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ISEP has announced that they have been awarded another grant funded by the New York Community Trust—Annette-Kade Fund and will be awarding scholarships to U.S. ISEP participants studying in France and Germany for the 2007-08 academic year. Nominations will be accepted through April 13, 2007. For additional information and application instructions, please see the ISEP Scholarships Website. or keep reading in the extended entry...

ISEP is accepting nominations from U.S. member institutions for student scholarships funded through The New York Community Trust-Annette Kade Fund. Grants will be awarded to U.S. ISEP academic year and semester exchange participants in order to encourage students with a genuine interest in study abroad, who do not have sufficient financial resources, to apply for a placement in France or Germany. The target audience for these scholarships is students wishing to pursue study at one of the German or French ISEP member institutions. The award criteria for the scholarships include academic background, desire to improve language ability, and genuine financial need.

Requirements

* Must be a U.S. ISEP nominee for France or Germany (full year, Semester, or the combined semester/summer ISEP-Direct program at Marburg). Applicants should also demonstrate financial need.
* Mandatory completion of a post-exchange student evaluation form
* ISEP Scholarship Application Form (PDF) signed and endorsed by home ISEP coordinator

Deadline
All nominations should be submitted to ISEP by April 13th, 2007. Scholarship recipients will be notified during the month of May.

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The Gilman International Scholarship is now accepting applications from students participating in study abroad programs during Fall 2007/ Academic Year 2006-2007. The Gilman Scholarship is open to all U.S. undergraduates, in good academic standing, who meet the criteria listed below:
The applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or provide proof that he/she will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of study abroad.
The applicant is applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit by the student's institution of higher education in the U.S.
The applicant is studying abroad for at least four weeks in one country.
The applicant is studying abroad in a country not currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
The applicant is studying on a program that begins between July 15, 2007 and October 15, 2007. The Fall cycle encompasses fall semester, quarter, and academic year programs. January term applicants should apply during the Spring 2008 cycle.

Critical Need Language Supplement

During the 2007-2008 academic year 25 recipients will be eligible to receive a $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement for a total possible award of up to $8,000. Critical Need Languages include:
Arabic (all dialects)
Chinese (all dialects)
Turkic (Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgz, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek)
Persian (Farsi, Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Tajiki)
Indic (Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi)
Korean
Russian

For more information on the Critical Need Language Supplement visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman.

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Office Assistant, Education Abroad

Keep reading for position description...

Position Description

This position will assist in all administrative duties to ensure the smooth functioning of the office of Education Abroad. This is an hourly, non-benefited position with some flexibility in the scheduled hours to begin immediately for remainder of spring semester with strong possibility of continuing into the summer and next school year based on performance.

Wage: $7.00/hour Hours: 15-20 hours per week

The functions of this position will include, among others:
1. Providing front-line support for VCU Education Abroad
2. Application processing
3. Inter-office delivery and pick-up
4. Creating international student identification cards
5. Posting promotional materials around campus
6. Maintaining hard copy files
7. Organizing resource library and supply area
8. Answering phones and greeting visitors
9. Creating promotional materials for on-campus use
10. Representing office during open houses and other events
11. Faxing, photocopying, mailings, and other administrative duties as assigned
12. Other projects as assigned

Qualifications
• Current student with experience abroad
• Office experience required
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Ability to self-manage
• Cross-cultural sensitivity
• Strong computer skills
• Experience with designing promotional materials a plus
• Work-study applicant a plus

Candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume and a list of three professional references by Thursday March 8 to:

Stephanie Davenport
916 West Franklin Street
P.O. Box 843043
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3034
Phone: 804-828-8406
Fax: 804-828-2552
Email: abroad@vcu.edu

For more information on VCU’s Office of International Education, please visit our website: www.vcu.edu/oie

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action university providing access to education and employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation, veteran’s status, political affiliation or disability.

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The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu for Summer 2007.

Keep reading, or go to the Critical Language Scholarships website for more info...

As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and/or advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners.

Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.

Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants must be either currently enrolled in a degree-granting program at the undergraduate* or graduate level or have graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program no more than 2 years ago (May 2005). Students in all disciplines including business, engineering, science, the social sciences and humanities are encouraged to apply. Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters). The U.S. Department of State and CAORC welcome all eligible applications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or handicap condition.

Duration: Programs range from 7 weeks to 11 weeks, beginning in early to mid-June with a pre-departure orientation in the U.S. Students must attend the full program and participate in all program activities.

Grant benefits: All program costs are covered for participants. This includes travel between the student’s home city and program location, pre-departure orientation costs, applicable visa fees, room, board, travel within country and all entrance fees for program activities. University level credit may be available. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship.

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 15, 2007
Note: Application details and materials will be available Friday, February 16, 2007.

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In case you're planning on stopping by the office at any point (which we hope you will!), then please know that we have moved across the hall from room 204 to room 203 in the Millhiser House (916 W. Franklin Street).

You'll find the door to our new office under the big televisions on the second floor of the Office of International Education. We've got much more space including room for you to actually utilize the resource center (once we get it organized). Just keep in mind, if you're coming by within the next week or so, that we did just move on Wednesday, so everything is still a bit disorganized. Our mailing address will stay the same, by the way.

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At VCU, we have a University Wide Exchange at the University of the West of England in Bristol for students majoring in biology, chemisty and forensic science. Denise and Audrey are there- check out some of their photos...

If you are interested in this particular exchange, check out our University Wide Exchanges. You would pay VCU in-state tuition to go to UWE, and your housing and meals would be paid directly to UWE. Let us know if you have any questions: abroad@vcu.edu

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Freeman-ASIA offers awards of up to $7,000 to U.S. students needing the
financial support to study abroad in East/Southeast Asia.

Freeman-ASIA offers awards of up to $7,000 to U.S. students needing the
financial support to study abroad in East/Southeast Asia.

Summer 2007 Award Cycle:
Deadline, Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Fall 2007 & Academic Year 2007-08 Awards Cycle:
Deadline, Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Spring 2008 & Early Academic Year 2008-09 Award:=20
Deadline, Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The primary goal of the Freeman-ASIA Program is to increase the number
of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia, by
providing them with the information and financial assistance they will
need. Awardees are expected to share their experiences with their home
campuses to encourage study abroad in Asia by others, and to spread
greater understanding of Asian peoples and cultures within their home
communities.

For more information, full eligibility criteria, and the online
application please access the Freeman-ASIA Program website at
http://www.iie.org/freeman-asia

Please feel free to contact the Freeman-ASIA Program office with any
comments or inquiries.

Freeman-ASIA
U.S. Student Programs Division
Institute of International Education
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580
Tel: (212) 984-5542; fax: (212) 984-5325
Website: www.iie.org/freeman-asia=20

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