Starting March 15 | International Center's Annual Travel Workshop Series

Upcoming Travel Workshops

Note: All workshops take place in the International Center, Room 9 and are one-hour in duration.

Latin America & Africa
Friday, March 15th @ 12 PM
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Come hear from International Center Peer Advisors and a UHS Travel Health Clinician as they pass along valuable information on traveling safely and on a budget in Latin America and Africa.  

Topics to be covered include:

• Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad.
• UHS Travel Health Clinic – consultations, immunizations, medications 
• Cheapest and best airfares, including the advantages of student airfare!
• Travel budget and how to save money overseas.
• Transportation, accommodations, food.
• Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad.
• Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

Travel in Asia
Thursday, March 28th @ 4 PM
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Come hear from experienced student travelers and a UHS Travel Health Clinician as they pass along valuable information on traveling safely and on a budget in Asia.  

Topics to be covered include:

• Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad.
• UHS Travel Health Clinic – consultations, immunizations, medications 
• Cheapest and best airfares, including the advantages of student airfare!
• Travel budget and how to save money overseas.
• Transportation, accommodations, food.
• Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad.
• Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

Travel in Europe
Friday, March 22nd @ 12 PM
Friday, March 29th @ 12 PM
Friday, April 12th @ 1 PM 
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Come hear from International Center Peer advisors and an expert travel agent from STA Travel as they pass along valuable information on traveling through Europe safely and on a student budget.

Topics to be covered include:

• Important information to know before you go, such as passports, visas, student ID cards, insurance, travel advisories, and what embassies can and cannot do for you abroad.
• Cheapest and best airfares and railpasses 
• Travel budget and how to save money overseas.
• Transportation, accommodations, food.
• Last-minute options for working and volunteering abroad.
• Adjusting to life overseas, such a language barriers, women traveling alone, general safety and avoiding theft and other potential dangers abroad.

Apply by 3/15: Funding for Grad Students Pursuing field research in Latin America

LACS Tinker Field Research Grants

The Tinker Field Research Grant supports master's, doctoral, and professional school students conducting preliminary fieldwork in Latin America, providing them with the opportunity to establish professional and academic contacts, assess research sites, and refine their projects. Master’s candidates may research master’s theses or projects; Ph.D. students may carry out preliminary research for dissertations.

Financial support covers international airfare, in-country transportation, and some field-related expenses.

Eligibility: U-M students enrolled in an M.A. degree, professional degree, and/or Ph.D. degree are eligible to apply for these awards. Priority, however, will be given to students enrolled in the LACS certificate program and those purisuing a Ph.D. degree. Master's students are encouraged to apply. There are no nationality restrictions. Citizens of Latin American countries enrolled in the university may be eligible to receive awards to conduct research in their home countries as long as they have little or no previous field research experience in that country. Research projects are to be conducted in the Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries of Latin America (excluding Puerto Rico). The awards must be used for brief research trips, two weeks to four months in duration.

Please note that Tinker Research Grants are not to be used for dissertation research, but rather to provide graduate students with their initial exploratory experience in developing independent research projects and conducting field research in Latin America.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following materials by 5:00p.m. on Friday, March 15th, 2013:

• Application cover sheet
• 3-page statement (double spaced, 12pt. font) describing the project to be undertaken and how it relates to degree program
• Proposed itinerary and budget
• Current U-M transcript
• Letter of recommendation from U-M adviser
• CV

Awardees will be required to give a public presentation of their work and research experience upon coming back from the field. Generous support for these grants have been given by the Tinker Foundation, the International Institute, and LACS.

For further information, please contact LACS Assistant Director, Lenny A. Ureña, at lurena@umich.edu.

Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

School of Social Work Building

1080 South University Ave.

Suite 2607

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106

ph: 734.763.0553

fx: 734.615.8880

e: lacs.office@umich.edu

WorldTeach: Opportunities in Latin America starting in Winter 2013

If you'll be graduating at the end of December or have already graduated, check out the announcement below sent by the organization, WorldTeach.  

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Graduating this winter and looking for post-graduate plans?
Interested in Latin American Studies and looking to examine theories via field experience?
Want to brush up on or perfect your Spanish? 

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, read on!

In partnership with Ministries of Education and local organizations,
WorldTeach volunteers serve in 6 Latin American countries:

Guyana
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Panama

While volunteers in Guyana teach math and science, volunteers in the Chile
Patagonia Sur Year (different from Chile program) teach environmental
studies, and those in the remaining programs teach English at various
levels. The majority of the programs depart in Jan or Feb of 2013, with the
exception of Guyana which departs in August. Our programs vary in length,
allowing volunteers to choose among summer, semester, and year-long
programs. Those who are interested in pursuing a career in teaching abroad
might also be interested in participating in our accredited TEFL
certification program. *We invite you to learn more about these programs at
our website www.worldteach.org. **Many of **the programs have a deadline in
October, so make sure to get started on your application soon!*

WorldTeach is a well-established NGO founded in 1986 by a group of Harvard
students who were motivated by the desire to promote education at the local
level in places where teachers and resources were lacking. Each year, we
send about 500 volunteers, impassioned by that same desire, to the local
schools and the host communities in developing countries around the world
that have specifically requested our support. Since our inception, we have
placed over 5,000 volunteers, providing them with teacher training,
language preparation, and field support, empowering them to affect lasting
change on the community they work with so that their influence will survive
their experience. Fully and partially funded programs available for
year-long and semester programs.

