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DAAD Undergraduate Scholarship

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) invites highly qualified undergraduate students to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized …

Info session about Bonn/UW-Madison Graduate fellowship

NEW TIME and ROOM 12:30-1:30 Monday December 8, 206 Ingraham Hall. There will be an information session for graduate students interested in pursuing research at the University of Bonn, Germany during the 2015-16 academic year on a Bonn/UW–Madison graduate fellowship. Monday, December 8, 2014 12:30-1:30 PM 206 Ingraham Hall UW–Madison Graduate Student Fellowship Program at …

Fulbright-Hays DDRA tech review session

Monday, December 8 4:00-5:00 PM 336 Ingraham Hall Dr. Erin Crawley will hold an information session for GRADUATE STUDENTS who are interested in finding out more about writing a competitive proposal for the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program. We will focus on the technical review questions used to evaluate proposals by the national …

Info session on Fulbright US student and Fulbright-Hays DDRA programs for Grad Students

Thursday, December 4 3:00-4:00 PM 336 Ingraham Hall Dr. Erin Crawley will hold an information session for GRADUATE STUDENTS who are interested in doing graduate research abroad. The session will introduce two Fulbright programs: the Fulbright US Student Program (MA or PhD research) and the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program. We will discuss …

Undergrad info session about the Fulbright US Student program

Find out more about the Fulbright US Student grant program at an information for Undergraduates; undergraduates at any stage of their academic career are welcome to attend: Thursday, December 4 1:30-2:30 336 Ingraham Hall Erin Crawley, the Fellowships Advisor in the Division of International Studies, is holding an information session about research and English teaching …

World Appreciation Day brings middle schoolers to UW-Madison

World Appreciation Day brought 400 middle school students, teachers, and chaperones from nine schools in southern and central Wisconsin to Union South on the UW–Madison campus on  November 17, 2014, for a morning of sessions to introduce the languages, cultures, histories, politics, and traditions of various countries. The event was sponsored by the Wisconsin International …

UW–Madison ranks ninth nationally in study abroad participation

The University of Wisconsin–Madison ranks ninth among U.S. universities and colleges in the number of students who studied abroad in 2012-13, with 2,157 students earning academic credit outside of the United States, according to the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. This marks the eighth consecutive year that UW–Madison has been among the …

UW-Madison renews connections with key French university

Formal efforts to establish study abroad programs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison began in the early 1960s. Leading the way, Henry B. Hill, the first coordinator and then dean of the university’s newly established Office of International Studies and Programs, developed the Junior Year Abroad, with a program at the University of Provence in Aix-en-Provence, …

Get an insider’s perspective on what it’s like to work at the United Nations

In addition to providing a forum for the world’s top diplomats, the United Nations attracts people from around the globe seeking entry and advancement across a range of internationally focused careers. Suhail Khan, the former advocacy and communications adviser in the UN’s Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, is coming to …

Advisory Board members, UW students talk about international experiences

The Advisory Board for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies heard reports from a variety of students about their recent global experiences during the Board’s fall meeting on Friday, October 24, 2014, at the University Club. On Thursday, October 23, two of the board members — retired Ambassador John Lange and Anthony Carroll …