University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Scott Kloeck-Jenson (SKJ) Fellowship program is now accepting applications from graduate students for Summer 2014 awards. Two different types of awards are given annually: – International Internship Fellowships to support graduate students interested in undertaking practitioner internships abroad – International Pre-Dissertation Travel Fellowships to support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral …
Erin Crawley, the Fellowships Advisor in the Division of International Studies, will hold several information sessions about the Fulbright US Student grant program during spring semester for undergraduates. If you are an undergraduate interested in pursuing a project abroad after you graduate, this session is for you. If you will be graduating in or December …
Dr. Erin Crawley will hold several information sessions for GRADUATE STUDENTS who are interested in doing graduate research abroad. The first 2 (identical) sessions 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 the types of projects abroad …
Graduate students, if you are interested in learning more about the UW–Madison/University of Bonn graduate fellowship competition, please to come to an information session with Christina Flach, the Exchange Programs coordinator at the University of Bonn. Christina will talk about the research possibilities at the University of Bonn and related research institutes in the area …
Fulbright mtvU Awards are available to all countries where there is an active Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Projects should center around research on an aspect of international musical culture, and should focus on contemporary or popular music as a cultural force for expression. Preference will be given to graduating seniors and recent graduates who meet …
The US-UK Fulbright Commission is pleased to announce that applications are open for the 2014 UK Summer Institutes. These summer programmes provide the opportunity for US undergraduates (aged over 18), with at least two years of undergraduate study left to complete, to come to the UK on a three, four, five or six week academic …
The Fulbright US Student program has a new grant program. The deadline for submission of an application is February 28, 2014 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The Fulbright–National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship provides a unique platform for American Fulbright students to develop global narratives and discuss commonalities across borders around a common issue or theme. Trained, …
Joan E. Krikelas, who worked in International Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for 17 years, died on November 29, 2013, at UW Hospital after a brief illness. She was 79. Krikelas worked in what then was called the Office of International Studies and Programs, first as foreign visitor coordinator and later as fellowships advisor. …
University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on a variety of international programs gathered December 4, 2013 at the Pyle Center – joined by family and friends – to hear words of encouragement and to receive scholarships to help pay their way. More than 130 undergraduates – most going abroad during the winter intersession or …
While still in high school, Brett Schilke wanted to know more about Russia and its people than the Cold War material covered in his classes. Schilke worked with an Appleton, Wis., organization that partnered with Kurgan, a city in Russia. And, in 2004, he and four other high school students traveled halfway around the world …