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The Brazil Initiative, a program that was started by the Division of International Studies and the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies program, recently announced the creation of the Joaquim Nabuco Award to be given annually to the best essay on Brazil by a University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate or undergraduate student. The initiative and award …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) France Chapter named Kelly Jakes, PhD Candidate in UW–Madison’s Department of Communication Arts, its first Ouisconsin scholar, on Friday, April 2. This new needs-based scholarship will be given annually to a UW student to conduct field research in France, with a goal to enhance his or her global competence. The …
Last month, Paul Kellner, UW–Madison alum (M.S 2007, Life Sciences Communication) was awarded one of 18 coveted 2010-2011 Luce Scholar awards by the Henry Luce Foundation. The year-long Luce Scholars Program was created by the Henry Luce Foundation to provide awareness of Asia among potential leaders in American society who have had limited experience of …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) at UW–Madison encourages you to apply for the International Collaboration Travel Awards for 2010-2011. The deadline is April 18, 2010. All UW–Madison faculty, academic staff, and graduate students are invited to apply for grants designed to facilitate international research collaboration. These grants will support travel to meet with a WUN …
Last year UW–Madison student Ed Wallace studied in Varanasi, India on an intensive Hindi language and research program. When Wallace, an Oconto, WI native, returned home, he created a video of his experience. We invite you to view this incredible portrayal of an incredible International Academic Programs (IAP) study abroad experience! A senior majoring in …
Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to promote economic growth and development seem problematic; policy-makers and scholars are increasingly asking what new strategies have worked, or might …
UW–Madison News — The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s First Wave hip-hop theater ensemble has been selected to participate in Contacting the World 2010, an international theater project linking young people’s theater groups from around the world in the spirit of creating theater across boundaries of geography and culture. First Wave is the performance troupe of the …
Five UW–Madison students received £500 travel awards to study at the University of Leeds this semester. The award recipients were: Natalie Ornat and Lauren Wachos, both undeclared juniors; Kyle Tasch, a junior biology major; Laurel Schultz, a junior communication disorders major; and Kieven Sperry, a communication arts senior. The travel award has been generously funded …
For the second year in a row LexioPhiles has nominated the Badgers Abroad Blog among the Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs from around the world! Cast your vote for the Badgers Abroad Blog now!
Last November, several UW–Madison students received scholarships to study abroad through International Academic Programs (IAP). IAP awarded scholarships based merit and financial need. Specifically, 38 merit-based scholarships were awarded for the spring 2010 and winter-intercession students, totaling $35,500, and 18 students received general IAP scholarships for the spring 2010 and winter-intercession, totaling $15,000. Four students …