Category Archives: Travel

Spring 2015 Domestic Study Program in San Francisco

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Spend the Spring 2015 semester conducting ethnographic research on gentrification and Black out-migration while taking classes at San Francisco State University and earning University of Texas credits!  Undergraduates from all majors are eligible to apply.

Reserve your spot before October 17, 2014 —there are only 10 spaces available.

For details and to sign up now, contact Dr. Omi Jones at jonijones@austin.utexas.edu.

Visit our website for more information: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/aads/study-abroad/san-francisco.php

Ghana Maymester Moves to Cape Town, South Africa

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MAYMESTER: COMMUNITY & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1ST

The Social Work: Community and Social Development Maymester program in Accra, Ghana has been re-located to Cape Town, South Africa for spring 2015 only. As we continue to monitor the Ebola crisis in West Africa, information for 2016 and beyond will be announced at a later date.

  •   S W 360K / S W 395K / AFR 374C / ANT 324L / WGS 340 | Community and Social Development. Carries an Ethics and Leadership and a Global Cultures flag. Meets major elective for Social Work and Women & Gender Studies; meets major requirement for African & African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology. Course is open to all majors.
  •   S W 119 | Maymester Seminar: SAF. Taken during the spring semester preceding the program.

    This program engages students in service learning projects working alongside social entrepreneurs in South Africa’s townships who are driving social and economic development in their own communities. Students will engage in collaborative service learning projects working alongside local social entrepreneurs who provide services or products in areas such as arts/dance, business/communications, technology/engineering, education, health, etc. In addition, students will be exposed to educational excursions and local lecturers to learn about the context of poverty and power and empowerment in post-apartheid South Africa.

    Faculty Director

    Dr. Dorie Gilbert, an associate professor in Social Work and African and African Diaspora Studies , and is a faculty fellow in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. She is the Director of the Institute for Community Development, an organization that joins interdisciplinary scholars, students and community members to implement projects abroad and locally using the service learning academic model. In 2012, the course earned the Tower Award for Outstanding Service Learning Course.

    Information Sessions

     Wed-Sep 24, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CLA 0.128  Tue-Sep 30, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CAL 221  Wed-Oct 01, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CLA 0.128  Wed-Oct 15, 2014 3:00PM – 4:00PM CLA 0.128

Questions? Email Arelis Palacios: Palacios@austin.utexas.edu or visit world.utexas.edu/abroad for more information.

LAH Study Abroad Scholarships for the Spring Smester

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The Liberal Arts Honors Program is now accepting applications for LAH students and Humanities majors who will be studying abroad in Spring 2015.  In January, we will open the portal for students studying abroad in Summer 2015 and Fall 2015. 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.

For students going abroad this Spring, the scholarship deadline is:

November 1.

Please submit your application online through the study abroad online scholarship application, Global Assistand 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.

Summer Course: Teach English Abroad or in Austin

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Teach English as a Second Language 

This Summer in Mexico, South Korea, or Austin 

Interested in teaching English abroad? Learn, intern, and teach it well!

UTeach-Liberal Arts and the International Office’s ESL Services offer a 6-hour course in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in June followed by a 6-week internship in Mexico, South Korea, or Austin.  The course and internship are open to all majors, as well as non-UT students; apply below by December 1st.

Information Session Wednesday, Oct. 8, 4:00 PM, in GEB 1.308.

Class and Registration Information

TESOL Session I – In Austin, June 4-24, 2015

  • UTL F320  TESOL I: Principles of Teaching (3 hours daily)
  • UTL F320  TESOL II: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (3 hours daily)
  • Field Work-Internship in an Austin language school (2 hours daily)

TESOL Session II – In Mexico, South Korea, or Austin, June 29-August 7, 2015

  • Limited enrollment: 12 placements in Mexico, 4 in South Korea, 15 in Austin
  • L A S110 Internship Registration by consent of Course Instructor. Internship requires successful completion of both UTL F320 courses, a full workday commitment for 3 weeks.  

For more information, go here.

To apply, follow this link.

2015 Maymester in London “The British Strategic Tradition and Its Influence on the United States.

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The Clements Center for History, Strategy & Statecraft is seeking applications for its 2015 Maymester in London program titled “The British Strategic Tradition and Its Influence on the United States.” The course, taught primarily by the world-renowned War Studies faculty at King’s College London, will provide students the opportunity to learn firsthand about the Anglo-American tradition of history and strategic studies. Possible excursions include the Churchill War Rooms, Imperial War Museum, Dover Castle, and D-Day sites in Normandy.

The program is open to all undergraduate students and credit will be awarded by UT’s Department of History. The program fee is $1,200. Scholarships are available; students will not be turned away based on financial need. Applications are due Monday, October 13th by 5:00pm (see attached).

