The Department of American Indian Studies, in conjunction with the Foster School of Business, will offer a summer certificate program in Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Management. This 10-credit program spans the full summer term (June 19 to August 18) and is open to current UW students, visiting students, and the general public.

In this program, we’ll explore the essentials of business and how they can be applied to the tribal gaming and hospitality management field. You’ll learn the key principles and concepts of accounting and finance, marketing and business management. We’ll study the unique aspects of the tribal gaming industry as they relate to customer markets, ethics, core business processes and people management, and you’ll develop skills that can help advance your career in the field.

More information:

https://ais.washington.edu/certificate-business-essentials-tribal-gaming-hospitality-management

For Grads:

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships award up to $7,500-$33,000 to UW students studying French or Canadian Indigenous Language including the Inuit language and the regions where they are spoken. Each fellowship includes an institutional payment and a subsistence allowance. Awards are available for Summer 2017 or the 2017-18 Academic Year. Deadline is January 31, 2017 at 5 PM PST. Click here to view website and apply.

For Undergrads:

The Corbett British Columbia-Washington International Exchange Program Fund provides an opportunity for undergraduate students at the University of Washington to spend two semesters at the University of British Columbia or University of Victoria; and for students from the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria to spend three quarters at the University of Washington. Deadline is January 15, 2017. Click here to view website.

Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional UW undergraduate students to spend one semester or a full academic year in Canada. The Killam Fellowships Program offers a fellowship award of $5,000 per semester (up to $10,000 for two semesters). Deadline is January 15, 2017. Click to view website.

Are you considering a Study Abroad program for Summer 2017?!

The 6^th Annual program is called Social Work Ghana: The “Sankofa” Experience in Ghana – Exploration of Race & Identity Development in a Cross Cultural Exchange and is led by Zynovia Hetherington, MSW, M.Ed. If you’re interested in finding more information please click here. This link will provide you information from the program fee to academic credits. A personal statement and two recommendations are required. The application deadline is January 27, 2017 and our next Information Session is on Wednesday, January 11 from 4:30pm-6pm at the School of Social Work room 306.

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

Hello!

Are you considering a Study Abroad program for Summer 2017?!

The program led by Zynovia Hetherington is called Social Work Ghana: The “Sankofa” Experience in Ghana – Exploration of Race & Identity Development in a Cross Cultural Exchange. If you’re interested in finding more information please click here. This link will provide you information from the program fee to academic credits. A personal statement and two recommendations are required. Please keep an eye out for emails about our next information session!

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

”Go Back and Get It!”

This program is open to MSW students and is run by one of our SSW Faculty members.  Credits count toward your elective requirement.

Following on the excellent and expansive Study Abroad Fair today, please encourage your students to take advantage of the series of scholarship information sessions offered next week geared toward funding international experiences. Please feel free to forward the details below, and attached are flyers and images that can be posted or shared on social media as well. Details are also on our website at http://expd.uw.edu/scholarships/workshops/events/.

Focus on International Scholarships Week – Nov. 14-18, 2016

Monday – Funding for Study Abroad: November 14, 3:30 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Thinking about studying abroad and don’t know where to start or how to plan for it? Attend this info session to learn more about planning for study abroad and finding scholarships to support your study.

Tuesday – Boren Scholarships & Fellowships for Study Abroad: November 15, 11:30 a.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Join us to learn more about these undergraduate scholarships & graduate fellowships funding language studies abroad in wide range of critical languages. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships provides up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Wednesday – Marshall Scholarships for Graduate Study in the UK: November 16, 3:00 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans who have the potential to excel as scholars, leaders and contributors to improved UK-US understanding to study for a graduate degree in the United Kingdom. Up to forty Scholars are selected each year to study at the graduate level at any UK institution in any field of study. Join Mr. Robin Twyman, Consul (Business and Government Affairs) from the UK Government Office in Seattle, to learn more about the program and application process.

Wednesday – Around the World with Scholarships Meetup: November 16, 4:00 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

Go around the world with scholarships! Stop by if you’re thinking about applying to international scholarships like the Fulbright, Schwarzman Scholars, Luce, DAAD and more! We’ll have some sweet treats to share too! Join us to hear from fellow students about their application process and international experiences!

Thursday – Foreign Affairs Fellowships: Pickering, Rangel, PPIA, Payne, Carnegie, Humanity in Action fellowships & more!: November 17, 3:30 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

A variety of foreign affairs fellowship programs provide funding for academic and professional preparation for undergraduate students and alumni considering international careers. Some fellowships prepare students specifically to enter the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service. Others provide research experience. And still others have broader goals of expanding participation in public policy and exploring national histories of discrimination and resistance. Join us to learn more about these various programs and how you might take advantage of the opportunities they provide.

