Interested in a study abroad program that offers hands-on, project-based learning about Grand Challenges and social innovation that will also build your resume? Grand Challenges Impact Lab (GCIL), a UW study abroad program in Bangalore, India, is recruiting students for their Winter 2020 program!

Grand Challenges (GCs) are the big problems facing humanity – things like food security, clean water, climate change, low-income housing, education in disadvantaged communities, and access to health care. GCIL empowers students to address GCs. Through GCIL, interdisciplinary teams of 4-5 students are placed in a local organization with experience with a GC and are challenged to propose, test, and prototype solutions using tools of entrepreneurship and social innovation. Read about past team projects and watch video summaries here: https://www.gcil.uw.edu/projects.

Eligibility

GCIL is open to junior and senior undergraduate students and graduate students from any discipline. We are excited to help you create solutions that can make a difference and hope you will consider applying!

Interested?

Come to an information sessions on:

Wednesday, March 6 from 10-11 am

Monday, March 25 from 12:30-1:30 pm

Friday, April 5 from 9:30-10:30 am

Wednesday, April 24 from 2-3 pm

All information sessions will be held in Wilcox Hall room 264.

Sign up for our interest email list to receive notifications about upcoming information sessions and application deadlines.

Follow us on Instagram or Twitter, or read blog posts from UW students currently in Bangalore to learn more about student experiences!

You can also email questions to: gcil@uw.edu

Dates

Applications will open at the beginning of Spring quarter with a priority application deadline of May 15th. Applications will be available here.

GCIL study abroad includes a 1cr Autumn-quarter course at UW Seattle, and a 15cr Winter-quarter course (approximately January 3, 2020 – March 15, 2020) in Bangalore, India.

Professor Julian Marshall and the GCIL Team

tl;dr – Grand Challenges Impact Lab is a hands-on, project-based study abroad program in Bangalore, India during Winter quarter; come to a information session to learn more and sign up for notifications here!

Grand Challenges Impact Lab study abroad program is recruiting students!

Interested in a study abroad program that offers hands-on, project-based learning about Grand Challenges and social innovation that will also build your resume? Grand Challenges Impact Lab (GCIL), a UW study abroad program in Bangalore, India, is recruiting students for their Winter 2020 program!

Grand Challenges (GCs) are the big problems facing humanity – things like food security, clean water, climate change, low-income housing, education in disadvantaged communities, and access to health care. GCIL empowers students to address GCs. Through GCIL, interdisciplinary teams of 4-5 students are placed in a local organization with experience with a GC and are challenged to propose, test, and prototype solutions using tools of entrepreneurship and social innovation. Read about past team projects and watch video summaries here: https://www.gcil.uw.edu/projects.

Eligibility

GCIL is open to junior and senior undergraduate students and graduate students from any discipline. We are excited to help you create solutions that can make a difference and hope you will consider applying!

Interested?

Come to an information sessions on:

Wednesday, March 6 from 10-11 am

Monday, March 25 from 12:30-1:30 pm

Friday, April 5 from 9:30-10:30 am

Wednesday, April 24 from 2-3 pm

All information sessions will be held in Wilcox Hall room 264.

Sign up for our interest email list to receive notifications about upcoming information sessions and application deadlines.

Follow us on Instagram or Twitter, or read blog posts from UW students currently in Bangalore to learn more about student experiences!

You can also email questions to: gcil@uw.edu

Dates

Applications will open at the beginning of Spring quarter with a priority application deadline of May 15th. Applications will be available here.

GCIL study abroad includes a 1cr Autumn-quarter course at UW Seattle, and a 15cr Winter-quarter course (approximately January 3, 2020 – March 15, 2020) in Bangalore, India.

Professor Julian Marshall and the GCIL Team

Grand Challenges Impact Lab is a hands-on, project-based study abroad program in Bangalore, India during Winter quarter; come to a information session to learn more and sign up for notifications here!

Have you always dreamed of studying abroad, but are daunted by figuring out the cost? Is your curiosity burning for some out of classroom learning? Do you want to see what it’s like in actual indigenous communities around the world?

Join us for a pizza lunch next Friday, February 1^st from 11:30-12:30 in the CHID Lounge (Padelford Hall C101 – 1^st floor, C wing, right by the doors from the bus stop on Stevens Way) Hear details of the trip, ask all your questions, and meet the faculty leading the program.

Details about the program can be found on the AIS website. The application is open and available on the study abroad page, deadline is February 15^th. The class will come through as AIS 375 or CHID 476 and can be used towards the AIS major, AIS minor, or OPIS minor.

If you’re considering applying for this, or any other study abroad program this year, consider the Gilman Scholarship for undergraduate study abroad which awards $5,000-8,000! Check out campus info sessions to help you write a competitive application.

