Take U-M Abroad: Win $1000 (apply by Dec. 20 for Winter Term funding)

The U-M Central Student Government wants to help you take Michigan with you when you go abroad!

Michigan Daily article:  http://www.michigandaily.com/news/12csg-announces-take-um-abroad-program5

Five $1000 scholarships are available to U-M students who conceive the most compelling proposals to share something quintessentially "Michigan" with their host country.

What creative way can you think of to ensure that, when you return from wherever you will be studying, interning, or conducting research, some part of the University of Michigan remains behind? How will you plant a seed that will flourish as a reminder of Michigan's excellence in academics, innovation, arts, research, or athletics? What Michigan traditions will thrive in other climates?

Imagine the child, not yet born, who will one day enroll at Michigan because you placed a stuffed wolverine in every crib of a neonatal unit, or because you painted "Go Blue!" on every generator you built and donated to a remote village, or because you helped set up a microloan program that got her mother's business started.

There are still people in this world who do not know how great it is to be a Michigan Wolverine.

Apply for Take U-M Abroad at: https://csg.umich.edu/features/um-abroad

How will you stamp your "M" on the globe?

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole Mott at nmmott@umich.edu.

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Manish Parikh

Student Body President

Central Student Government

University of Michigan

Global Course Connections Info Session: Kenya - Conversation & Development

GCC Kenya - Conservation & Development

Info Session: Tuesday, December 4, 5-6pm
G155 Angell Hall (CGIS office)

Global Course Connections provide a way for students to expand their educational horizons by taking a course here on campus, then traveling with their professor to a field site where they can get a hands-on, short-term experience to deepen their understanding of the subject.
This year, GCC Kenya will examine the impact of conservation and development, covering both natural science aspects and social science understandings.
Thanks to generous donations, the total program fee for this course is only $500 including travel and site visits! 

Daniella D. Borum

Events & Outreach Coordinator

Center for Global and Intercultural Study

G155 Angell Hall

435 S. State Street

Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1003

www.lsa.umich.edu/cgis 

ddborum@umich.edu 

p 734.764.4311

f 734.764.3229

Info Session on 12/4 @ 6:30 PM: Peace Corps

What are you doing after graduation?

The Peace Corps funds training and service for graduates in over 70 countries across the world.

Learn about opportunities working abroad with the Peace Corps and about the “toughest job that you will ever love”!

Please join us for our upcoming information session :

Peace Corps General Information Session:

Tuesday, December 4, 6:30pm-8:00pm, International Center, Room 9

  

Learn about the University of Michigan’s long Peace Corps history and volunteer service. We will talk about the application process, discuss opportunities to complete a Master degree while serving in the Peace Corps with our Master’s International and Fellows programs and host a panel of returned volunteers to share their experiences abroad.

We look forward to seeing you, and as always if you have any questions please email us at peace.corps@umich.edu.

ALSO...

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT PEACE CORPS SERVICE?

Opportunities to be matched with a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer mentor are available to anyone who has applied for Peace Corps service or is interested in exploring service as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Mentees are matched one-on-one with mentors and conversations, questions, and concerns can run the gamut of topics from the application process to the life and work of a PCV to ways of dealing with gender issues and lack of privacy--and to everything else imaginable. To apply for a mentor, email Jeanne Paul, RPCV/Brazil, Coordinator, Southeast Michigan Returned Peace Corps (SEMiRPCV) Volunteer Mentoring Program, semirpcvmentoring@gmail.com.

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Mackenzie Knowling and Brian Smyser
University of Michigan Peace Corps Office
International Center, Room 10
peace.corps@umich.edu
734-647-2182

Office Hours:
Monday 10 am - Noon, Tuesday 10 am - Noon and 2:30-5 pm, Wednesday 10 am - Noon, Thursday 10 am - Noon and 2:30-5 pm or by appointment

University of Michigan Peace Corps Office Website
University of Michigan Peace Corps 50^th Anniversary Website
University of Michigan Peace Corps Facebook

Post-grad Opportunity: Global Health Corps

The Global Health Corps application for the 2013-2014 fellow class is open
from *December 3rd* to *February 3rd, 2013*, available at
http://ghcorps.org/connect/apply!

The mission of Global Health Corps is to mobilize a global community of
emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. We offer yearlong
fellowships with established non-profit or government agencies in Malawi,
Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and the United States. Applicants apply
for specific jobs that match their interests and skills, from project
management positions to monitoring and evaluation, engineering,
communications, and beyond.

Global Health Corps is an amazing opportunity to get a year of field
experience with an established non-profit or government agency. Fellows are
provided housing, medical insurance, a living stipend, and transportation
to and from the host country.

GHC is looking for candidates from all different backgrounds and skill
sets, no prior health experience necessary! The applicants must:

-be 30 years old or younger

-hold a university degree

-be proficient in English 

To find out more, visit our
website http://ghcorps.org. If you have any other
questions, feel free to contact Jennifer Gottesfeld, our U.S. Program
Manager at jennifer@ghcorps.org.

Call for Proposals: 2013 Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship

2013 Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship

 DEADLINE: December 3, 2012 by 5:00 PM

The Center for European Studies and the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies are offering students summer grants of $5,000 to work on issues of European integration, broadly defined. Student grantees will conduct research leading to the writing of a paper on a relevant topic of their choosing.

