International Institute Individual Fellowship --Former Grantee Panel

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International Institute Individual Fellowship (IIIF)

Former Grantee Panel

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Presentations by three of the 2012 IIIF Grantees

Joshua Shake

Urban Planning Ph.D. pre-candidate

Research in Brazil

Ann Duong

LSA senior

Internship in Vietnam

Sarah Hodin

LSA senior

Research in Kenya and Uganda

Thursday, January 24, 12:00-1:00pm

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 II Individual Fellowship: The International Institute Individual Fellowships are designed to support University of Michigan 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: University of Michigan 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 students must return to campus for at least one term prior to graduation. 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), and meet all requirements of the University Travel Policy and the Institutional Review Board.

Project Categories:

• Internships
• Research Projects
• Preliminary Dissertation Research

Deadline: The application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 15, 2013. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Application Submission: Electronically submit each of the items listed below.  

1. The International Institute Individual Fellowship on-line application.
2. A statement of purpose
3. A letter of invitation (required for internship applicants
4. A budget
5. A resume or curriculum vitae.
6. An unofficial U-M transcript.
7. One letter of reference from a U-M faculty or staff member

Results will be announced by mid-April 2013.

Website:  Click here to learn more.

Contact: Kelly Peckens (kpeckens@umich.edu, 734-764-9135). Open office hours for advising on a first come, first serve basis from 1:30pm to 4:00pm on Tuesdays & Wednesdays - walk in, call in, or Google chat during those times.

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