--
Thanh Nguyen
Director of Marketing and Admissions
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorldTeach
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/worldteach
Blog: http://worldteachnow.blogspot.com/
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/worldteach/
Tumblr: http://worldteach.tumblr.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/worldteachusa

WorldTeach
One Brattle Square, Suite 550
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
www.worldteach.org
tel:  857.259.6646 ext. 201
fax: 857.259.6638

Africa and Latin America Travel Workshop

Travel in Africa and Latin America!

Travel in less-developed countries takes some planning, but the rewards are great.  Get advice from a UHS travel health clinician.  Hear from experienced U-M student travelers and a travel agent from STA Travel (tel. 769-2555, located in the Michigan Union).

12-1pm, Friday March 16

Room 9, International Center

 (next to the Union)

Q Immunizations, staying healthy & insurance

QTravel safety

Q How to find the cheapest airfares (STA Travel)

QAffordable accommodations & local transportation

QMeeting people & cultural tips

Q Options for volunteering while travelling

 

For your health insurance while abroad we strongly recommend:

U-M Travel Abroad Insurance

Only $1.25 per day! – see http://www.uhs.umich.edu/tai

[Required for University-related travel]

                                                            U-M International Center

647-2299, internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt

Call, e-mail icoverseas@umich.edu or visit us Monday-Friday, 8-5 to discover all your options for international study, work or travel! 

Wed. Jan. 11 meet with director--CFHI Global Health

Students in the Medical, Public Health, Dental and Nursing Schools, as well as undergraduate Pre-Health majors, be sure to check this out.

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a longstanding non-profit organization that offers internships in clinical health settings in Latin American, India and South Africa; many U-M students have participated with very positive reports. 

The program’s director, Steven Schmidbauer, is visiting U-M and will be giving an informational meeting about the program:

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11 from 4-5PM at the International Center, Room 9 – map here

 

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Child Family Health International www.cfhi.org

CFHI GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS--2012 SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE, 2013 DATES OPEN

CFHI GLOBAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS

Never done before, CFHI is offering scholarships for summer programs, our busiest time of the year. These four (4) partial scholarships in the amount of US $1,000 may be awarded towards participation in any May & June 2012 CFHI Global Health Education Program. One scholarship will be designated for CFHI's Opthalmology Rotation in New Delhi, India program and one designated for CFHI's Dental Program in Quito, Ecuador.  All interested in global health are encouraged to apply. Deadline January 16^th , 2012.  For more details see CFHI's Scholarship Page.

 2013 PROGRAM DATES NOW OPEN

CFHI is pleased to announce it has now opened all 2013 program dates and is accepting 2012 and 2013 applications on a rolling basis. CFHI continues to offer academic credit and fundraising assistance.  For more details on any of CFHI’s 20+ programs, visit the CFHI website or contact us.

CFHI - Socially Responsible Global Health Education Programs

Child Family Health International (CFHI) is a nonprofit that offers socially responsible Global Health Education Programs for health sciences students of all levels. Through CFHI participants go on 4-16 week placements alongside local physicians in underserved communities.  Participants rotate through clinics and hospitals, attend medical lectures, and become immersed in the healthcare system of the community.

CFHI Blog / CFHI on Twitter / CFHI on Facebook / CFHI on YouTube

Sign up for the CFHI Email Newsletter

CFHI is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the ECOSOC of the United Nations

CIBER Undergraduate Summer Study Abroad

CIBER ( Center for International Business Education and Research ) Summer Study Abroad: Applications Due December 5

Programs available for Sophomore and Junior students of from all schools and majors.  

Costa Rica (5 weeks): 
INCAE Business School near San Jose, Costa Rica
Dates: Tentative 4/29 - 5/19
Travel and Academic details can be found here. 

Europe (5 weeks):
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Koblenz, Germany
Economic University in Bratislava, Slovakia
(Third country TBD)
Dates: April 29th - May 19th 2012
Travel and Academic details can be found here.




More information about CIBER can be found by clicking here

Volunteer in Ecuador through the Quito Project -- Mass Meetings throughout September!

Buen día,

Are you looking for an international volunteer experience?

Do you speak Spanish proficiently and want to improve your language skills?

Do you have an interest in teaching, children, community development, or social justice?

Do you want an eye-opening experience?

Do you want to meet and work closely with other motivated U-M undergrads, med students, public health students, social work students as well as Ecuadorian students and professionals?

Look no farther than The Quito Project, a University of Michigan-sponsored program that sends students and professionals to work with the under-served community of San Martín in southern Quito, Ecuador.

As a member of the education component of the project, you will provide individualized academic support to students in grades 1-6 in math as well as Spanish literacy. Beyond this academic context, you serve as both a role model and friend to the students with whom you work.

The Quito Project is a well-established program that has provided a once-in-a-lifetime experience to hundreds of U-M students over the past decade. Alumni have gone on to Teach for America, The Fulbright Scholar Program, UM Law School, UM Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Columbia University School of Social Work, Partners in Health (Socios en

Salud) and a host of other international volunteer organizations.

We hope that you will be able to attend one of the following mass meetings scheduled for early September. Also, don't forget to check out The Quito Project's website at www.thequitoproject.org.

Saturday, 9/10 - 1pm - Michigan League, 3rd floor, Room D

Sunday, 9/11   - 6pm - Michigan Union,  Pond ABC

Tuesday, 9/13  - 9pm - Michigan League, 3rd floor, Room D 
Thursday, 9/15 - 9pm - Michigan Union,  Pond ABC

Que nos veamos pronto,

Conor

Conor Lane

University of Michigan 2013

Residential College & Honors Program

Resident Advisor, South Quadrangle

Senior Editor, Michigan Journal of History Co-Director of Education, The Quito Project BA Spanish, History, Latin American & Caribbean Studies