Category: Awards & Grants

CALS awards scholarships to students for summer 2016 study abroad

Students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) preparing to study abroad this summer were among those awarded scholarships at the spring 2016 International Division Scholarship Award Ceremony on April 19, at the Gordon Dining and Event Center. The event – hosted by the UW–Madison International Division and organized by …

Seven UW-Madison students receive Gilman Scholarships for summer study abroad

Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison students are among 1,150 American undergraduate students from 377 colleges and universities across the United States awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, for study abroad during the summer of 2016. Each Gilman Scholar receives up to …

Scholarships give boost to UW-Madison students going abroad in 2016

University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on a range of international experiences in the coming months received words of encouragement and financial support at the spring 2016 International Division Scholarship Award Ceremony on April 19, at the Gordon Dining and Event Center. Students, donors, parents, UW faculty and staff were invited to celebrate the …

Grants awarded to UW students going on summer, fall 2016 internships abroad

University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on international internships for the summer and fall of 2016 were among those who gathered recently to hear words of encouragement and to receive scholarships to help pay their way. These 26 undergraduates were recognized April 19, at the International Division Spring 2016 Scholarship Award Ceremony, co-sponsored by …

Fulbright: Drewal to work with, learn from metal artists in Morocco

“In the beginning, there was no word, only sensations,” says Henry John Drewal. “The senses are crucial to understandings of the arts, as well as the formations of persons and cultures, and histories,” explains Drewal, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Art History and Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Drewal began to discover the central role …

Fulbright: Whitmire to examine historic African American presence in Denmark

Walking through a cemetery and noticing a name that seemed out of place led Ethelene Whitmire to a surprising discovery – and has provided the basis for her latest line of research. “In the summer of 2013, I spent six weeks in Copenhagen,” explains Whitmire, professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at …

International Division, IRIS award seed grants for interdisciplinary research

Six interdisciplinary research projects that blend place-based scientific inquiry with international expertise have been awarded incubator grants by the International Division and the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. These projects focus on Africa, South Asia, Eurasia, and Latin America, in fields as diverse as public health, child development, …

UW–Madison ranks among top producers of both Fulbright Students, Scholars

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of just 14 institutions nationwide with the highest numbers of both students and faculty to receive U.S. Fulbright grants for 2015-16. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recently announced the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2015-16 Fulbright U.S. Students and Scholars. …

Russian language program for under-served youth receives grant

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has received $90,000 to support a pre-college program designed to introduce high school students from low-income and minority communities to Russian language and culture. The 2016 STARTALK award to UW–Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and Department of Slavic Languages and Literature provides support for the Pushkin …

UW Center for South Asia sending 4 high school teachers to southern India

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 …