It is expected that during the spring and/or summer of 2013 the grantees, in consultation with their faculty advisor(s), will devote twelve weeks of full time work to their projects. This is not a travel grant.

Fellows may be invited to attend the European Studies Proseminar: Teaching European History After the Global Turn (EURO 600.001/HIST 698.001) offered in Winter 2013; and to contribute to selected outreach activities organized by CES at local high schools, colleges, and universities. They will be invited to present the preliminary results of their research at a public event held in Fall 2013.

Students in professional schools and graduate programs are eligible to apply. The fellowship is limited to returning students. Students in the last year of terminal degree programs are not eligible.

Applicants should submit the 2013 Jean Monnet Graduate Fellowship Application (available at www.ii.umich.edu/ces) and a 2-3 page proposal describing the project they intend to carry out, including its topic, aims, method, and anticipated scholarly contribution. They should also indicate the period in which they will be conducting full time work on their project. A letter of recommendation from a University of Michigan faculty member (preferably the student’s advisor), a current transcript (or permission for CES to electronically access it), and current CV should accompany the proposal.

Application materials in electronic form are to be submitted by December 3, 2012 to Julie Claus, CES Academic Services coordinator atjclaus@umich.edu. For further information please contact Julie Claus.

Graduate student education-abroad advisor work-study job opening

Dear U-M Graduate Students,

We have a terrific group of peer advisors working for us this year—see http://internationalcenter.umich.edu/swt/peeradvisors.html

Perhaps you have benefited from meeting with one of them, or from their informative presentations for the International Career Pathways series.

Our two graduate student advisors are graduating, so we have an opening.

If you have Work-Study and significant experience studying or working abroad, consider applying:

For graduate students--position available for Winter Term 2013, ideally continuing into Academic Year 2013-14:

Education Abroad Graduate Peer Advisor/Student Services Assistant II, #7979

https://www.studentemployment.umich.edu/JobXJobDetail.aspx?JobId=7979

If you are interested in applying after having read the job description, please apply through the Work-Study website *and* send us an e-mail with your cover letter and resume attached, to: icoverseas@umich.edu with “Work-Study Advising Job” as subject.

Cultural Vistas Upcoming Deadlines + Extended Office Hours

This is a reminder that the application deadline for many Cultural Vistas programs in 2013 is this Saturday, Dec. 1. Therefore, Peggy Wunderwald-Jensen will have extended office hours (MLB Room 3416) to answer your questions or help you with your German resume (for the Summer Internship Program application). Please note that those are walk-in hours, so she does not make appointments during those times:

  

Mo (11/26) 10-2

Tue (11/27) 2-5

Thur (11/29) 2-5

Fri (11/30) 2-4

 

Below is an overview of the programs (hyperlinks take you to the websites and online applications). The programs marked in red have an application deadline of Dec 1, 2012.

·         IAESTE International Internships 2013

Internship opportunities worldwide for U.S. students (U.S. citizens and international students) majoring in technical fields; all internships are paid; internships are 2-3 months in the summer (fall and long-term internships are also available).

Application deadline: December 1, 2012

Foreign language skill requirements vary by position.

·         Summer Internships in Germany, Spain, Argentina and Chile 2013

Placement programs open to U.S. students in all fields (note: international students can only apply to the program in Germany); internships are 2-3 months; mostly paid in Germany, unpaid in Spain, Argentina and Chile.

Application deadlines:

Dec 3, 2012 (Germany) & Jan 15, 2013 (Spain, Argentina, Chile).

German or Spanish language skills required.

·         EMGIP - German State Parliaments 2013

Internship opportunities for students with U.S. or Canadian citizenship to complete one- to three-month internships with German state parliaments and ministries in early summer, or fall 2013.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012, for early summer 2013.

German language skills required.

·         Work Immersion Study Program (WISP) in Germany 2013

Three-month (June-August) work-study immersion program for college students in vocational fields; fellowship covers language course costs, international flight and provides a monthly stipend of Euro 300. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012.

At least one semester of German instruction required.

·         NEW! Cultural Vistas Fellowship 2013 in Germany, Argentina and Singapore

The inaugural class of (12) Cultural Vistas Fellows will participate in eight-week internships in Buenos Aires, Berlin, and Singapore, complemented by a virtual learning seminar on sustainability issues. Fellowship covers program-related travel expenses, accommodation, seminar. Applicants must be U.S. citizens.

Application deadline: January 4, 2013

Prior knowledge of language of host country (applicable in Germany and Argentina only) required.

· Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) 2013/14

Full year, reciprocal work-study scholarship program providing U.S. students and young professionals ages with an understanding of everyday life, education, and professional training in Germany. Full-year scholarship includes round-trip transatlantic flight, university tuition, language training, living stipend, and program-related travel costs in Germany. Current students, graduating seniors and alumni ages 18-24 are eligible--applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Application deadline: December 1, 2012

Prior knowledge of language of German helpful but not required.

Peggy Wunderwald-Jensen

Lecturer, Germanic Languages and Literatures

Midwest Representative, Cultural Vistas

University of Michigan

812 East Washington, MLB 3416

Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Phone: 734 615 6336/ Fax: 734 763 6557/ Skype: pwjensen

Email: pwjensen@umich.edu or pwjensen@culturalvistas.org