Posted by jdudek on March 3, 2008 in Study Abroad
Again for Spring 2009, the Honors Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will sponsor a semester study abroad program in Great Britain at the University of Wales at Swansea, winner of the coveted London Times award for “best student experience” among British universities, as determined by student votes. We welcome honors students from universities across the United States to join us.
The semester will be hosted by Dr. Patricia Comeaux, Professor of Communication Studies at UNCW.
The Setting: The University of Wales at Swansea, overlooking Swansea Bay, is situated within a large area of landscaped parkland within walking distance of the city center. To the west is the lovely Gower Peninsula with its broad bays and sandy coves. Swansea is a modern city of 200,000 with well-equipped leisure centers and cultural facilities. Swansea can be reached by train from London in about 3 hours.
Course of study: Students may earn 15-17 credits at Swansea by enrolling in four courses and completing an internship.
Students from any major are welcome. Students must be honors students in good standing at their home universities. The students will be actively assisted by the American Studies Office at the University of Wales at Swansea in course selection and internship arrangements. Dr. Comeaux will teach the honors seminar and will arrange field trips, social gatherings, and other events.
Internship: Internships will be arranged in an area of the student’s choice. Some examples are Swansea City Council, BBC Radio, Magistrate Court, the local Archaeological Trust, county environmental protection agency, museums, schools, and financial establishments.
Housing: Students will live with British students in the Hendrefoilan Student Village, an apartment style living arrangement.
Costs and Application: In 2008 the cost was $7935, and we expect that price to remain close to the charge for 2009. The cost includes tuition and fees, internship placement and supervision, accommodations, study abroad health insurance, orientation, local bus pass, and scheduled field trips. Not included are airfare, meals, and books.
Applications may be requested from the Office of International Programs, UNCW, Wilmington NC 28403-5965. E-mail: pikek@uncw.edu <mailto:pikek@uncw.edu>
I hope you can join us for the limited number of spaces on this unique opportunity to live and study in the UK. More information about the program, a description of the honors seminar, links to UWS, and pictures of UWS, Swansea, and Wales are available at this web site:
http://www.uncw.edu/intprogs/documents/UWS2008_001.ppt <http://www.uncw.edu/intprogs/documents/UWS2008_001.ppt>
Please feel free to contact Dr. Patricia Comeaux (comeauxp@uncw.edu <mailto:comeauxp@uncw.edu> )
Mark Gallovic, Director of Education Abroad (gallovicm@uncw.edu <mailto:gallovicm@uncw.edu> ,), or
Kara Pike, Assistant Director of Education Abroad (pikek@uncw.edu <mailto:pikek@uncw.edu> )
with any questions.
Study Abroad in Amsterdam, July 27—August 24, 2008—receive 15 credits!
Engage the city of Amsterdam through social science and humanities research projects. After a spring prep seminar at the UW, and in consult with faculty, we will relocate to the University of Amsterdam and pursue collaborative research as a means to learn about and interact with Amsterdam’s urban culture. Our partners in Amsterdam are the International School for the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam and the Virtual Knowledge Studio at the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
SPRING : In the spring seminar we’ll read Ian Buruma’s “Murder in Amsterdam,The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance” while learning how to conduct research using urban studies, humanities, and collaborative research methodologies. Students from other universities will participate in the spring seminar virtually.
SUMMER (15 credits): Once in Amsterdam, students will conduct field research and meet on the university campus to learn form local scholars. Interspersed in the program are a series of group dinners, walking tours, and outings. The still-in-progress schedule will included destinations such as the Prostitution Information Center, the Amsterdam Resistance Museum, Jewish Historical Museum, the Kroller- Muller museum and sculpture park, and other local sites. Walking tours include destinations such as Dam Square, Royal Palace, National Memorial, the Red Light district, the Bijlmer neighborhood and the old Jewish Quarter.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION: Student will present their research projects at the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology, an academic conference in the city of Rotterdam.
For more information about the program and to apply online go to: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/international/amsterdam.htm
Questions welcome; for further information, contact Professor Jessica Burstein (jb2@u.washington.edu) and/or Clifford Tatum (clifford@u.washington.edu )
Posted by Nigel Marriner on February 21, 2008 in Study Abroad
Come and experience one of the best research experiences of your life!
During this 8-week study abroad program, you will be exposed to international research, education and culture. In addition, you will be working in an experienced, collaborative research team to develop and apply algorithms and software for simulating reactions with organic materials that involve transitions between electronic states. Applicants should have at least two years of undergraduate study, preferably majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, or computer science; or a related discipline such as chemical engineering or materials science, with an interest in chemistry. If you have an enthusiasm for learning new science, we will help you to become familiar with this exciting area of complex systems research that is becoming more important in the global environment.
