A workshop on children’s and young adult literature focusing on Muslim Journeys will bring a trio of award-winning authors and a journalist to Madison to talk about their work and share their stories and perspectives. …
Year: 2014
UW-Madison’s Dowling wins top US spot in Chinese speech contest
Brendan Dowling, a recent University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate, placed first among U.S. students and third among students from the Americas at the 13th Chinese Bridge – Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, held July 2-August …
4 UW-Madison students receive Gilman Scholarships for fall 2014 study abroad
Four students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are among more than 800 American undergraduates from 330 U.S. colleges and universities awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s …
IIE Announces Graduate Fellowships to China
The Institute of International Education announces Graduate Fellowships to China Funding will support Doctoral Research by Students in US graduate programs at 15 Chinese Universities Learn more here Beginning in August, graduate students enrolled in …
International travel grants awarded to eight graduate students
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies, with support from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the Graduate School, has awarded travel grants to eight graduate students, representing a range of disciplines, for …
UW’s Tianjin program gives UW students strong boost in Chinese
Brendan Dowling had never studied Chinese—or any other foreign language—when he received a grant to travel to China during his first year as a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After returning to Madison after …
13 UW–Madison students receive 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards
Thirteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2014-15 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides recipients with funding for a full academic …
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Workshop
Dr. Erin Crawley, the campus Fulbright advisor, will hold a workshop for students and alumni who are applying for a Fulbright US Student English Teaching Assistantship in fall 2014. We will focus on what makes …
UW-Madison Russian Flagship Program awards 27 scholarships
The Russian Flagship Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received more than $265,000 for student scholarships from the National Security Education Program in the U.S. Department of Defense to support intensive language study in …
Workshop on children’s and young adult literature to focus on Muslim Journeys
[NOTE: The date of this program and registration deadline have been changed from the initial posting] A special workshop on August 16 will provide educators, librarians, students and other interested in literature for children and …