Friday – Study, Research or Intern in Germany: DAAD Scholarships & Fellowships: November 18, 12 p.m., MGH 171. RSVP to attend.

For undergraduates and graduates, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) provides financial support to over 120,000 highly-qualified students and faculty for international research and study each year. There are scholarship opportunities for students from all fields interested in participating in study, research or internship programs in Germany.

The UW Study Abroad Fair is only 3 weeks away! Join us on Tuesday, November 8^th from 10:00-2:00 in the HUB Ballroom to learn more about the wide array of study and international internship opportunities, attend information sessions and connect with study abroad alumni. With over 500 program offerings in 75 countries, financial aid and scholarships available, and programs that occur anywhere from 10 days to a full year, there is no excuse not to study abroad. The time is now – don’t miss out!

For more information on the event, please see the event flyer below and visit www.washington.edu/studyabroadand the UW Study Abroad Fair Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1112952028766269/

The application for the 2017 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in fourteen critical foreign languages is now open!  The CLS is a fully funded language immersion program that occurs during the summer for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students.  This year the languages are Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.   If you would like to learn more about the program and application, I hope you’ll be able to attend this information session.  Please also note that there is no service requirement for this program. Thank you!

Critical Language Scholarship Info Session

Wednesday, October 19th

3:45-4:45 pm

Mary Gates Hall 173R

RSVP

About CLS: The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is a fully-funded overseas language program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and to build relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.

Please note that participants in the CLS Program are not required to have any experience studying critical languages for most of the fourteen languages. Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can be found on the CLS website: http://www.clscholarship.org/information-for/applicants.

The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse interests, from a wide variety of fields of study, backgrounds and career paths, with the purpose of representing the full diversity of professional, regional, cultural and academic backgrounds in the United States. Thus, students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, science, social sciences, arts and humanities are encouraged to apply.

There is no service requirement for CLS Alumni after the program. However, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. Participants are selected based on their commitment to language learning and plans to apply their language skills to their future academic or professional pursuits.

The application is now live and available online at:  http://www.clscholarship.org

Applications will be due November 16,  2016

You’re invited to enter the Global Campus Photo Contest! The contest open to the whole UW community— students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Enter by October 28.

More details:

Photos can reflect study, research, or travel outside the U.S. Photos from international Huskies are also welcome. Top photos will be displayed as art at the Study Abroad Fair on November 8th from 10:00am – 2:00pm in the HUB Ballroom. People attending the fair will be invited to vote for their favorites. The winning photos will be enlarged, framed, and displayed in the Office of Global Affairs in Gerberding Hall and at UW Study Abroad. Learn more and enter at: http://uw.edu/globalaffairs/photo-contest

Mexico Field Studies with Professor Fritz Wagner – fwagner@uw.edu URBDP 498C/URBDP 598C or LARCH 495A – (3-6 credits) – Summer Quarter – June 21st – June 28th, 2016

Students will visit Mexico City, San Miguel de Allande and Guanajuato

JUNE 21-June 28, 2016
COMPARATIVE
URBAN PLANNING, DESIGN AND RELATED URBAN ISSUES:
MEXICO AND THE US

The course is open to juniors and seniors as well as graduate students.  Professor Fritz Wagner and Dr. Regent Cabana will lead it.  We will visit three Mexican cities-Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato – where a number of professors, government officials and other urban experts will give lectures and tours.

The course will examine similarities and differences between U.S. and Mexican cities.  We will look more particularly at current urban issues confronting communities in Mexico.  We will study the physical layout of cities, urban design, urban growth, problems related to the environment, governmental institutions as well as historical, social and cultural factors specific to Mexico and Mexican cities.  Students will write a paper on a topic related to an issue encountered in Mexico.

A FANTASTIC TRIP AND LOTS TO LEARN-YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED Our estimated cost of the trip (airfare, meals, ground travel, and accommodation) is $1200, not including tuition

Students pay own travel to and from Mexico and pay for own lodging and meals and ground transport. Suggested flight times will be offered and accommodations will be organized by instructors.

For more information including the syllabus and itinerary, click read more.

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Spring Quarter Travel Grants
Deadline April 22 (early consideration deadline March 28)
GPSS contributes funds to qualifying students’ travel expenses for conference participation in the US and abroad. Students must be presenting in some form in order to be eligible (presenting a paper or poster, chairing a session or panel, etc.)