We offer:
8 weeks in Europe: June 30 - August 22
$2,000 stipend
housing, food and transportation costs paid extensive contact with graduate student mentors and professors training in cyberinfrastructure arranged tours and outings participation in a concluding workshop To qualify, the candidate:
must be a United States citizen
have at least two years of undergraduate study, preferably majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, or computer science; or a related discipline such as chemical engineering or materials science, with an interest in chemistry.
completed application must be submitted by February 29, 2008 For more information or to apply for this opportunity, contact Bill Hase (bill.hase@ttu.edu), John Tully (john.tully@yale.edu) or Theresa Windus
(theresa@fi.ameslab.gov) or visit our website at http://pire-europe.chem.ttu.edu/pire/junior_summer_abroad.htm.
Posted by jdudek on February 20, 2008 in Study Abroad
1. DATES: May 10 - June 13.
2. COURSES: Students take two 3-credit honors courses: (1) European Integration (emphasis on the origins, development and contemporary roles of the European Union), (2) The Culture of Belgium. Both courses are taught in English by faculty at Institut catholique des Hautes Etudes Commmerciales.
3. ACTIVITIES: There are several excursions built into the program, such as guided tours of Bruges (the “Venice of the North” and Antwerp (home of the Rubens house and the Plantin-Moretus Museum), a visit with members of the European Commission, and tour of the Namur chocolate factory (where students actually have the opportunity to make their own confections).
4. THE TYPICAL DAY/WEEK: Students are in class or participate in course-related travel Monday-Thursday. Evenings and weekends are free for personal travel. In the past, popular weekend destinations have been Amsterdam, London, Paris. We also encourage students to take in places of historic significance within Belgium, such as the WWII museums in Bastogne and the monastery of Chimay. Last year a day trip to Dinant near the French border was especially popular.
5: LODGING: Students are housed at Les Citadines Ste. Catherine, a studio/apartment-style hotel located 5-10 minutes from La Grand Place, described by Victor Hugo as the most magnificent town square in the world. The hotel is in an area of many shops, cafes and restaurants, and is within 100 yards of the Ste. Catherine Metro station.
6. COST: approximately $4300. This includes in-state tuition for the two courses, program fee, lodging, Metro pass, course-related tours and excursions, orientation, and closing dinner. NOT covered: round-trip coach airfare (see #7 below for further details regarding airfare and travel arrangements), daily meals (except for closing dinner), and personal travel on weekends. As soon as the group is formed, we will negotiate a group airfare cost with our travel agency.
7. TRAVEL: We depart as a group on May 10. In the past, Atlanta has been our point of departure, but that could change depending on the airfare we are able to negotiate as soon as the group is formed. Students must make their own arrangements for getting to the US point of departure. Return is June 13. In the past, a few students have wanted to stay longer to tour Europe. In this case, they must arrange their return flights on their own and pay any extra charge for the change.
8. APPLICATION. The application is at http://www.clemson.edu/ia/forms/sa_faculty_led_app.doc. Please note that the faculty reference and official transcript may be submitted separately. Also non-Clemson students must submit an application for acceptance to Clemson as a “transient student.” That application can be found at http://www.registrar.clemson.edu/pdf/summer.pdf.
9. DEADLINE: The study abroad application, transient student application and program deposit of $250 (check payable to Clemson University) are due by Friday, February 29.
10. FURTHER QUESTIONS: Please see our brochure: https://www.clemson.edu/ia/abroad/cubc_honors_summer2008.pdf. If you have questions, please contact Steve Wainscott, Director of the Honors College (shwns@clemson.edu, phone 864-656-4762) or Sandra Maier, Study Abroad Coordinator (maier2@clemson.edu, phone 864-656-4627)/
Posted by jdudek on February 4, 2008 in Study Abroad
**For students interested in Latin America**
Study abroad in Guatemala with the Center for Mesoamerican Research (CIRMA) in Antigua, Guatemala!
Co-sponsored by the University of Arizona.
The CIRMA study abroad program offers Spanish and Mayan language classes, intermediate and advanced courses in History, Anthropology, Environmental Studies and Latin American Studies, a homestay with a Guatemalan family, and fascinating field trips, for-credit internships, research and travel opportunities.
CIRMA is a leading intellectual center in Guatemala whose work focuses on ethnic relations in Guatemala and Central America, as well as social justice and the legacy of the Central American civil wars and peace processes.
http://www.cirma.org.gt/es/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=16&bid=16&btitle=Menu%20General&meid=8
Posted by Nigel Marriner on January 11, 2008 in Study Abroad
Spend July in the beautiful city of Uppsala, Sweden and earn six honors credits on the UMKC Honors Study Abroad Program. Two courses on history, culture and nature in Sweden from 1700 to the present will be team-taught by an historian, a biologist, and a musicologist. Students will take numerous tours around Uppsala and to nearby Stockholm and a weekend trip to a rural area of Sweden on the border of Norway. Students are housed in large, single rooms in the center of Uppsala near shops, the major sites, and the train station.