Interested in studying a foreign language and learning about different cultures? The application is now open for FLAS Fellowships, which award $7,500-$33,000 to UW students studying foreign languages.  Applications are due January 31, 2019 at 5 PM PST.

(Available to current and incoming undergraduate, graduate and professional UW students who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents).

For more information, visit jsis.washington.edu/advise/funding/flas/

UPCOMING FLAS INFORMATION SESSIONS:

Tuesdays in January (15, 22, 29), 3:30-4:30 PST Web Chats (see FLAS website above for access instructions)

Wednesday, Jan 16, 3:30-4:30 Thomson Hall Room 317

Thursday, Jan 24, 1:30-2:30 Thomson Room 317

Questions? Contact Robyn Davis at rldavis@uw.edu

Note from Lin: Please note that the FLAS summer program works best for MSW students due to time conflicts between school-year language classes and practicum requirements.

The UW Scan Design program would like to make students aware of the generous funding opportunities to study abroad at UW’s partner institutions in Denmark.

This funding is available to Undergrads, Grads, and PhD students from ALL MAJORS and from all departments and schools.

Please visit scandesign.be.uw.edu for information and scholarship applications and studyabroad.washington.edu to apply to exchange programs.

An information session will be held Wednesday January 9th at 11:00am in the Study Abroad Office (Schmitz 459).

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NOTE to MSW students – because of the cohort-nature of our program, students wanting to go abroad typically do so in summer quarter (DAY students) or in winter and spring of their 3^rd year (EDP students).  Lin Murdock

If you are working with students interested in studying abroad, it is never too early to begin planning how to pay for expenses.  Our first Financial Planning workshop is on Thursday, October 11^th from 2:30-4pm in the Ethnic Cultural Center Rm. 207.  In these workshops, we will cover program fees, scholarships, how financial aid and study abroad work together, hidden fees, how to save money on airfare, and saving and budgeting strategies.  The full schedule for these workshops for fall quarter is below.

• Thursday, October 11th 2:30-4:00pm, ECC 207 (ECC 207)
• Monday, October 22nd, 2:30pm-4:00pm, MGH 171 (MGH 171),
• Thursday, November 15th, 2:30pm-4:00pm, SMZ 450 (SMZ 450)

Also don’t forget about Study Abroad Week from Nov. 6-8^th,  Please share broadly with students and faculty in your departments.  We have really wonderful events planned to encourage UW students to go global.

• Study Abroad Mixer – Tuesday, November 6th 5:30-7pm, ECC Unity Suite RSVP
• “Remixing Your Reality” with Blake Brandes – Wednesday, November 7th 6-8pm wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House RSVP
• Study Abroad Fair – Thursday, November 8th 10am-2pm, HUB Ballroom (no RSVP required)

Rising seniors, graduating seniors, alumni, graduate and professional students at UW are encouraged to apply for the Luce Scholars Program (http://www.hluce.org/lsprogram.aspx). This is a great opportunity for those with little or no prior experience in, or education about, Asian countries to add this valuable perspective to their future career interests! Please share widely with students in your programs (with the exception of Asian Studies – apologies!).

UW is able to nominate 3 students/alumni per year to compete nationally for the opportunity to spend 12 months in Asia. The program provides stipends, language training and individualized professional placement in Asia for fifteen to eighteen young Americans each year.

During the current application cycle for the 2019-20 program, applicants must be American citizens who, by July 1, 2019, will have received at least a bachelor’s degree and will not have reached their 30th birthday. Applicants should have a record of high achievement, outstanding leadership ability, and a clearly defined career interest with evidence of potential for professional accomplishment. Those who already have significant experience in Asia or Asian studies are not eligible for the Luce Scholars Program. (Eligibility criteria are set by the Henry Luce Foundation; additional details are provided in the Program Summary below.)

Information sessions covering the program basics, application and nomination process will be held:         

    May 15, 2018, 3:30-4:30pm, Allen Library Auditorium

    May 23, 2018, 1:30-2:30pm, MGH 171               

RSVP to attend at either session at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/234   

Campus application deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018

UW application and information at: http://expd.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/luce. The UW-specific application will open May 15!

Luce Scholars Program Advisers at UW:

    For graduate students or alumni – Michelle Drapek, mdrapek@uw.edu, G-1 Communications  

    For undergraduate students or alumni – Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, 171 Mary Gates Hall

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My name is Yishan, and I am the Public Relations Lead for a RSO, China Entrepreneur Network (CENUW). Our organization aims to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the community by connecting people of various backgrounds and cultures.

