridge supports one to three years of graduate study (in any discipline) at the University of Cambridge.  Students must apply directly and be accepted to the University before they are referred to the Foundation for scholarship consideration.  Applicants should have a 3.6 GPA or higher and must receive a bachelor’s degree before beginning study at Cambridge.

For more information, please see:

http://www.gatescambridge.org/

Marshall Scholarship:

The Marshall provides students up to two years of financial support to study at any university in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.  Applicants must have a GPA of 3.7 and must be planning to earn a bachelor’s degree between April 2014-August 2017.

For more information, please see:

http://www.marshallscholarship.org/

Mitchell Scholarship:

The Mitchell awards students one year of funding for study at institutions of higher education in Ireland.  The scholarship is open to all divisions of study, and students must have a completed bachelor’s degree before beginning study.  Application is open to all juniors, seniors and recent graduates who are or will be over age 18 and not yet 30 on Sept. 30, 2016. Applicants should have a 3.5 GPA or higher.

For more information, please see:

http://www.us-irelandalliance.org

Rhodes Scholarship:

The Rhodes Scholarship provides students with funding for two or three years at Oxford University in England.  Applicants must have a 3.7 GPA or higher to apply for campus nomination.

For more information, please see:

http://www.rhodesscholar.org.

Note:  The Gates Cambridge, Marshall and Rhodes scholarships provide enough funding to complete a graduate degree.

If you have any questions regarding the listed scholarships, please contact me! Additional details regarding the campus nomination process are also available on our website: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search (keyword search for each scholarship to get to each scholarship page).

New Study Abroad Scholarships for STEM Majors

UW Study Abroad is excited to announce new scholarships for STEM majors studying abroad in the 2016-17 academic year.

The first scholarship, GO! STEMXchange, offers up to $5000 to STEM majors participating in a departmental or university-wide exchange program. Washington State residents eligible for financial aid (students do not have to be Pell Grant eligible) may apply. Visit the UW Global Opportunities website in winter quarter for more information. http://expd.uw.edu/globalopportunities/global-opportunities

The next scholarship, the Dow Chemical Foundation student exchange fund, will provide up to $5000 to UW students participating in a departmental or university-wide exchange to Asia. Special consideration is given to STEM majors. For additional information and criteria, visit our endowed scholarships page. http://www.washington.edu/studyabroad/endowed-scholarships/

We are also excited to offer 1-2 scholarships to UW students participating in the exchange to the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. While this exchange is open to all majors, our exchanges in NZ and Australia often attract students in the sciences (fun fact: our #1 major for students studying in Australia is Biology!).

Please encourage your students to apply to university-wide exchanges by the January 15 deadline. If they have questions about scholarship eligibility or deadlines, please have them get in touch with us at studyabroad@uw.edu.

UW Study Abroad - 2016-17 Exchange Application Deadline

Greetings from UW Study Abroad.

Are you interested in studying Marine Biology in Australia? How about Business and Asian Studies in Japan? Or maybe Engineering in Germany?

With 55 direct exchange programs in 27 countries, UW has numerous overseas opportunities for students in a variety of majors. Most of the exchanges are available as either semester or year-long programs.

Applications for 2016-17 exchange programs are due on January 15.

UW Study Abroad is also excited to announce several endowed scholarships for exchanges and a new scholarship for students participating in the University of Canterbury exchange in New Zealand. Visit our scholarships page to learn more. http://www.washington.edu/studyabroad/students/resources/finances/scholarships/  

For more information, visit http://www.washington.edu/studyabroad/ or stop by 459 Schmitz Hall between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. daily.

E-mail us at studyabroad@uw.edu with your questions.

FLAS Fellowship Web Chat on Wednesday, Dec 16 at 3:30 PST

Interested in studying a foreign language and learning about different cultures?  FLAS Fellowships award $7,500-$33,000 to UW students studying foreign languages!

FLAS Information Sessions will be held at the following dates and times:

Wednesday, December 16, 3:30-4:30 PST Web Chat*

Tuesday, January 5, 1:30-2:30, Thomson Hall 317

Thursday, January 14, 2:30-3:30 Virtual Office Hour*

*see FLAS website for access instructions for web chat sessions and virtual office hours.

