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

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. 

If you are studying abroad in Spring 2014, you are eligible to apply for the LAH Study Abroad Scholarships. The application is through Global Assist: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/student/abroad/globalassist.WBX

DUE NOVEMBER 2!

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.  The deadline is November, 1 at 5 pm.

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.

To apply, write a one-page statement of your study abroad plans. The statement should include where and what you 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.

Summer and Fall Funding is also available, but the application will not open until January 15th .

LAH Study Abroad Scholarships for Summer and Fall 2013 can be accessed through Global Assist: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/student/abroad/globalassist.WBX

Please let Linda know if you have any problems.

The deadline for the LAH Study Abroad Scholarships has been moved up to March 15, 2013, so we can notify scholarship recipients as soon as possible.