Category: Awards & Grants

4 UW-Madison students receive Gilman Scholarships for fall 2014 study abroad

Four students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison are among more than 800 American undergraduates from 330 U.S. colleges and universities awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Each Gilman Scholar receives up to $5,000 to apply towards study abroad program costs.  …

International travel grants awarded to eight graduate students

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies, with support from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) and the Graduate School, has awarded travel grants to eight graduate students, representing a range of disciplines, for their overseas work this summer. “We are pleased to be able to provide financial support for our graduate students,” says …

13 UW–Madison students receive 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards

Thirteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2014-15 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides recipients with funding for a full academic year of study, research or assistant teaching abroad. This program is sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational …

UW-Madison Russian Flagship Program awards 27 scholarships

The Russian Flagship Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received more than $265,000 for student scholarships from the National Security Education Program in the U.S. Department of Defense to support intensive language study in Russia and at UW–Madison during the summer 2014 and the 2014-15 academic year. This is in addition to $160,000 in …

Seven UW–Madison students receive Gilman Scholarships for summer 2014

Seven University of Wisconsin–Madison students are among more than 1,100 undergraduates from 358 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 2014. Each Gilman Scholar receives up to …

10 UW-Madison students receive 2014-15 Boren awards

Nine University of Wisconsin–Madison undergraduates are receiving David L. Boren Scholarships to fund their study abroad during the 2014-15 academic year. Also, one UW–Madison graduate student is receiving a Boren Fellowship, which supports dissertation research and language study. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), a federal initiative designed …

Nine UW-Madison students receive Critical Language Scholarships

Nine students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study critical needs languages during the summer of 2014. These students are among approximately 550 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students nationally selected to participate in this program. CLS participants will spend seven to 10 weeks …

Scholarships offer boost for UW students going abroad on 2014 internships

University of Wisconsin–Madison students preparing to embark on international internships for the summer and fall of 2014 were among those who gathered recently to hear words of encouragement and to receive scholarships to help pay their way. These 13 undergraduates were recognized April 17, at the Division of International Studies Spring 2014 Scholarship Award Ceremony, …

Bon voyage: UW students going abroad in 2014 get advice, awards

Watch for the possibilities. Joe Elder offers that piece of advice to students preparing to embark soon on a variety of international programs, experiences that will take them far from the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The students, along with parents, family and friends, and university staff, packed the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge on April 17 …

UW students studying abroad in 2014 receive advice, scholarships

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 …