To learn more, students are encouraged to attend an information session on:

Thursday, September 18th at 12:30pm in the UNB 3.128

For additional information, please visit our website at http://www.clementscenter.org/program-overview/item/66-seay-partnership-in-history-strategy-and-statecraft or contact Jacqueline Chandler, Clements Center Programs Manager, at jchandler@austin.utexas.edu or 512-471-2773.

LAHers Planning to Study Abroad in Latin America- Scholarships Available Through the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

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The Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies is now offering a number of travel scholarships for study abroad in Latin America, both for summer 2014 and for academic year 2014-2015.  For summer 2014, there are  four $2,500 travel scholarships.  Students must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America this coming summer and return with at least six hours of college credit.  For academic year 2014-2015,  six $5,000 travel scholarships for semester-long study abroad will be awarded.  Awardees must attend degree-granting institutions in Latin America and return with at least 12 hours of college credit.

Applications and letters of recommendation are due on March 6, 2014, without exception.  Please follow the link to the scholarship portal: http://bit.ly/WNaeWm

Study Abroad in Rome with Core Texts and Ideas Program Info session Monday, Dec. 9 2:00pm WAG 403B

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From June 16 to July 11 of this summer, the Rome Institute for the Liberal Arts (RILA), which is affiliated with the Thomas Jefferson Center, will offer two courses for which you can get UT credit:

“Beauty and the Sacred”

and

“Empire and the Soul”

These are discussion intensive, great books based courses. Like all CTI courses, the focus will be on the study of primary texts and what they can teach us about questions of perennial importance. They also fulfill CTI requirements.

Classes will be supplemented by guided tours to sites in Rome and excursions outside Rome. Also, we are hoping that Erik Dempsey, lecturer and assistant director for the Jefferson Center, will be teaching one of the courses.

There will be an information session on RILA on Monday, December 9, at 2 PM in Waggener 403B. Mr. Dempsey will be there to discuss the program and scholarships that are available for it.

If you can’t make the meeting, you can email Mr. Dempsey at ed6335@utexas.edu for more information. RILA also has a website at http://www.rilarts.org.

Freshman and Sophomores: Study Abroad Planning Scholarships Application Workshop

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Did you know that UT Study Abroad will soon award around 70 scholarships for freshmen and sophomores to study abroad next year or the year after? Apply NOW, go abroad later! Join me Thursday for a session on how to put forward a competitive application. The deadline to apply is December 1.

Study Abroad Planning Scholarships Application Workshop

When: Thursday, November 14, 5:30pm – 6:30pm

Where: Jester A215A

Description: Join us for tips on how to apply for this year’s planning scholarships: First Abroad (neither parent has a four-year degree), UGS (undeclared majors), and Global Pathways (have GPA of 2.0-2.5).  The application is simple, no recommendations are required, and you can select your program AFTER you win the award! Recipients have up to two academic years to select a program and participate, ensuring sufficient time to plan their study abroad experience. (For example, a student who is awarded in February 2014 may use the scholarship in any term between fall 2014 and summer 2016.)

Link to application: http://world.utexas.edu/abroad/funding/scholarships/planning

This event hosted in partnership with the Gateway Scholars Program in the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence.

Additionally, students who hold the Presidential Achievement Scholarship (PAS) of $1500 for research/internship/study abroad “Supplemental Enrichment Scholarship” may apply for a $1000 matching award if they choose to use their PAS for a semester-long study abroad program. Approximately 75 of these brand new study abroad “Presidential Achievement Planning Scholarships” are awarded each year!

See you Thursday!

Margaret

Margaret Storm McCullers

Curriculum Integration Coordinator | Study Abroad

International Office

The University of Texas at Austin

Phone: (512) 475-8769

Email: mccullersm@austin.utexas.edu

http://world.utexas.edu/abroad/credit

BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY ABROAD

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BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY ABROAD

Information Sessions November 14

Have you considered studying abroad in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, or the Middle East? You could earn up to $20,000 in scholarships or $24,000 in fellowships from Boren.

Boren scholarships and fellowships are prestigious awards granted to undergraduate and graduate students who pursue studies in underrepresented regions that are critical to U.S. interests

Attend an Information Session to find out how you can apply:

WHAT 

Boren Scholarships (up to $20,000) and Fellowships (up to $24,000) for studies abroad in critical regions.*

WHEN 

November 14, 2013

2:00 PM — Graduate Student Fellowship Session

3:30 PM — Undergraduate Student and ROTC Scholarship Session

WHERE 

Wooldridge Hall (WOH) Room 118

WHO

For more information, contact Boren at 1-800-618-NSEP or boren@iie.org, or visit their website at www.borenawards.org. You can also reach UT Study Abroad by emailing studyabroadoffice@austin.utexas.edu.

*Funding is for programs beginning no earlier than June 1, 2014.