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January 20, 2016
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IIE is pleased to announce the 2016 call for applications for the IIE Generation Study Abroad Scholarship Program. Through the IIE Generation Study Abroad Scholarship Program, IIE will provide incentive grants of $7,500 to campuses to be used for study abroad scholarships for their students (including internships and service learning opportunities) that take place between Fall 2016 through Summer 2017. These grants recognize successful efforts to advance study abroad by U.S. colleges and universities who are Generation Study Abroad partners. They are intended to diversify study abroad and encourage students to go abroad who would otherwise not participate in an international experience.
U.S. colleges and universities who have joined Generation Study Abroad as Commitment Partners by June 30, 2015 and have submitted their annual progress report to IIE are invited to submit an IIE Generation Study Abroad Scholarship Program Incentive Grant Application. Commitment partners who joined after will have an opportunity to participate in future competitions. For more information visit the Scholarship Program webpage.
  
The U.S. Department of State’s EducationUSA network invites U.S. higher education representatives to participate in the EducationUSA Africa Regional Forum this March 2016 in Accra, Ghana. The Forum is designed to be both a training opportunity for our approximately 45 EducationUSA advisers and a networking and learning opportunity for our international student recruitment and support colleagues at accredited U.S. institutions of higher education.
As an international higher education professional, you will learn from expert EducationUSA advisers about student mobility trends and recruitment opportunities in Africa for both undergraduate and graduate students. You will also have the opportunity to update advisers on current higher education issues. Additional programming during the event will provide opportunities for U.S. higher education representatives to network with U.S. Embassy personnel and leading educators. Registrants will also have the opportunity to participate in an EducationUSA college fair in Accra.
Events & Deadlines
Application Deadline: February 1, 2016 | Apply Online | Contact
The Institute of International Education's Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) is pleased to announce a call for applications from scholars facing threats to their lives or academic work. Fellowships support temporary academic positions at colleges, universities, and other research institutions outside their home countries anywhere in the world.
Who can apply:
Professors, researchers, and public intellectuals from any country, field, or discipline may apply. Please refer eligible candidates and forward this announcement to any academic colleagues who may be interested.
• Qualifying applicants are currently facing or have recently fled from direct and immediate threats.
•Preference is given to scholars with a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in their field and who have extensive teaching or research experience at a university, college, or other institution of higher learning.
• Women and scholars from under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.
Since IIE-SRF's founding in 2002, the program has provided academic fellowships to over 500 scholars from 50 countries, placing them at nearly 300 host partner institutions in 40 countries. IIE-SRF fellowships support visiting academic positions for up to one calendar year. Awards are issued for up to US $25,000, plus individual health insurance coverage and professional development assistance.
Study Abroad
The U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that the online application is open for students participating in credit-bearing study abroad programs and international internships during the summer 2016 and fall/academic year 2016-17 terms. The Gilman Program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study and intern abroad and the countries and regions where they go. All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply. For more information about the Gilman Scholarship, webinar schedules, and other helpful resources, including subscription to Gilman Advisor Newsletters, please visit the Gilman website at www.iie.org/gilman.
Summer 2016 and Fall/Academic Year 2016-17 applications are both due Tuesday, March 1, 2016 by 11:59pm (central). Advisors have until March 8, 2016 to certify summer 2016 applications and fall/academic year 2016-17 applications.
Students applying for any academic term must meet the eligibility requirements below:
• Be a United States citizen undergraduate student at an accredited two- or four-year U.S. institution in good academic standing
• Receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term abroad
• Applying to or accepted into a study abroad program or internship eligible for academic credit by the student's home institution
• Participating in a study abroad program or international internship that is no less than four weeks (28 days) - or two weeks (14 days) for current community college students - in one country and no more than an academic year
• Studying or interning in any country not currently under a U.S. State Department Travel Warning or Cuba. Students applying to programs in Mexico may only apply for scholarships to support study in Mexican states where no advisory is in effect according to the U.S. Department of State Travel Warning.
The Gilman International Scholarship Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
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