This quarter, we are hosting an event called “CEN Business Competition” (CBC), and this is our third time hosting the event at UW. This competition is essentially like Shark Tank, in which teams of four stand on stage and pitch their ideas or products to the a panel of judges, or you may say investors. Then the judges will score and award the top four places with prize money and an opportunity to go to China during summer break to present their pitch. This competition has already been approved by the UW and is open to the general public. Students of all majors are encouraged to sign up and compete; students do not have to be business majors to take part in this competition. There is no limitation on teams’ business topics either. Topics includes, but are not limited to technology, energy, transportation, education, and healthcare. I hope the description above offered you a better understanding of our organization and the competition. If you have any questions, please let us know, and I will address any questions or concerns you have!

CEN Business Competition Information Session & Team Formation Night

Wednesday, April 11 from 4 to 6 pm at Denny Hall 213

Have you ever wanted to pitch your business idea in front of investors? Or perhaps present your business ideas in China? Now is your chance! Join CENUW for an information session to learn more about this business competition. Interested in participating but don’t have a team yet? No worries, Team Formation Night event will follow immediately after the info session. Find your team and turn your business idea into reality today. Register here

Yishan Guan

Note to MSW social work students: Students may count 3 of these credits toward the MSW elective requirement.

LGBTQ Communities, Public Health, and Migration in Mexico

Application Deadline: JANUARY 31

Program Dates: July 19- August 17, 2018

Total Program Fees: $4300

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Program website: https://chid.washington.edu/study-abroad/2018/summer/lgbtq-communities-public-health-and-migration-mexico

Our time in Mexico City and surrounding areas will introduce students to local LGBTQ activists, organizations, and change-makers. We will learn from our community partners about how a country’s history shapes its LGBTQ communities. Questions we will engage include: What can we learn from the challenges and successes of LGBTQ communities in Mexico’s capital as they work to mobilize and create change throughout the country? How does the contemporary landscape of migration affect identity issues in Mexico? How do LGBTQ rights intersect with other areas of human rights in the country such as environmental justice, women’s rights, access to education, etc.?

Curious about what it means to participate in one of the only LGBTQ focused study abroad programs at UW? Check out the Queer Study Abroad Resource (QSAR), created by alumni of this program: https://issuu.com/mexicocitylgbtqstudyabroad/docs/mexicocityqueerstudyabroadresource

 

Questions? Contact Sasha Duttchoudhury at sasha9@uw.edu or Dr. Taranath at anu@uw.edu.

 

Students can get GWSS credit for this course, contact Laura Marquez at gwssadvs@uw.edu for details!

Study Abroad Fair

Thursday, January 11 – 10am to 2pm
HUB Ballroom
Explore over 500 study and internship opportunities! Come by to chat with students from around the world and study abroad alumni.

WORKSHOP: RACIAL IDENTITY ABROAD

Thursday, November 16 from 5-7pm at the ECC
Returning and future study abroad students are welcome to join our workshop exploring the complexities of race and identity through the lens of studying abroad.

RSVP

WORKSHOP: FINANCING YOUR STUDY ABROAD

Learn what study abroad costs, the basics of financial aid and scholarships, and get budgeting ideas.
The next workshop is Wednesday, November 15 from 3-4:30pm in the ECC-Asian Room.
Check our calendar for more workshops and info sessions!

CALENDAR

UW Study Abroad is launching a new workshop designed to help students make more informed decisions about the financial costs of studying abroad.  Our Financial Planning  workshop will cover the basics of financial aid, scholarships to consider, cost comparisons of different programs, budgeting tips, money generating strategies and important forms and deadlines for students.  We are offering the workshops at three different times to make it convenient for students:

Tuesday October 24, 3-4:30, Mary Gates Hall 171

Wednesday November 1, 3-4:30 in Schmitz 450

Wednesday November 15, 3-4:30 Ethnic Cultural Center

I’m excited to share that Michael Saffle from the Boren Awards will be visiting the UW on October 18^th to talk with students about Boren funding for study abroad.  He’s offering an information session in Mary Gates Hall 171 at 4pm.  Below I’ve listed a few highlights of the Boren Funding and I’ve included photo of a few of our 2016 undergraduate Boren Scholars.

 

A few highlights to share about the Boren Awards:

• Open to U.S. citizens
• Up to $20,000 for undergraduates who study language abroad during the academic year (semester or longer)
• Must be studying a language abroad (list of preferred languages here)
• Up to $8,000 for STEM students to study a language abroad during the summer
• Special language African Languages and South Asian languages
• Up to $30,000 for graduate students who will study a language abroad
• Special initiative for ROTC students

Learn more about the award on October 18^th at 4pm!  RSVP at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/239

The UW has passed the Student International Travel Policy (SGP Chapter 211). This policy outlines three important pre-departure requirements for all students traveling abroad for official academic purposes:

1. Register international travel with the Office of Global Affairs (OGA)
2. Purchase comprehensive medical and evacuation insurance while abroad
3. Request a waiver for travel to high risk destinations

Please visit the OGA website for more information and FAQs.

