The UC Berkeley Comparative Literature department is proud to announce that the call for submissions is open for our 12th Annual Undergraduate Symposium, “Translating Reality” on April 12, 2025.
Interested? Additional information on this year’s theme and the event can be found here, while the call for submissions can be found here!
The deadline for submission is February 1, 2025 at 11:59PM.
The Killam Fellowships Program application for awards for the 2025-26 academic year is now open! The UT application deadline is December 13th, 2024.
The Program provides a funded opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students to spend either a semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in Canada at one of 18 participating partner institutions. Applicants will list their top choices of institutions which vary in location, size, language immersion, and academic offerings leaving flexibility to find a school that meets their personal and academic needs.
Click the link here for more information!
Interested in a summer fellowship in DC? The deadline to apply is February 24th, 2025. More information can be found by clicking the flyer!
The Embedded Scholars Program has opened its 2025 Fellowship Application focused on democratic and constitutional development in Latin America, Eurasia, and the Balkans. This is a funded international internship open to undergraduate and graduate students from any major at UT.
The program provides unparalleled opportunities for students interested in democracy to work with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Latin America and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Eurasia and the Balkans. Students receive training at UT in the spring before going abroad for the summer to support democracy assistance programs and conduct original research.
Join us for an information session and coffee on October 15, 2024, from 12:30-1:30pm, in BAT 5.108 or on Zoom. Program directors and prior fellows will share more about the program and fellows’ work in the field.
Applications are due December 1, 2024 and can be found here. For more information, visit the links above or contact Ashley Moran (ashleymoran@utexas.edu) and Zachary Elkins (zelkins@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions.
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 two 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 an in-person writing workshop for essay review.
Information Sessions:
Writing Workshop:
The online application is now open for applicants whose in-person programs or internships start between December 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025. This cycle encompasses Winter or January term 2025, Spring 2025, May term 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and academic year 2025-2026 abroad programs. The application deadline is Thursday, October 10, 2024. For more information, consider visiting the link here!
UT Psychology is holding its first faculty-led study-abroad program! Dr. Franco Pestilli will take students to Geneva, Switzerland for a May term in 2025. The course is PSY 355N, cognitive neuroscience.
Dr. Pestilli has incorporated many visits to famous places in the Geneva area, as well as several guest speakers, so experiential learning will be a key part of this program.
If you might be interested in learning more about scholarships and grants for this experience, click the link here!
This spring, the Senate of College Councils Academic Enrichment Committee will be awarding three $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarships to qualified UT students! Eligible applicants must be an undergraduate or graduate student at UT Austin currently accepted into an accredited Maymester or Summer 2024 program.
Additionally, applicants must have (1) completed two semesters or be currently enrolled in their 2nd semester, (2) have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and (3) be in good academic standing. The application is due on Sunday, March 3rd at 11 PM CST. Should applicants have questions, please email senateae@gmail.com or Veronica Cantu, Senate Financial Advisor, veronicanc@austin.utexas.edu.
Applications can be accessed by clicking the link here!
The Liberal Arts Honors Program will award scholarships in varying amounts to support LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad in the Spring, Summer, and/or Fall. An LAH student may apply for this scholarship by writing a one-page statement of his or her study abroad plans. The statement should include where and what the student will be studying, the projected cost involved, and the role that study abroad and the mastery of a foreign language plays in the student’s academic and career goals.
Now is the time to apply for Liberal Arts Honors Study Abroad Scholarships! Deadlines are:
5:00 pm November 15 for Spring.
5:00 pm March 15 for Fall and Summer.
Please submit your application online through the study abroad online scholarship application, Global Assist, and select “Get Started”. The website will prompt you to set up an online profile and show you a list of scholarships which criteria you meet. If you are applying for a study abroad program not affiliated with UT, please enter program code 300999.
Both LAH students and Humanities majors are eligible to apply for the LAH Study Abroad scholarship. Please contact the LAH office with any questions.
Interested in spending next summer living in Los Angeles and working in the entertainment industry? The Semester in Los Angeles (UTLA) program will be holding a few upcoming information sessions for students interested in participating during the Summer 2023 semester and beyond.
General Information Session (In-Person)
Thursday, October 13, 5:00PM central, CMB Studio 6A
Breaking Into the Entertainment Industry: UTLA Alumni Panel (Online)
Sunday, October 16, 5:00PM central, Zoom
General Information Session (Online)
Wednesday, October 19, 5:00PM central, Zoom
Summer 2023 UTLA Application Walk-Thru (Online)
Monday, October 24, 5:00PM central, Zoom
To RSVP for any of these sessions, go here.
The deadline to APPLY for UTLA Summer 2023 is November 1, 2022.
For more information about UTLA, visit here. As a reminder, UTLA is open to ALL UT majors.
