For students aspiring to research or study internationally, receiving a Boren Award means an opportunity to pursue their interests around the globe. The awards, which are administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), with …
Fulbright & Fellowships
Recent UW Grad, an Afghan Kurdish Poet, wins $90,000 Scholarship for Immigrants with Exceptional Potential
Through poetry, Hajjar Baban has found her voice and her calling. Her chosen field, she says, allows her to “be honest about my understanding of the world while changing and imagining new ways of being. …
PhD Alumni Awarded Fellowships to Support Language and Culture Studies Research
Two recent PhD alumni have received fellowships from the Graduate School to further the research topics they focused on in their dissertations. The Albert Markham Memorial Fellowship supports recent UW–Madison PhD recipients in linguistics, foreign …
PhD alumni awarded fellowships to support language and culture studies research
Two recent PhD alumni have received fellowships from the Graduate School to further the research topics they focused on in their dissertations. The Albert Markham Memorial Fellowship supports recent UW–Madison PhD recipients in linguistics, foreign …
UW-Madison students make discoveries, explore Italy in archaeological expedition
For two UW–Madison students, Italy is more than just a place with great gelato (although they say that certainly is a large part of it.) Instead, they view the country as a place brimming with …
2nd-year MIPA student learning Turkish through FLAS fellowship
Master of international public affairs (MIPA) student Jamey Kane received a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowship for the 2018-19 academic year. He will use the fellowship to study Turkish at UW–Madison.
Young African leaders connect with local elected officials during 6-week fellowship
A group of 25 young African leaders was immersed in public management training and Wisconsin culture for six weeks as part of the U.S. Department of State Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The fellows participated …
UW-Madison announces Fulbright Awards for 2018-2019
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce that 20 students have been selected to receive grants through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2018–2019 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and …
UW–Madison hosts 160 Pakistani Fulbright Scholars for social movement seminar
A group of 160 Fulbright Scholars from Pakistan may be pursuing their studies at universities across the U.S., but they will have one location in common—Madison, Wisconsin. For the second year in a row, UW–Madison …
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield calls Mandela Washington Fellows “Africa’s future”
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who has served as assistant secretary of state for Africa and ambassador to Liberia, knows that Africa faces challenges. Yet while conflict, terrorism, poverty and diseases are real issues facing Africa, she sees …