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VCU Department of Business Services sponsors scholarships through agreements with business partners to support and enhance scholarship opportunities for VCU students. In partnership with the Office of Financial Aid, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Services, the following scholarships will be offered from November 1, 2008 through February 28, 2009.
Application for 3-week Study Abroad Program
(May 15th – June 5th, 2009)
In Cairo, Egypt
Sponsored by
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business – School of World Studies and the
U.S. Department of Education’s Business and International Education Program
Opportunity: Funding is available to support 5 VCU students for a period of 3 weeks (May 15th – June 5th, 2009 – see attached sample schedule) in Cairo, Egypt. Only U.S. citizens who are currently students at VCU may apply. Selected students will be funded for related travel, housing, food and incidental expenses and will be supervised by VCU partners at Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt. During the three week program selected students will also receive instruction in Middle-East History and Arabic; will visit business, cultural and other organizations and will travel to selected sites within Egypt. Participants can earn up to 3 VCU elective credits for this undertaking. For more information, interested students can contact Dr. Van R. Wood or Dr. Patricia Cummins.
Criteria for selection: Sophomore status or higher (undergraduate or graduate student), GPA of 3.0 or higher, evidence of the maturity necessary to succeed in an international setting, importance of this experience for a student’s major, minor, and / or future career plans. Preference will be given to those who have never had a long-term experience in an Arabic-speaking country. Selected students must be willing to share, as appropriate, their experience with students and faculty at VCU as well as the Richmond community upon their return from the program.
Interested students should respond to the instructions/application below. Application information must reflect your academic status as of the end of the Spring 2009 semester. Return completed application to:
Business and International Education Selection Committee
c/o Dr. Van R. Wood
Virginia Commonwealth University
301 W Main St., Suite B4102
Richmond, VA 23284-4000
Applications must be received no later than Monday, March 16th, 2009 with the following information:
Download file
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Thursday, February 19 at 2PM
Education Abroad Office, Franklin Street Gym, Room 122
e-mail davenportse@vcu.edu or call 827-7882
http://www.international.vcu.edu/abroad/programs/vcu/programdetail/p16.aspx
On Tuesday Feb. 17, the Education Abroad Office and the Honors College are having an information session for the Gilman International Scholarship. Federal Pell Grant recipients, studying abroad in the fall of 2009, are encouraged to apply for the scholarship. The information session will be held in the Multipurpose Room 1303 in the Honors College at 12:30pm. For more information, please visit http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html.
The Virginia International Business Council (VAIBC - formerly Richmond Export Import Club) is again offering 4 scholarship to students (both graduates and undergraduate students are eligible) with an interest in international business (including a $1000 award, two $750 awards and a $500 award). The scholarship application and further details can be found on the following website: http://www.vaibc.org/scholarships.html. Please contact the VAIBC directly for further questions.
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