INFORMATION SESSION

Wednesday, November 19 2014

3:00 PM

Center Room, Pierpont Commons, North Campus

Join the International Institute for a FLAS information session! This is available for undergraduate and graduate students interested in funding to study languages during the academic year and summer semester!

Scholarship for Summer Language Study: U.S. Dept. of State Critical Languages Scholarship

The U. S. Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship
competition for the 2013 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
in thirteen critical need foreign languages. The CLS Program provides
fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured
cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S.
citizen undergraduate and graduate students.

Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi,
Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and
Urdu.

The application is available online at http://www.clscholarship.org.
Applications will be due November 15, 2012. Prior to preparing their
application, interested students should review the full eligibility
and application information on the CLS Program website:
www.clscholarship.org/applicants. Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian,
and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can also be
found at the link above.

Students from all academic disciplines, including business,
engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to
apply. While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program
awards, participants are expected to continue their language study
beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language
skills in their professional careers.

The CLS Program will be planning outreach events at universities
across the U.S. in fall 2012. Check out the CLS webpage or our
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship for updates!

For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS
website: http://www.clscholarship.org.

Info Session: Boren Awards - funding to study critical languages

Boren Awards For International Study Information Sessions Robyn Van Wingerden, national Program Manager for Boren Awards will speak with interested students, faculty, and advisors on Tuesday, November 15 Undergraduate Session on Boren Scholarships, 2:30 pm Graduate Session on Boren Fellowships, 3:30 pm Both sessions will be held in room 1644 of the International Institute, (located in the School of Social Work Building). Description:  Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Please visit the website for additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study and application procedures. More information The Boren Scholarship provides opportunities for undergraduate students to study in countries that are generally underrepresented in study abroad. Boren Scholars are awarded up to $20,000 for an academic year. The Boren Fellowship provides up to $30,000 to U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Contact:  Undergraduates may contact Linda Popovic (lpopovic@umich.edu).                Graduate students may contact Kelly Peckens (kpeckens@umich.edu). Website:  www.borenawards.org University of Michigan International Institute Fellowships & Grants 1080 South University Ave, Suite 2660 Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1106

Funding to study critical languages - Boren Award Info Session 11/15

Boren Award: Undergraduate Student Information Session

Date: November 15, 2011, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Location: Room 1644 SSWB (School of Social Work Building) on South University

Robyn Van Wingerden, Program Manager for the Boren Awards, Institute of International Education will be speaking with interested students about the David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships.

Boren Awards provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

The Boren Scholarship provides opportunities for undergraduate students to study in countries that are generally underrepresented in study abroad. Boren Scholars are awarded up to $20,000 for an academic year.

The Boren Fellowship allows graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate studies. Boren Fellows can be awarded up to $30,000.

Additional information on preferred geographic regions, languages, fields of study and application procedures can be found at http://www.borenawards.org/ .

For more information on Boren Scholarships, please contact Linda Popovic / lpopovic@umich.edu  For more information on Boren Fellowships, please contact Kelly Peckens / kpeckens@umich.edu  Or contact Boren Awards at 1‑800‑618‑NSEP or boren@iie.org.

Linda J. Popovic, Ph.D.

Intercultural Programs Advisor

CGIS has a new location!

Center for Global and Intercultural Study

University of Michigan

G155 Angell Hall

435 S. State Street

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/cgis/

Tel: 734-764-4311

Fax: 734-764-3229

Note to students: So we may better serve you, please include the Program Name, Semester, and Year in the subject line of your email correspondences to the CGIS office. Thank you!

U.S. Dept of State Critical Languages Scholarship - App due on November 15th

The 2012 CLS Program application is now available!  Deadline -- November 15, 2011.

Dear Colleagues,The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2012 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students. Students may apply for one language, and will be placed at institute sites based on language evaluations after selection.

Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.  

Interested applicants should review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website: http://clscholarship.org/applicants.htm. Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can be found here: http://www.clscholarship.org/applicants.htm#prerequisites.

Students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply. While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.

The CLS Program has planned outreach events at universities across the U.S. in fall 2011. Check out the CLS webpage or our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship, as we may be coming to your institution!

For more information about the CLS Program and to access the on-line application, please visit the CLS website:http://www.clscholarship.org.

Best,

Malaika Marable Serrano

Outreach and Alumni Officer

Critical Language Scholarship Program

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)

PO Box 37012, MRC 178 | Washington, DC 20013-7012

Tel: 202.633.8792 | Fax: 202.786.2430| serrano.malaika@caorc.org   

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