For full details on the courses, tours, and accommodations, please go to www.umkc.edu/international/SwedenInfo08.htm
For more information, contact Dr. Lynda Payne at paynel@umkc.edu.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Spring 2008 Application Open – Deadline: October 9, 2007
The Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad for up to one academic year. The program aims to diversify the kinds of student who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The program serves students who have been under-represented in study abroad which includes but is not limited to: students with high financial need, community college students, students in under-represented fields such as the sciences and engineering, students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, students attending minority-serving institutions, and students with disabilities. The Gilman Program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states.
A limited number of $3000 Critical Need Language Supplements are available for students studying a critical need language for a total possible award of $8000. A list of eligible languages can be found on the Gilman website at http://www.iie.org/gilman.
Eligibility: Students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education.
For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application visit: http://www.iie.org/gilman .
Gilman International Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd., Ste. 740
Houston, TX 77027
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Contact for Applicants: Lindsay Calvert
email: gilman@iie.org
Phone: 713.621.6300, ext 25
http://www.iie.org/gilman
The University Honors Program annually awards a maximum of ten International Honors Scholarships to support Honors Scholars’ participation in study abroad programs. The maximum award amounts are $500 for summer, $1500 for one semester, $2500 for a full academic year. Applications are now being accepted for spring 2008 study abroad experiences.
Eligibility requirements:
<>Applicants must be currently enrolled, full-time, matriculated University at Buffalo students in good standing in the Honors Program.
<>Applicants must have already applied for a study abroad or exchange program.
<>Applicants must propose to study abroad for at least one semester during the academic year (consideration will be given to summer study abroad programs).
<>Applicants must participate in an overseas academic program for full-time credit (6 credit hours during summer will be considered full-time).
<>International Honors Scholarship recipients will not be eligible to apply again.
Applications:
Applications will require minimal background information, a resume, one academic recommendation (academic recommendations may not be obtained from Honors Council members), a budget, and a personal statement (maximum two typed pages) clearly outlining how the study abroad program and location selected aids the student’s academic and personal development.
Applications may be obtained by contacting Erik D’Aquino at edaquino@buffalo.edu or online through the Honors Program website http://honors.buffalo.edu/enrolled/gallatin.php Applications must be received in Honors Office (214 Talbert Hall) by 4:30 P.M. on Monday, October 1, 2007.
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The Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology in Dominica, West Indies is now offering scholarships of up to $4,000 off tuition for students with demonstrated financial need. More information on their programs can be found by visiting their website at http://www.itme.org
They also host visiting student groups at their modern, spacious field station. Dominica’s varied marine and rainforest topographies are often of interest to botanists, ornithologists, herpetologists, and geologists.
Posted by jdudek on September 10, 2007 in Study Abroad
Again for Spring 2008, the Honors Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington will sponsor a semester study abroad program in Great Britain at the University of Wales at Swansea, winner of the coveted London Times award for “best student experience” among British universities, as determined by student votes. We welcome honors students from universities across the United States to join us.
The Setting: The University of Wales at Swansea, overlooking Swansea Bay, is situated within a large area of landscaped parkland within walking distance of the city center. To the west is the lovely Gower Peninsula with its broad bays and sandy coves. Swansea is a modern city of 200,000 with well-equipped leisure centers and cultural facilities. Swansea can be reached by train from London in about 3 hours.
Course of study: Students may earn 15-17 credits at Swansea by enrolling in four courses and completing an internship.
Students from any major are welcome. Students must be honors students in good standing at their home universities. The students will be actively assisted by the American Studies Office at the University of Wales at Swansea in course selection and internship arrangements. Dr. Townend will teach the honors seminar (Topic: “America and Britain: The “Special Relationship in Historical Perspective”) and will arrange field trips, social gatherings, and other events.
Internship: Internships will be arranged in an area of the student’s choice. Some examples are Swansea City Council, BBC Radio, Magistrate Court, the local Archaeological Trust, county environmental protection agency, museums, schools, and financial establishments.
Housing: Students will live with British students in the Hendrefoilan Student Village, an apartment style living arrangement.
Costs and Application: In 2007 the cost was $7935, and we expect that price to remain close to the cxharge for 2008. The cost includes tuition and fees, internship placement and supervision, accommodations, study abroad health insurance, orientation, local bus pass, and scheduled field trips. Not included are airfare, meals, and books.
The first deposit of $200 (non-refundable) is due September 30 with the completed application. The rest of the payment may be made in installments - early November and early December. (Late applications will be accepted with a $40 late fee on a “space available” basis.)
Applications may be requested from the Office of International Programs, UNCW, Wilmington NC 28403-5965. E-mail: pikek@uncw.edu
I hope you can join us for the limited number of spaces on this unique opportunity to live and study in the UK. Click here for an informational flyer: http://www.uncw.edu/intprogs/documents/swansea_2007.pdf and for a slideshow, click here: http://www.uncw.edu/intprogs/documents/UWS2008.ppt
Please feel free to contact Dr. Paul Townend (townendp@uncw.edu ), Mark Gallovic, Director of Education Abroad (gallovicm@uncw.edu,), or Kara Pike, Assistant Director of Education Abroad (pikek@uncw.edu ) with any questions.
