[GEO] Financing Study Abroad

[Global Education Office]

The Global Education Office (GEO) presents our Weekly Digest:

Financing Study Abroad
Investigate programs and resources available to you to help fund study 
abroad opportunities!

Remember that all of GEO's weekly digests (since fall '07) are available 
online! Follow the link at the very bottom of this email, then click on 
"GEO Archives".

Contents:

Upcoming GEO events
-ISEP Info Session
-Presentation by Visiting Scholar Abel Sierra
-Prague and Krakow info session

Special Information
-Glimpse Correspondent Program
-Freeman-ASIA Program
-Gilman Scholarship
-internXchange journalism program in Germany

GEO Resources
-GEO Website> Finances & Funding


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UPCOMING EVENTS

*ISEP info session*
Come hear from students who have studied abroad in Japan, New Zealand, 
and Ghana in this casual information session. Learn about what being 
abroad is like, financing your studies, and ISEP opportunities in 42 
countries.
Monday, November 22nd at 5:30 PM
Hampshire College, Dakin Living Room.

*The Body of the Nation: Gender, Nationalism and Sexuality in Cuba*
A presentation by Abel Sierra, Hampshire's visiting scholar from Cuba 
Wednesday, December 1st at 4:00 PM
Hampshire College, Adele Simmons Hall (ASH) Auditorium.


*Prague and Krakow Short-Term Course Info Session*
Students in Hampshire's short-term course in Prague and Krakow will have 
the opportunity to spend 3 weeks in May/June studying the rich histories 
and cultures of these two cities through seminars taught by local 
specialists, visits to art and history museums, readings, and of course 
lots of site visits. Enjoy a screening at this info session of an 
animated short by Czech artist Ian Svankmajer.
Monday, December 6th at 5:30 PM
Hampshire College, FPH East Lecture Hall


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SPECIAL INFORMATION

*Glimpse Correspondent Program*
Any student studying, volunteering, or working abroad for at least 10 
weeks have the opportunity to have your travel writing and photography 
published in a National Geographic sponsored publication, and get paid 
for it! Applications to participate during Spring 2011 travel are due 
November 28th.

For more information visit http://glimpse.org/correspondents

*Freeman-ASIA Program*
The Freeman-ASIA Program, generously supported by the Freeman Foundation 
and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), aims 
to increase the number of U.S. undergraduates who study in East and
Southeast Asia by providing them with the information and financial 
assistance they will need.  Award amounts vary from up to $3,000 for a 
summer program, up to $5,000 for a semester/quarter program, and up to 
$7,000 for an academic year program.

Detailed information will be available on December 1, 2010 on the 
program website at: http://www.iie.org/programs/freeman-asia


*Gilman Scholarships for Study Abroad*
The Gilman Scholarship is an opportunity for US undergraduate students 
to receive up to $5,000 toward study abroad program costs (including 
tuition, airfaire, books, and local transportation). Students studying a 
critical need language as part of their program, such as Arabic, 
Chinese, Russian, or Korean, can receive up to an additional $3,000. 
Students from diverse ethnic backgrounds, going to non-traditional 
destinations or in a field of study traditionally underrepresented in 
study abroad, or with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

For more information visit www.iie.org/gilman

*internXchange Summer Journalism in Berlin*
In the internXchange program, journalism students will have the 
opportunity to study and practice journalism in Germany. The program 
includes 6 weeks of seminars on the current political, social and 
cultural state of Germany, excursions within the country with journalism 
students from the former Soviet Union, and 5 weeks of internship with a 
German newspaper, magazine, radio station or PR firm. 
Advanced-intermediate German skills required. The application deadline 
is January 31st, 2011.

For more information visit http://www.daad.org/page/internxchange


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GEO RESOURCES

*GEO Website > Finances & Funding
Resources for finding scholarships and grants for funding study abroad:
http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/funding.htm

*Stop by GEO or call our office (413 559 5542) from 9 to noon or 1 to 4 
to schedule an appointment, talk to a staff member, or browse through 
our resource library.

-Check out the Scholarships and Funding section of our resource library 

GEO: http://www.hampshire.edu/geo/

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