For more information, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/
Applications due January 29, 2016. Questions: email rldavis@uw.edu

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.

Tokyo Summer Study Abroad Program - Info Session this Wednesday

Want to study abroad in Tokyo? The Center for 21^st Century Liberal Learning (C21) in the College of Arts & Sciences is offering a 6-credit program during Summer B term. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not required. All majors are welcome to apply, including pre-majors.

See our website or the attached flyer for basic info. To learn more, join us at an info session this Wednesday (12/16) at 3:30pm in MGH 134.

Questions? Email c21info@uw.edu. Ready to apply? Start your application here!

Information Session Creative Writing in Rome

The English Department will be holding an information session on Friday, December 4, 3:30-4:30pm in Thompson Hall, room 135 for students interested in the Summer 2016 Creative Writing in Rome Program.

All students are welcome to apply. No experience in literary analysis or creative writing is presumed. The Summer Creative Writing in Rome Program is open to anyone (undergraduates, graduates, graduate students, alumni, citizens-at-large) seeking to join an intensive program in the written arts. The ideal participant for this program will be interested in creative writing, ready to take intellectual and creative risks, open to the challenges and excitement of living in a foreign city, and open to having a grand adventure.

The application is now open on the study abroad website! Application deadline: January 29, 2016.

NOTE: If you spoke with me at the study abroad fair earlier this month, the date was erroneously discussed as January 31st. It has been changed to January 29th!

Summer Creative Writing in Rome
June 20 - July 20, 2016 (4.5 weeks, 15 credits)
(modified A-Term dates)

JOIN a band of ink-stained adventurers for a month of concentrated exercise and conversation in and about the Eternal City. We explore Rome from a variety of perspectives--as avid readers and intrepid writers, through history and geography, art and architecture, language and literature, not to mention the color and flavor of daily life in Italy, where they know carpe diem is more than a catch-phrase. Following in the footsteps of those poets, painters, saints and soldiers who for some two and a half millennia have traveled where all roads lead, we'll write our way into the heart of the city, poking into the foundations of civilization as we go, honing our writerly skills and enthusiasms in conversation, practice, and stride.
Classes will be held at the University of Washington Rome Center at the 17th-century Palazzo Pio, situated in the vibrant center of the city’s historical district, as well as out and about in the city itself. A number of field trips, museum visits, and excursions will also be included in the program fee. Housing will be in shared apartments arranged by the UW Rome Center.

"I don't think any given year I've spent at the UW has affected me as profoundly as that single month I spent in Rome."

--Alden Witt, past participant

Edinburgh PhD places in vision, robotics, data science, parallelism

Edinburgh University has 3 Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT)
that would be of interest to computer vision and robotics students.
(See: http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/informatics/postgraduate/cdts/informatics-cdts)

EPSRC CDT in Robotics and Autonomous Systems -
     including computer vision:
     http://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/programme-information
     http://www.edinburgh-robotics.org/
     10 new PhD places

EPSRC CDT in Data Science -
     includes analysis of datasets (including `big data') that might arise
     from computer vision applications:
     http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/about-course/
     http://datascience.inf.ed.ac.uk/
     10 new PhD places

EPSRC CDT in Pervasive Parallelism -
     investigating approaches to parallelism that could be used
     with big datasets, video, etc:
     http://pervasiveparallelism.inf.ed.ac.uk/
     10 new PhD places

Funding is primarily for UK students, but there is a small amount of funding
for a few outstanding EC or overseas students.

DAAD Rise: Research Internship in Germany: Info Session (Seattle)

DAAD RISE: Research Internships in Science and Engineering

• Competitive summer internship program for students in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences and Engineering
• Students work with research groups at universities and top research institutions
•  Length of program is 2-3 months during summer term
• Working Language is English
• Scholars receive stipends from DAAD to help cover living expenses
• Over 300 students are awarded annually

Important Dates:

                November 19^th -Information Session at 11:30am in MGH 171

                December 4^th – Information Session at 12pm in MGH 171

                January 15, 2016 – Application Deadline

Please find more information at the DAAD Rise at the website.

