LAH Study Abroad applications for students studying abroad in Spring 2012 are due Nov. 1.
Students studying abroad in Summer 2012 will apply for scholarships during the Spring.
Applications may be accessed through Global Assist: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/student/abroad/globalassist.WBX
All applications will be considered, but priority will be given to students working on foreign language acquisition.
Go have an adventure – travel abroad!
Applications are open for next year’s Students of the World teams! Looking for a truly extraordinary internship and summer experience? Students of the World (SOW) is a local non-profit here in Austin that connects the creative capacity of college students with organizations around the world, using new media to capture the work they do and the lives they change. This past year’s UT team traveled to Haiti, where they resided for a month, traveling and capturing the stories of various organizations working in areas from micro-finance to mango and coffee farmers to emergency medical care training for doctors and nurses in Port-au-Prince’s largest general hospital. The other teams traveled to Ghana, Uganda, and the West Bank to do similar work with other NGO’s. If you are interested in journalism, photo journalism, photography, documentary film, multi-media storytelling, graphic design, fundraising, non-profit experience, traveling, cultures, language, telling stories, and transformative life experiences– this is definitely the experience for you. Check it out: www.studentsoftheworld.org.
If you are passionate about film, television, music or digital arts, and are interested in exploring related careers in the entertainment industry, you may be interested in participating in the UT Semester in Los Angeles Program. Students earn UT in-residence credit, and the program is open to all majors.
UT SEMESTER IN LA PROGRAM
COURSES
• New Media and Emerging Entertainment
• How Hollywood Works: The Business of Show Business
• Inside the Music Industry
• The Creative Process of Film and TV
• Careers in Entertainment (fall and spring only)
• Communication Internship in L.A.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must be currently enrolled degree-seeking students in good academic standing who will have:
• Min. 60 credit hours and a minimum GPA of 2.25 by semester of participation;
• Successfully completed RTF 305 “Intro to Media Studies,” or equivalent, by the semester of participation.
APPLICATION
Apply for fall 2012, spring 2013 or summer 2013 in February of 2012. Attend an information this fall to plan ahead.
FALL INFORMATION SESSIONS
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 3 PM
Monday, Oct. 24, 2:30 PM*
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 4 PM*
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6 PM*
Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2:30 PM
*Executive Director will be on campus.
All information sessions are held in CMA 5.160
MORE INFORMATION
Please visit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFdyNEhaWlV0alc5RWYySWcxYjZ0UGc6MQ. You have until the following Tuesday at noon to submit and interviews start immediately after.
Glamour magazine would love to invite your students to apply for our 2012 Top 10 College Women Competition. The contest is open to any woman who will be a full-time junior at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada for the 2011-2012 academic year.
We’re looking for dynamic young women with leadership experience, excellent grades and inspiring goals. We’ll award one grand prize of $20,000 and nine $3,000 prizes. All winners will receive a trip to New York City and recognition in Glamour.
Students can read more and apply on our website: http://www.glamour.com/about/top-10-college-women
Early deadline for applications: July 15, 2011.
Thank you for helping us pass this opportunity along to your students!
Glamour’s Top 10 College Women Competition
The 2012-2013 Fulbright U.S. Student competition will open on May 1, 2011. The Fulbright U.S. Student program is open to graduate students at all levels, undergraduates who will have completed their degree by the beginning of the grant period (for most countries, Sept. 1, 2012) and non-students who hold a bachelor’s degree. The program is restricted to U.S. citizens. The grants are for study and research abroad, and are available for most countries. Grants are awarded for all disciplines, including the sciences, social sciences, humanities, engineering, and the performing and creative arts. A number of countries also offer grants for those who wish to serve as English teaching assistants.
An information session for prospective applicants will be presented by an Alumni Ambassador from the Institute of International Education’s Houston office on Tuesday, April 19 from 2:00-3:00 PM in Parlin 201.
Deadlines and Procedures:
1. Potential applicants must register with us, by sending an email to: Fulbright@austin.utexas.edu. The email should give the applicant’s name, contact information, academic status (i.e., undergrad, grad, alumnus), country or region of interest, and area of study or research topic.
2. The applicant should go to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website (http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html) for country summaries, information about preparing an application, and, starting May 1, to begin the online application process.
3. The applicant should also review our campus website: http://www.utexas.edu/student/abroad/funding/fulbright.html
4. Campus Deadline: The applicant must submit copies of all application materials electronically to our office by September 7. Interviews are tentatively scheduled between September 19 and September 30. While the deadline for final submission to the national office has not yet been announced, my expectation is that it will be around mid-October.
As a Fulbrighter myself (Brazil, 1990), I can testify to the lifelong value of this extraordinary program, and I am hoping that we can make that experience available to your students as well.
Best,
Lindsay Hale, Ph.D.
