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Zig Hampel-Arias went to meet a friend for dinner in Bariloche, Argentina. He was new to town and just learning his way around. When Hampel-Arias arrived at the restaurant, he was surprised to see his friend with two other people. But he didn’t mind being joined by others. He greeted his friend, and then turned …
Don’t forget the upcoming information session about two Fulbright programs open to graduate students. The Fulbright US student program can fund MA, pre-diss, and PhD research. The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program funds dissertation research in area studies and modern foreign language. There will also be an information session specifically on the Fulbright-Hays …
UW–Madison Graduate Student Fellowship Program at University of Bonn, Germany: The University of Bonn, Germany, will offer one academic year award and several short-term awards to UW–Madison advanced graduate students who wish to pursue independent research under the guidance of a senior faculty member. Although there is no general minimum language skills requirement, German skills …
Can you picture yourself as a Peace Corps Volunteer? Are you willing to step outside of your comfort zone and immerse yourself in another culture? Erin Luhmann served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Kyrgyzstan 2008-10. Currently, Luhmann is a journalism graduate student at UW–Madison, focusing on international media development and human rights. She works …
If you are an undergraduate interested in pursuing a project abroad after you graduate, this session is for you. Undergraduates at all levels are welcome to attend; it’s never too early to find out what you’ll need to do to produce a competitive Fulbright application. If you will be graduating in December 2013 or May …
Grants of $5,000 to $50,000 are now available to faculty and staff—working individually or in teams—for one- to three-year projects that advance area and international studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Mellon Foundation Area and International Studies Research Awards are made possible by the 2012 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support efforts at …
More than 20 years ago, Jason Shin made a life-changing decision. Shin, then an engineering student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, decided to study Japanese. “I knew if I had Japanese language skills as an engineer there would be many opportunities for getting a good job working on international projects,” Shin says. Today, Shin runs …
Dr. Erin Crawley will hold information sessions for GRADUATE STUDENTS who are interested in doing graduate research abroad. The sessions will focus on two Fulbright programs: Fulbright US student program (MA or PhD research) and the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program. We will be discussing the types of projects abroad that can be …
Dr. Erin Crawley 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 December 2013 or May 2014, it is not too early to …
Mariko Hasebe, a Ph.D. candidate in UW–Madison’s Pharmaceutical Sciences Division, saw a divide. She noticed that her international and American peers gathered in separate groups. Such observations inspired Hasebe, who comes from Tokyo, Japan, to adopt a personal mission to encourage more intercultural mingling. “I want to … reduce the gap between international and domestic …