FLAS Fellowship Application Now Open

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) available to undergraduate, graduate and professional students

FLAS fellowships award tuition and a living stipend as follows:

Academic Year Graduate: $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend
Academic Year Undergraduate: $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend
Summer Graduate/Undergraduate: $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:

-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations-Chinese-Czech-Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog-Finnish-French-German-Hebrew-Hindi -Indonesian/Malay-Italian-Japanese-Kazakh-Khmer-Korean-Latvian-Lithuanian-Norwegian-Persian-Polish-Portuguese-Russian-Slovenian-Spanish-Swahili-Swedish-Tajik-Thai-Turkish-Uighur-Urdu-Uzbek-Vietnamese

FLAS Information Sessions, covering FLAS benefits and requirements, the application process, and the use of FLAS awards abroad, will be held at the following dates and times:


Tuesday, November 10, 10-2 UW Study Abroad Fair, HUB North Ballroom, Funding Info Session, 12:30-1:30 HUB 214
Thursday, November 12, 2-3 PST Web Chat*
Wednesday, November 18, 3:30-4:30 in Thomson Hall 317
Tuesday, December 1, 2;30-3:30 in Thomson Hall 317
Tuesday, December 8, 3:30-4:20, Smith 309
Wednesday, December 16, 3:30-4:30 PST Web Chat*
Tuesday, January 5, 1:30-2:30, Thomson Hall 317
Thursday, January 14, 2:30-3:30 Virtual Office Hour
*see FLAS website (link below) for access instructions for web chhat sessions and virtual office hours

Applications due January 29, 2016. Questions: email rldavis@uw.edu

For more information, visit http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/ 

Study-in-Canada, Up to $10,000 Scholarship!

Study-in-Canada Fellowships - Deadline 29 January 2016The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies hosts two study-in-Canada fellowships for University of Washington undergraduate students – the Killam Fellowships Program and the Gary and Consuelo Corbett Canada-U.S. Fellowships Program. For both programs, UW students pay UW tuition and travel to their Canadian host university as an exchange visitor.

Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional UW undergraduate students to spend one semester or a full academic year in Canada. The Killam Fellowships Program offers a fellowship award of $5,000 per semester (up to $10,000 for two semesters). Click to view website. 

Corbett Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional UW undergraduate students to spend a full academic year at University of British Columbia in Vancouver. The Corbett Fellowships Program offers a fellowship award of $7,000 for two semesters (September through April). Click to view website.

EligibilityAll applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, full-time undergraduate students in good standing at the UW, have a competitive academic record, and complete the application process prior to the published deadlines.

Host InstitutionsThe Killam Fellowships Program has partnership agreements with 16 Canadian institutions including University of Ottawa, McGill in Montréal, Queen’s in Toronto (for a full listing see the Killam Fellowships Program website). The Corbett Fellowships Program is a direct exchange program between UW and University of British Columbia - a fantastic opportunity to spend a year in Vancouver!!

SponsorsThe Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and the Killam Fellowships Program, Ottawa maintain a Memorandum of Understanding to enable UW students to participate in the Killam Fellowships Program. The Canadian Studies Center is the hosting unit for these fellowships. The hosting units for the Corbett Fellowships Program are the Canadian Studies Center, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington; Canadian Studies and United States Studies Program, University of British Columbia.

2016 Bonderman Travel Fellowship - application available!

We write to share an extraordinary opportunity for travel, discovery, and challenge. The 2016 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is now available and we encourage you to consider applying. This fellowship offers University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad.

David Bonderman - the donor - wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways. Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it.

Up to seven graduate and seven undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in spring 2016. Each Fellowship carries a $20,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel. Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization.

