Wednesday, January 11, 2012

International Institute Individual Fellowship (IIIF) Former Grantee Panel


Presentations by four of the 2011 IIIF Grantees

Zachary Cofran
Anthropology Ph.D. pre-candidate
Research in Georgia

Colin Yee
LSA senior
Internship in Liberia

Joshua Shapero
Anthropology Ph.D. pre-candidate
Research in Peru

David O’Connor
School of Natural Resources and the Environment  Masters student
Research in Kenya

Thursday, January 12, 12:00pm-1:00pm
2609 School of Social Work Building

Grantees will discuss preparing their projects & applications, making in-country contacts, and the focus of their projects.  Q & A will be held after presentations.

About the Fellowship: The International Institute Individual Fellowships are designed to support U-M students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled in a degree program and wish to participate in internships or conduct research abroad. Award amounts are up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria:  U-M undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students are eligible, regardless of citizenship. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program.Ph.D. candidates are not eligible.  Students graduating before the start of the project are not eligible. Eligible internship or research projects must be at least one month in length, constitute at least a 30-hour-per-week time commitment (exclusive of language training). 
Project Categories
·          Internships
·          Research Projects  
·          Preliminary Dissertation Research
Deadline: The application deadline is Wednesday, February 15, 2012.
Application: For more information and the online application, visit the IIIF webpage
Contact: Kelly Peckens (kpeckens@umich.edu), (734)764-9135.

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