Deadline for funding for a Spring application is April 22^nd.  Summer applications open on 4/29 and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

More info:  http://depts.washington.edu/gpss/services/funding/travel-grants

Spring Quarter 2016 programming:

“Finding Graduate Funding,” Tuesday, April 12th, 12:30-1:30, Research Commons, Red C

The first in a two-day workshop series, this Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) event will introduce UW graduate students (current and admitted) to the graduate funding landscape. The workshop provides an overview of timelines, databases, and strategies for finding fellowships, scholarships, grants, and awards to support graduate education, research, and travel. No RSVP necessary. Attendance at the second workshop in the series — “Crafting a Strong Application for Graduate Funding” — is recommended, but not required.

“Crafting a Strong Application for Graduate Funding,” Wednesday, April 13th, 12:30-1:30,

Research Commons, Red C The second in a two-day workshop series, this event will introduce UW graduate students to the components of a quality funding application and strategies for creating one. Moderated by the Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS) Manager, the workshop will include presentations by representatives from the UW Libraries and Office of Fellowships, in addition to a panel discussion with current students and faculty. No RSVP necessary. Attendance at the first workshop in the series — “Finding Graduate Funding” — is recommended, but not required. Refreshments will be provided, courtesy of Core Programs.

Further details about these events are available via the Research Commons events calendar<http://lib.washington.edu/commons/events/calendar>.

Best,

Rachel Wishkoski
Graduate Funding Information Service Manager

Deadline Feb. 8th at noon.

Graduate School fellowships that support current UW graduate students for one quarter of international study or research abroad.  Fee-based students not eligible due to funding sources.

International Research and Study Fellowships

funded by the Chester Fritz and Boeing International endowments

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 8, 2016, 12 noon (PST)

Website for more info: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/fritz/index.shtml

Award Information

These one-quarter grants provide support to UW graduate students doing international research or study. Successful applicants are awarded either a Chester Fritz Fellowship or a Boeing International Fellowship.

The fellowships are available to fund research and/or study periods of one quarter (three full months) abroad during the 2016-2017 year (autumn 2016 through summer 2017). These awards DO NOT support faculty-led UW study abroad programs. Read more

DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL HEALTH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIELDWORK & GRADUATE CERTIFICATES INFORMATION SESSION

When: Friday, January 29, 2015, 12– 1 p.m.
Where: Student Union Building (HUB), Room 214

*Department of Global Health Fellowships*

Come learn about the Department of Global Health’s five funding opportunities for travel support and fieldwork experiences for graduate and professional students, and medical residents at the University of Washington. The purpose of these fellowships is to provide financial assistance to a graduate student, professional student, or medical resident at the University of Washington to help support fieldwork experience in global health.

• George Povey Social Justice and Activism in Global Health Fellowship
• Global Opportunities in Health (GO Health) Fellowship
• Strengthening Caring Opportunities through Partnership in Ethiopia (SCOPE) Fellowship
• Stergachis Endowed Fellowship in International Exchange
• Thomas Francis, Jr. Global Health Fellowship

These funding opportunities are administered by the Global Health Resource Center and provide assistance for costs associated with doing fieldwork outside of Seattle. Applications for each may be submitted via a Common Application and Catalyst Dropbox. Visit the Funding for Fieldwork page to learn more!

The fellowship application will be available beginning Monday, February 1, 2016 and will close Monday, March 14, 2016.

*Department of Global Health Graduate Certificates*

Come learn about the Department of Global Health’s graduate certificate programs. A graduate certificate is a linked series of graduate courses that constitute a coherent body of study. It is designed to enhance the education of matriculated graduate and professional students beyond the requirements for a graduate degree, or to provide continuing education to graduate non-matriculated (GNM) students. The Department of Global Health offers four certificates in the following fields:

• Global Health
• Program in HIV & STIs
• Global Injury & Violence Prevention
• Global Health of Women, Adolescents & Children

Visit the Department of Global Health Graduate Fellowships page to learn more!

For MSW Students, up to 6 credits of courses that are taken as electives for both programs may be double-counted for both the degree and the certificate.  For more information about how certificates work with the MSW program, please speak with Lin Murdock, linm@uw.edu.

International Opportunities in Social Work – http://www.ngoabroad.com/

SRI LANKA: Community Organizing & Community Development in the Slums One billion people on this planet live in slums. Social Work proudly pioneered work in the slums.
Come work with this amazing org that has systematically improved housing, infrastructure and economic development.
Have strong community organizing skills? We need you to help involve the community in each and every improvement being made, and strengthening their skills and buy in to community development.

