University of Wisconsin–Madison
Twenty-five of Africa’s emerging leaders in public management are coming to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in June for a six-week academic and leadership institute, through a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. UW–Madison is among 36 universities selected as hosts for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African …
There will be a webinar hosted by CIES on “How to find a Core Fulbright US Scholar Award” on Wednesday February 17 2:00-3:00 EST. Register online.
Core Fulbright Scholar Program The competition for the 2017-18 academic year is open. The core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides approximately 800 teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. – See more on the Fulbright US website. The application deadline for the Core …
The Changing Middle East, The Road to a Clean Energy Society, and Biodiversity Conservation in Developing Countries are the Spring 2016 topics for the Global Hot Spots Lecture Series, which features thought-provoking discussions about what’s happening in the world with faculty experts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Global Hot Spots talks are held on Fridays, …
The application submission deadline for the Bonn/UW–Madison graduate fellowship competition is 4:00 PM Wednesday, March 2, 2016 See specific submission instructions and information about the award and competition. Applicants should be enrolled in a doctoral program at UW–Madison; applicants do not have to be US citizens. Preference will be given to dissertators; however, graduate students …
In anticipation of a possible early spring publication of the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) grant competition, Erin Crawley is organizing a peer review workshop. Please note: the grant competition has NOT yet been published, nor has a definite date been announced. However, the US Department of Education anticipates holding a competition this spring. …
Support from the Center for South Asia (CSA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will enable four Wisconsin high school teachers to explore southern India for two weeks this summer to gather fresh knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to share with their students. “When I survey my students’ prior knowledge about India they almost always refer to …
Gudrun Bühnemann, a scholar of Buddhism and Hinduism, first visited Nepal in 1979 and has returned regularly to the Kathmandu Valley, home to an array of historic temples and monuments, to continue her study of Sanskrit texts and manuscripts. Several cultures and religions intersect in the small Himalayan nation, which is nestled between India and …
Understanding different political systems, languages, customs, and cultures is essential for conducting business in today’s society, says Rebecca Waraczynski, who is pursuing an associate’s degree in marketing at Madison Area Technical College (Madison College). Waraczynski, who studied in Germany through a Madison College program, is seeking to further broaden her understanding of world regions and …
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 3:00-4:00 336 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 …