New funding for Study Abroad Scholarships

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Rich Watts Martinique

The Global Opportunities Advisers are excited to share great news about financial  support for students participating in international exchange opportunities. This year we will be able to offer the following additional support for students:

  • Increased funds for GO! scholarships, beginning Autumn 2015
  • A brand new scholarship, Plan2GO! coming Spring 2016

Please see below for more details and we hope you will help us widely distribute this information to your students.  You’ll find more information at our website, goglobal.uw.edu.  Please also feel free to contact us with questions and to refer students to Global Opportunities workshops & advising.

  • Increased funds for GO! We are thrilled to announce that beginning this academic year, the GO! Scholarship will have additional funding to support Washington State residents studying abroad on international exchanges!  This means increased opportunities for UW students to take part in the transformational experience of studying abroad at one of the UW’s many partner universities.
  • New this year *Plan2GO! Scholarship* Unlike many other scholarships which award funds for  specific study abroad programs to which students have already committed, receiving this award is like having financial credit waiting to be used for an exchange program.  Students will be eligible to apply as early as freshman year. If selected, students will have up to two years to plan for and be approved for UW Study Abroad Office Exchange.
  • What is an international exchange? This is a relationship between two or more partner universities, in which each university sends a certain number of its home students outbound to its partner abroad, and in return receives an equivalent number of inbound students.  For example, the UW might send three students to study at the National University of Singapore for Autumn Semester and in return, the UW hosts three NUS students in Seattle.
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New scholarship for incoming freshman and transfer students

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2015 Undergraduate Scholarship & Fellowship Fair

Phil and Friends American Dream Foundation Scholarship Fund

Phillip Yin and Friends American Dream Foundation (PYFADF) was founded on the belief that every student should have the opportunity to fulfill their educational goals. Phillip Yin, an alumni of the University of Washington, is the Business Anchor for the daily business show, Global Business America at CCTV America in Washington D.C.  He started the Foundation to help motivated students by sharing a part of their financial burden associated with going to a university.

To celebrate the launch of the Foundation and the first year of the scholarship, Phillip Yin will be on campus, Wednesday, October 14,  to meet with students and introduce the Phil and Friends American Dream Foundation Scholarship Fund.

UW Information Session:

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

1:30 – 2:30 pm, 171 Mary Gates Hall, Multipurpose Room

RSPV to attend

Brief Program Information:

Eligible students must be current undergraduates at the UW in their first year of study – a freshman or transfer student.  They should be able to demonstrate their passion and purpose, civic engagement and leadership, and possess strong communication skills.  Lastly, they should be able to provide a compelling story told in both an essay and video describing why the American dream is important to them.

Ten selected students will receive $1,000.  This scholarship is not renewable.

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