Department of Religious Studies
Chair, Fulbright U.S. Student Program Campus Committee
Each semester at StüfSA (Students for Study Abroad) we hold a mixer to connect students who have been abroad with students wanting to go abroad. This is an excellent time for students to learn about the exciting opportunities study abroad offers from their fellow peers. The event will take place Wednesday, April 13 from 6-8 p.m. in the SAC Ballroom. We will be providing free Argentinean food and live Brazilian music.
Also, I wanted to mention our Country Corner program: COUNTRY CORNERSSPRING2011Round2[1] Country Corners are an opportunity for students who are going abroad or are interested in going to learn about some of the cultural specifics and norms of different countries in smaller setting from a StüfSA mentor who has spent time in that country. I have attached a schedule and instructions on how to RSVP.
All the best,
Tommy Ward
Study Abroad Office
Students for Study Abroad
The travel grants, the number of which is still to be determined (last year,
we gave out seven), and which will be awarded at the start of Fall 2011, are
worth $5,000 apiece and are intended for study abroad in Latin America.
Students must attend a degree-granting institution in Latin America and
bring back at least 12 hours of college credit.
Please be aware that, while preference is given to LAS majors, any Liberal
Arts major can apply. Applications are due March 31, 2011.
Here is the link to the application site:
Yours,
Cynthia Gladstone, Ph.D.
Senior Academic Advisor
Latin American Studies, European Studies, Jewish Studies
Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
Phone: 471-9419
Address:
SRH 1.340
1 University Station, D0800
Austin, Texas 78712
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Forty-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year. These awards are available to all University of Texas at Austin students, not just Phi Kappa Phi members. Students at The University of Texas at Austin are also eligible for a $500 chapter Study Abroad Grant. For complete instructions, eligibility requirements and application forms, please visit http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/pkp/study-abroad-grants. All applications must be postmarked by April 1, 2011. If you have any questions, please contact the chapter at PKP@austin.utexas.edu.
You do not need to be a Phi Kappa Phi member to apply for this grant!
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. The University of Texas at Austin chapter was founded in 1962. The society gets its name from the initial letters of the Greek words forming its adopted motto: Philosophía Krateíto Photôn, “Let the love of learning rule humanity.” Phi Kappa Phi awards more than $800,000 annually through graduate and undergraduate scholarships, member and chapter awards, and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. Membership is by invitation only to the top 7.5 percent of second semester juniors, the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students with a 4.0 GPA. The student must have completed at least seventy-two semester hours of coursework at the University. New members are inducted in the spring semester. More information about the UT chapter is available at http://www.utexas.edu/ugs/pkp.
Come find out about studying abroad in England’s largest city and capitol, London! This exchange program will allow you to study for a semester at University College London in the heart of the city.
All history majors are welcome to study with us.
March 7 from 1:30 – 2:30 in CBA 4.340
Study Abroad Office (512) 471-6490
The Fall 2011 Casa Herrera Program is a great way to learn about
Mesoamerica, Archeology, History of Central America, Spanish or Indigenous
Languages while studying and living in breathtaking Antigua, Guatemala.
NEW! 3 scholarships of $2,000 are available for this program. Come to an
info session to learn more about this exciting new program!
Info Sessions are held in ART 1.412 in The Mesoamerica Center located in the
ART Building. All info sessions are from 11-12, drop by anytime between
those hours and ask for Paola Bueche. Pizza and sodas will be provided, so
RSVP if you are coming to a particular session.
February 22
February 24
February 25
Casa Herrera Fall 2011 PROGRAM FEE
There is a program fee of $5,500 which includes home stay accommodation,
most meals, field trips, international health insurance, cell phones and
tuition for the language course. Students are responsible for UT tuition (or
equivalent registration fee for non-UT students), airfare and personal
expenses.
Classes offered are cross listed:
€ ARH 370 – Ancient Maya Writing and History (Cross listing: LAS 327, ANT
324L)
€ ARH 347L – Archaeology of Mesoamerica (Cross listing: ANT 324L)
€ HIS 329 – History of Guatemala (Cross listing: LAS 366)
€ HIS 329 – Religion and Culture in Latin America (Cross listing LAS 366)
Top 10 Reasons why you should be interested in studying abroad:
1. Study abroad is the optimal way to learn a language.
2. Study abroad provides the opportunity to travel.
3. Study abroad allows you get to know another culture first-hand.
4. Study abroad will help you develop skills and give you experiences a
classroom setting will never provide.
5. Study abroad expands your worldview and creates global awareness
6. Study abroad gives you the opportunity to break out of your academic
routine.
7. Study abroad enhances employment opportunities.
8. Study abroad can enhance the value of your degree.
9. Study Abroad develops leadership skills
10. Study Abroad allows to enhance your curriculum with international
Internships
Paola Bueché
Senior Program Coordinator
Mesoamerica Center
ART 1.412
1 University Station D1300
Austin, TX 78712-0337
Office Phone: (512) 471-6292
website: http://www.utmesoamerica.org
http://www.utmesoamerica.org/casa/
http://www.utmaya.org/
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