Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
The program sponsors several types of scholarships graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. Interested applicants must apply for Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships through their local Rotary club. The scholarship covers the majority of costs incurred to participate in a study or research program abroad.
Fulbright Scholarships
Several programs are available through Fulbright. Applicants should outline study plans or projects in their major fields that can be completed in one country and in one academic year. It is important that applicants have adequate formal training for the study or work that they wish to pursue and that their language skills be commensurate with the requirements of their projects.
James Madison Fellowship Program for MA, MAT, or MEd emphasizing American History, Government, or Political Science
The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation seeks applicants committed to a career in teaching American history, American government, or social studies at the secondary level. Fellows may attend any accredited institution of higher education in the US for either a Master of Arts (MA); a Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT); or a Master of Education (MEd). Fellowships carry a maximum stipend of $24,000 for up to two years of full-time study, for use toward the costs of tuition, required fees, books, and room and board.
Recipients of a James Madison Fellowship are required to teach American history, American government, or social studies in grades 7-12 for a minimum of one year for each academic year of graduate assistance they receive. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals. The Foundation must receive applications by March 1, 2006. For more information, contact Dr. Kathryn West,
kwest@bellarmine.edu
this semester, or Dr. Catherine Sutton,
csutton@bellarmine.edu
next semester.
Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Intitutes The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for intensive overseas summer study in critical-need languages such as Arabic, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu.
As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers.
Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. (Application deadline is April 24)
Country and Region Specific Opportunities
GERMANY German Chancellor Scholarship This fellowship is for a year of project research in Germany. It is open to U.S. Citizens holding a Bachelor’s degree. German language skills are not required. There is an intensive language course included as part of the benefits.
ENGLAND The Davies Jackson Scholarship This is open to students with exceptional academic records, who are among the first in their families to graduate from college. The scholarship allows for recent graduates to participate in a course of study at
St. John’s College
at the University of Cambridge. After two years of study, candidates are awarded a Cambridge B.A. degree, often referred to as the Cantab degree, which is the equivalent of a Master’s degree in the U.S.
SCANDINAVIA (Finland, Denmark and Sweden) The American- Scandinavian Foundation Grants and Fellowships The grants and fellowships are awarded to applicants who have a well-designed research or study project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential. Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education by the start of their project in Scandinavia. It is preferred that the applicants have some knowledge of the host country language.
Teaching Abroad Upon Graduation From Bellarmine
Living and Teaching in China through "World Teach." Through this program, students majoring in Education and English have the opportunity to teach English to Chinese high school students
in Shanghai for two months during the summer. For more information, contact
Professor Cunningham
, Norton Art Building 206, 502/452-8222.
Living and Teaching in Japan through "JET": The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
is an international exchange opportunity sponsored by the Government of Japan, through which college graduates and young professionals share their native language and culture with Japanese youth. The JET participant's contract is for one year (up to three years) in Japan, either as a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR), or as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) of English.
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