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 …
Awards & Grants
First Ouisconsin Field Research Scholarship Awarded – Congrats, Kelly Jakes!
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 …
UW Alum Receives Prestigious Luce Scholar Award
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 …
Call for Proposals: WUN International Collaboration Travel Awards
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 …
Chai, Sitars, and Fieldwork – UW Student’s Video on College Year in India
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 …
Call for Proposals: WAGE Pre-dissertation Travel Grants – Applications Due March 15
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 …
Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble: Only U.S. Group Invited to Participate in Award-winning, International Theater Project
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 …
Five Students Receive Travel Awards to Study in the United Kingdom
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 …
Badgers Abroad Blog Nominated for Best International Blog
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 …
Study Abroad Students Awarded $75,950 in Local, National, and International Scholarships
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 …