[GEO] Hampshire Field Course in Czech Republic, Rotary Foundation Scholarships, & more!

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*CONTENTS*

This Week's GEO Events
- Field Course Info Session: Identities, Culture and Texts in 
East-Central Europe

Study Abroad Opportunities
- Road2Argentina: Study, Intern, & Volunteer in Buenos Aires
- AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the Arab World
- Internship and Volunteer Programs in Cape Town, South Africa
- Xi'an, China: Art, History, and the Silk Road

Fellowships & Scholarships
- Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships


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*THIS WEEK'S GEO EVENTS*
Check for more upcoming events at http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/events.htm

 >> Info Session: Identities, Culture and Texts in East-Central Europe
Wednesday, November 12 @ 4:30pm
FPH Room 107 - pizza provided!
Come learn about a new May/summer Short-Term Field Course in Czech 
Republic & Poland, taught by Prof. Polina Barskova (HACU) and Prof. Jim 
Wald (Social Science). About the course: two cities with complicated 
histories, rich cultures and promising futures will become case studies 
for this program. Among the theoretical foundations of this course will 
be the ever -shifting paradigm of center and periphery in relation to 
the European political and cultural power. The program will consist of 
seminars taught by local specialists in collaboration with Hampshire 
faculty as well as visits to local art and history museums. Features:
- 5-week summer program: 4 weeks in Prague, 1 week in Krakow
- hosted by the Dartmore Institute for Central European Studies
- housed in the National Gallery Collection of Modern and Contemporary Art


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*STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES*
For more opportunities, visit: 
http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/opportunities.htm

 >> Road2Argentina: Study, Intern, & Volunteer in Buenos Aires
 From their website: "Road2Argentina allows you to put together your own 
program combination so that you leave Argentina with knowledge, 
experiences, friends and memories that will last you a lifetime. ... Our 
expertise in the field is reflected in our top quality program 
selections and partnerships, both abroad and in Argentina. Our programs 
are high quality because we combine the best academic programs, 
internship and volunteer placements, housing and coordinators into one 
immersion experience."
Website: http://www.road2argentina.com

 >> AMIDEAST Education Abroad Programs in the Arab World
AMIDEAST offers semester study abroad opportunities in Morocco, summer 
programs in Morocco (intensive Arabic) and Tunisia (service learning), 
and our new programs for next fall in Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait.
Website: http://www.amideast.org/abroad

 >> Internship and Volunteer Programs in Cape Town, South Africa
Connect-123 facilitates internship, volunteer and service learning 
opportunities for international undergraduate and graduate students in 
Cape Town in a wide range of fields including social entrepreneurship, 
education, engineering, health care, human rights, journalism, social 
work, and sustainable development. Their network of local companies, 
non-profit organizations, schools, research institutes and health care 
clinics allows us to tailor internships according to students' specific 
career goals and interests, allowing them to gain valuable work and life 
experience. For all programs, they provide substantial local support, 
including relatively high-end, secure housing, logistics support, and 
regular social programs (ranging from cultural tours to community 
service activities).
Website: http://www.connect-123.com/

 >> Xi'an, China: Art, History, and the Silk Road
The Alliance for Global Education has a new program in Xi'an China, 
hosted by Xi'an International Studies
University. This program offers beginning through advanced-level Chinese 
language as well as courses taught in English in several disciplines 
including ancient Chinese history, contemporary social issues, art 
history, and anthropology. One of the program's highlights is a 2-week 
Silk Road study trip that allows students the exciting opportunity to 
see first-hand many of the historic trading, religious and artistic 
sites that they learn about in the core course, the Silk Road Yesterday 
and Today. All students complete the Alliance Capstone Research Project 
on a topic of their choice. Another special feature of this Alliance 
program is the chance to share a double room with a Chinese student 
studying at XISU. Need-based scholarships ranging from $1000 to $6000 are
available.
Website: http://www.alianceglobaled.org


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*FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS*
For more scholarships & funding options, visit: 
http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/funding.htm

 >> Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
The Rotary Foundation provides the largest single U.S. scholarship 
program for study abroad. Scholarships are available for all levels of 
study, including high school, undergraduate, and graduate as well as to 
alums and professionals. Generally not for use with study abroad 
programs sponsored by U.S. institutions. Recipients can also use the 
award to conduct research abroad. Application possible only through 
local Rotary Clubs. Deadlines (locally determined) may be as much as one 
and one-half years in advance. Web site provides scholarship information 
and lists Rotary Clubs worldwide.
Website: 
http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx


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*QUESTIONS?  SUGGESTIONS?*

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appointment to discuss studying abroad, please contact the Global 
Education Office at 413.559.5542 or geo at hampshire.edu

DISCLAIMER: Opportunities and programs listed on this digest (unless 
specified as Hampshire Exchange or Short-Term Programs) are not endorsed 
by our office. It is a list of opportunities that we've heard about that 
look particularly interesting or that might be a good fit for some 
Hampshire students. Just because a program is listed here does not mean 
that Hampshire or GEO "recommends" it any more than programs not listed.

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B. Rose Hansen
Administrative Secretary
Global Education Office | Hampshire College
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Phone: 413.559.5542 | Fax: 413.559-6173

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