The UW offers a wide variety of opportunities for student engagement abroad, including foreign study programs, international exchanges, research and service learning opportunities, and international internships. Student health, safety, and security are our top priorities. Administered by OGA, the policy establishes health and safety requirements to minimize undue risks to UW students. The spirit of this policy is threefold:

1. Help ensure that UW students have a safe and successful academic experience abroad
2. Raise awareness so that all UW students know about international health and safety resources and services when traveling abroad
3. Institutionalize long-standing best practices that help ensure the University’s ability to consistently provide efficient and effective, 24/7 support to all students studying abroad

We ask that you take these steps to support this effort and this new policy:

• Inform students, faculty, and staff about this policy and the importance of working with the Office of Global Affairs before traveling abroad
• Stay safe together! Let us know how we can work together to raise awareness and advocate for safe and positive academic experiences abroad

Thank you for your time and support. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.

Nicholas Hill

Global Travel Security Manager
Office of Global Affairs

Gerberding Hall, Box 351237
Seattle, WA 98195-1237
206.616.7927
hilln6@uw.edu  /  washington.edu/globalaffairs

VOLUNTEER IN PERU THIS SUMMER 2017!

IChange Peru is looking for volunteers interested in Pre-Health, Public Health, Social Work, Education, Spanish and more!Impact the under served communities of Peru.  Learn about the culture and gain hands-on experience. Explore one of the world’s most diverse countries and it’s spectacular beauty.

Application Deadline EXTENDED: April 28, 2017

http://ichangeperu.org/apply/

For more information:

Alejandra Ruiz

Project Director

 

P: 602-476-4291

E:  aruiz@ichangeperu.org

E: info@ichangeperu.org

W: www.ichangeperu.org

Let us go to Palestine

Join us for:
International Exchange Project in Palestine

Theme: Voluntary work at the University and Social and Cultural interaction.
Open to: Everyone interested all over the world.
Costs: $450 including Food, Accommodation, Transportation and Health Insurance.
Venue: An-Najah National University – Nablus – Palestine.
Age: No age restrictions

Description
Want to improve your awareness of Palestine Question and engage academically, culturally and socially with Palestinian daily life? Then apply for this amazing work camp and spend unforgettable two weeks in one of the most holy lands in the world.

The two weeks long cultural and education will shed light on the Palestinian experience. An-Najah National University in Nablus-Palestine invites people from across the world to explore this opportunity. This year we will offer the opportunity for international volunteers to attend carefully selected lectures by remarkable educators about different fields and issues, in addition to working with Palestinian university students and peers in different fields of professionally-needed skills.

Through international voluntary work and skill sharing, it is possible to help empower young Palestinians to create a better reality for themselves. We try to provide as many positive options as we can in a difficult situation, recognizing that many international volunteers have quite high qualifications and skills to share with our local students, as well as, a willingness to provide assistance to our students who will attend the training workshops offered by the international volunteers, the workshops are varying, such as Public Speaking, English Conversation, Debating Skills, Communication Skills, Capacity/ Competency Building/ Communication Skills, ETC. Classes will take place from Sunday to Thursday from 14:00 – 18:00.  NOTE from Lin: there doesn’t seem to be any academic credit attached to this experience, so couldn’t use for electives.  Would be used only for personal enrichment.

How to apply?
If you are interested in joining our international summer work camp; do not hesitate to apply for one of these three work camps:

First suggested exchange: ” Change Created by Youth for Youth ” : 02^nd – 15^th July 2017
Second suggested exchange: ” Cultural Awareness in Youth Exchange ” : 01^st – 14^th August 2017
Third suggested exchange: ” Knowledge Saves Lives ” : 10^th – 24^th September 2017

Are you considering a study abroad program for Summer 2017? The 6^th Annual program led by Zynovia Hetherington, MSW, M.Ed. is called Social Work Ghana: The “Sankofa” Experience in Ghana – Exploration of Race & Identity Development in a Cross Cultural Exchange. If you are interested in finding more information please click here. This link will provide you information from the program fee to academic credits. To learn more about this program please read the program description below.

The deadline is Wednesday, February 15^th!

If you any questions please contact Zynovia Hetherington at zynovia@uw.edu or Bilen Million at bilenm@uw.edu.

Program Description: The concept of Sankofa means “to go back and get it”, to seek an understanding of one’s history both physical and social, then journey forward to one’s present and onward to their individual and collective future. “The Sankofa Experience in Ghana” will take students to the Republic of Ghana to learn the history and culture of this diverse African country, while also uncovering the vast trans-Atlantic influence that the United States and Ghana have exerted on one another for over three centuries. The crucial historical context for our discussions includes understanding Ghana and the United States as two aspects of the African Diaspora, connected historically by migrations – both forced and voluntary – that carried people of African descent across the Atlantic Ocean.

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