COSTA RICA: Domestic Violence – Spanish fluency required Work in the shelter; do community education; help women become economically independent so they can leave abusive relationships; and/or help develop counseling programs for women, men and kids.
This is a great place to get experience with group and/or individual therapy or play therapy with the kids.

UGANDA: Community Organizing & Women
This Ugandan social work director who emphasizes empowering women, does a phenomenal job of teaching villages how to assess their needs, their strengths and achieve their goals.

INDIA: Training “barefoot counselors”
In many places language differences prevent foreigners from doing direct service but this psychiatric social worker created a way for you to help:
Train local Indians about mental health so they can help those with psychological or psychiatric needs.

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Luce Scholars Program

Rising 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!

UW is able to nominate 3 students 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. Read more

I just wanted to send a quick reminder of the Spanish & Counseling summer program in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  There are two sessions (early and late summer).  Each has over half of the 35 spots already reserved.

Students that have not yet requested information should contact us to learn:

• Parameters such as program dates, costs (far less than you think), and prerequisites.
• Spanish course details like what to exect in class (very different from college).
• Counseling components such as professional shadowing, role playing (in Spanish), and in-depth looks into various Argentine social services.
• Cultural activities such as salsa dancing, local traditional festivos, and even learning to cook Argentine food.
• Overview of housing options: live with a local family (recommended) or share an apartment with other students.
• Weekend excursions like a bike tour of the nature reserve and a special group trip to an authentic estancia (ranch).
• Video “experience reflections” from past participants, each offering specific advice to get the most out of the program.
• Details on the $300 flight assistance credit to help with travel expenses.
• Scholarship opportunities for pre-health students who plan to use Spanish in their careers.

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Be a Global Leader at the University of Washington: Join the FIUTS Student Board!

All UW students welcome to apply!

International, American, Undergraduate, Graduate & IELP

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The 2015 Husky Pride Fund Scholarship Application has officially opened!

The Husky Pride Fund (HPF) was created in 2006 by the Associated Students of the University of Washington (ASUW). The mission of the HPF is to reduce financial barriers that prevent students from fully engaging with the University of Washington.

Scholarships will be awarded to assist students in covering the cost of travel & tuition to participate in a UW Early Fall Exploration Seminar Program. Priority will be given to students with financial need and who have never participated in an Early Fall Exploration Seminar or Study Abroad Program.

Eligibility:
• Student at the University of Washington (Includes Tacoma and Bothell Campuses)
• Receiving Financial Aid
• Participating in a 2015 Early Fall Exploration Seminar Program

The application will be close on March 13th.
Recipients of the scholarship will be notified by the first week of April.

Apply now and share with your friends!
The application can be found at http://tinyurl.com/2015HPFS

If you have any questions feel free to contact the ASUW Director of Service and Partnerships, Kainen Bell at asuwbdsp@uw.edu

Dr. Jim Diers (Landscape Architecture, instructor of Soc W 536: Community Organizing) and Josephine Ensign (Psychosocial and Community Health) are leading a UW Exploration Seminar to New Zealand, “Empowering Healthy Communities” between Summer and Autumn Quarters, 2015 (Approx. Aug. 24th-Sept. 21st.)

Basic Info:  “Empowering Healthy Communities” is an interdisciplinary Exploration Seminar in New Zealand focusing on how various communities organize and advocate for overall health and wellbeing. In this seminar we will combine community-engaged service-learning, community case studies, readings, reflective writing, student independent projects, and immersive living experiences to challenge students to think more broadly and creatively about participatory democracy, civic engagement, sustainability, and the social determinants of health. New Zealand is an ideal location for this Exploration Seminar. The country has a unique blend of indigenous and immigrant cultures, and its people have a rugged, “number eight wire” can-do, and highly creative approach to solving individual and community problems. New Zealand is ranked number one in the Harvard Business School’s Social Progress Index for overall wellbeing, while the U.S. is ranked number sixteen, just above Slovenia. New Zealand spends one-third less per person on health care than we do in the U.S., yet they have much better population health outcomes. How do they do it? That is one of the main questions we will ask and explore through our work and study in New Zealand. In addition, as New Zealand is a world leader in environmental sustainability efforts, we will challenge ourselves to go ‘as green’ as possible: living in youth hostels, recycling, walking and taking public transportation, and eating a mainly vegetarian diet for our group meals.

More information including costs and financial aid at:

http://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11328

 

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