Daily Archives: September 16, 2021

Gilman Scholarship Information Sessions and Workshop

The Gilman Scholarship is a generous federal scholarship for study abroad and a great opportunity for U.S. citizens receiving a Federal Pell Grant to fund their international experience. UT Austin is consistently a top producer of Gilman Scholars.

Education Abroad is hosting 2 virtual information sessions to help students prepare a competitive application. During the information sessions, we will cover scholarship details, selection criteria, and tips for submitting a competitive application. We will also host 1 in-person writing workshops for essay review.

Gilman Scholarship: Information Sessions

Gilman Scholarship: Writing Workshop

  • Friday, October 1st 1 – 4:00 pm in-person ECJ 1.306

The online application is now open for applicants whose in-person or virtual programs start between December 1, 2021, to October 31, 2022. Virtual programs will be eligible through Summer 2022. The deadline for students to apply is Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time).

Bridging Disciplines Programs – Fall application deadline & info sessions

Greetings from the Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDPs)! The fall BDP application deadline will be on Thursday, October 7th at 8:00am. Students can learn more about BDP certificates by viewing a pre-recorded or live online BDP information session this fall. The first live Zoom info session is coming up on Friday, September 17. If students are ready to apply, they can find the BDP application on the BDP website. For students who are not quite ready to apply this fall, please know that we’ll have another application deadline in Spring 2022, in early March.

 

If you are not familiar with the BDPs, our programs offer undergraduates at UT the opportunity to pursue an interdisciplinary certificate to complement their major. BDP certificates integrate coursework with internship and research experiences and can be individualized to suit students’ goals. Students choose from one of 16 different interdisciplinary themes. You can view a list of all BDP topics, as well as more information about our programs, on our website.

Digital Humanities Lab at Germanic Studies Events Series

The DHLab@GS continues its online DH events series DHLunch@GS (program and registration here: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/germanic/digital-humanities-events.php).

The event is free to join via Zoom, everybody welcome!

The Fall 2021 sessions:

Public Policy & International Affairs Program Junior Summer Institute

Applications for the PPIA Junior Summer Institute (JSI) are now open! 

The PPIA Junior Summer Institute (JSI) Fellowship Program is a rigorous academic graduate level preparation program for undergraduate juniors committed to public service careers. The program was started to address the lack of diversity across the spectrum of professional public service, including government, nonprofits, public policy institutions, and international organizations. The purpose of the JSI Fellowship is to prepare students to obtain a Master’s or joint degree, in public policy, public administration, international affairs, or a related field.

The deadline to apply is November 1st! You can learn more about the program and the application process here.

Black History Contest 2021 Now Open!

Choose a historical figure or event from African American history and tell us how you draw inspiration from him/her/them/it.

Participants are asked to submit a 3-5 minute video OR a written 300-word short story with an image. Videos and written stories will then be judged and 3 winners from each of our 2 categories (students and faculty) will be selected. All videos and written stories will be judged on their relevancy, authenticity, organization/coherence, creativity, and positivity.

The following awards will be given for the top 3 videos or written stories in the faculty category and in the student category:

FIRST PRIZE
$1000

SECOND PRIZE
$500

THIRD PRIZE
$250

Important Dates

Submission Open Date:
September 15th

Submission Close Date:
December 15th

Winners Announced:
February 2022

For more information, check out our website!