Eligibility:
All applicants must be enrolled (“on leave” status is not considered enrolled) and in good standing at the UW during the quarter the application is due and must hold US citizenship or permanent resident status. Additionally:

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: All students in graduate or professional degree programs are eligible to apply.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: All undergraduate students with senior credit standing AND who also meet ONE of the following criteria are eligible to apply:

• at least a 3.7 cumulative UW GPA by the start of Winter 2016; OR
• participation and good standing in the University Honors Program (Interdisciplinary, Departmental or College Honors) or in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program, by the start of Winter 2016. Undergraduates in one of these honors programs DO NOT need to have 3.7 UW GPA or higher to apply, but simply must be in good standing in their respective programs, whatever that might mean.

To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity, please attend one of the information sessions listed on the website.

Applications must be submitted by 12:00 pm (noon) January 11, 2016.

More information about the fellowship, information sessions, and the application can be found at: bonderman.uw.edu

The Chateaubriand Fellowship call for applications is now open

http://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org

Complete applications must be submitted by January 20, 2016.
 

The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, through a collaborative process involving expert evaluators in both countries.

The program is divided in two sections:
 

• STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Health

The Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Biology-Health for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships or joint projects between French and American research teams. The Chateaubriand Fellowship supports PhD students registered in an American university who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in a French laboratory.

 

This fellowship is offered by the Office for Science & Technology (OST) of the Embassy of France in Washington in partnership with American universities and French research organizations such as Inserm and Inria. It is a partner of the National Science Foundation’s GROW program.

 
 

• HSS: Humanities and Social Sciences

The Chateaubriand fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France. The HSS program targets outstanding Ph.D. students enrolled in American universities who seek to engage in research in France, in any discipline of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

 

The HSS Chateaubriand program is supported by the Campus France agency which provides a welcome package and assistance to Fellows upon their arrival. Social networking opportunities are also offered by the Fulbright program in France.

ELIGIBILITY

• Candidates must be currently working on their Ph.D.
• Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens, but they must be enrolled in an American university.
• Candidates must obtain a letter of recommendation from their advisor(s) in the U.S., as well as a letter of invitation from a professor affiliated with a French university or research institution. Please contact your supervisor in France as early as possible.

For more specific eligibility criteria please visit our websites.

BENEFITS

• A monthly stipend
• Health insurance for the entire duration of the fellowship
• A round-trip ticket to France

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Academic relevance of the research project
• Student's command of the subject
• Benefits of a research trip to France for the future of the collaboration
• Background of the research collaboration
• Contribution of the project to France/U.S. academic exchange

CONTACTS

• STEM Chateaubriand Program: stem.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org
• HSS Chateaubriand Program : hss.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org

WEBSITE & APPLICATION

http://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org

Fellowship Opportunity: Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange

I am pleased to announce that the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX), a fully-funded scholarship opportunity, is currently accepting applications from students. 

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is a year-long fellowship that gives your students and recent graduates the opportunity to study and work in Germany. CBYX is open to students in all fields of study and at all levels of study, including graduating students who can participate after receiving their degrees. Students in the fields of agriculture, business, STEM, and vocational fields are especially encouraged to apply!

The program 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 and the online application can be found at www.CBYX.info.

The CBYX program annually provides up to 75 participants with:

-        2 months intensive German language training

-        1 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

-        Local in-country support throughout the program

Prior German language knowledge is not required, though it is preferred.  Applicants should have clear career goals and some relevant work experience in their career field, which may include summer, part-time, or internship work.  Participants must be between the ages of 18-24, possess a high school diploma or equivalent, and be US citizens or permanent residents.

Please inform your students of this unique opportunity. Should you require promotional materials, or would like a CBYX alumnus or alumna to visit your college and give a presentation on the program to your students, please feel free to contact me! I also encourage you to share about the program on social media, using our CBYX Social Media Toolkit for guidance.

Interested applicants can apply online at CBYX.info. The application deadline for the 2016-2017 program is December 1, 2015. We look forward to receiving applications from your students!

Vietnam Health Clinic Applications

Vietnam Health Clinic (VHC) is a non-profit, student-led organization dedicated to improving healthcare access and services to underprivileged populations of Vietnam, while promoting an enriching learning experience for its student volunteers.

Vietnam Health Clinic strives to broaden students’ knowledge in primary care and other healthcare fields through education, medical training, and firsthand clinical experiences. Our mobile clinic is currently focused on the following health care components: medicine, nursing, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, public health, and tentatively physical therapy. Our trip will occur over a 2-week timespan in July 2016 and will cost approximately $2500, with deposits in 4 installments. Join VHC this summer, and immerse yourself in an amazing cultural experience in the heart of Vietnam!

Our student volunteer applications opened on October 1st and will remain open until November 1st.

If you are interested in a unique cultural and medical experience, apply through the following link: http://vnhealthclinic.org/2015-volunteer-application/

For more information, please visit vnhealthclinic.org and explore the FAQ or contact me directly at bellen@vnhealth.org or officers@vnhealth.org

Spend Spring Quarter in London!

Learn more about the English Department's long-running (since 1986!) SPRING QUARTER IN LONDON program.
Information Session:  Friday, October 16, 3:30-4:30pm in Thompson Hall 211

Students of all disciplines are welcome to apply. Application deadline: November 13, 2015

Study in Beijing - Information Session Monday, 10/12 at 12:30pm

UW Study Abroad is holding an information session on the IES study abroad program in Beijing, China.  The information session is next Monday, October 12 from 12:30-1:30 in 459 Schmitz Hall.

IES is one of UW’s approved affiliated program providers, offering summer, fall and spring programs in Beijing, China. http://www.iesabroad.org/study-abroad/beijing

Critical Language Scholarship

Critical Language Scholarship Info Session

October 14^th

3:30-430pm

Mary Gates Hall 171

RSVP

The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is a fully-funded overseas language program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and to build relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.

The fourteen CLS languages are: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.

Please note that participants in the CLS Program are not required to have any experience studying critical languages for most of the fourteen languages. Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can be found on the CLS website: http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants.

The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse interests, from a wide variety of fields of study, backgrounds and career paths, with the purpose of representing the full diversity of professional, regional, cultural and academic backgrounds in the United States. Thus, students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.

There is no service requirement for CLS Alumni after the program. However, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. Participants are selected based on their commitment to language learning and plans to apply their language skills to their future academic or professional pursuits.

Please note that CLS is an intensive group-based language program.

The application is now live and available online at:  http://www.clscholarship.org

Applications will be due November 23, 2015 by 7:59 pm EST.

Prior to preparing their application, interested students should review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website: http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants.

Princeton in Asia - UW & online information sessions

Information Sessions:

·         Online information session - Thursday, October 8, 2-3pm EST

·         UW information session – Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4:30-5:20pm PST, MGH 171 (RSVP at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/562)

Interested in teaching on the coast of Thailand, studying environmental conservation in the foothills of the Himalayas, reporting for a leading newspaper in Myanmar, or working on local economic development in Mongolia? Then step out of the country, out of your comfort zone, and out of the cubicle and apply to Princeton in Asia.

Princeton in Asia (PiA) fosters mutual appreciation and cultural understanding by connecting service-minded graduates and partner organizations in Asia through immersive work experiences that transform perspectives, cultivate long-lasting relationships and benefit local and global communities. Founded in 1898, PiA is one of the oldest not-for-profit organizations of its kind, unique in its scope, size, century-long expertise and emphasis on service. For the 2016-2017 academic year, PiA expects to offer 130 yearlong fellowships in 19 Asian countries in the fields of access to education, environmental sustainability, public health, economic development, social justice and access to information. We have an incredibly active group of fellows and alumni who, inspired by their yearlong PiA experience, maintain a lifetime commitment to Asia and PiA.

PiA is open to graduates of all colleges and universities and requires no prior Asian experience or language skills.

The application is due November 13th, and can be found here: http://piaweb.princeton.edu/apply-to-pia.

Please email piaapps@princeton.edu with any questions about PiA. Please join our webinar this Thursday, October 8th at 2:00pm EST. UW information session – Tuesday, Oct. 13, 4:30-5:20pm PST, MGH 171 (RSVP at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/562).

A change in perspective, a job that matters, a community for life.
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