Dr. Jen Self (Social Work, Q Center) and Jaimee Marsh (Student Life, Q Center) will be running a Study Abroad Program in Barcelona, Spain between Summer Quarter 2015 and the start of Autumn Quarter (Approx. Aug 24th-Sept 16th)

Info Session on Friday, Feb. 27th from noon-1pm OR 4:30-6pm in HUB 315.

Basic information:  The focus of our program is a comparative analysis of LGBTQ rights and the ways in which social policies affect the lives of LGBTQ people in Spain. A primary focus of the course is examining historical context and ways in which gender and sexuality are conceptualized. We will also compare and contrast the pathways to marriage equality in Spain vs. the United States, and the implications for future rights and social justice movements among LGBTQ communities. For the culminating project, students will conduct a policy analysis by tracing the history and trajectory of a current policy issue relevant to LGBTQ communities.

Up to 6 credits of Soc W 597 may be used toward the MSW elective requirement.

More information, including costs and financial resources at: http://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11327

For the summer of 2015, the Bridge Education Abroad Institute has programs scheduled in Cape Town and Johannesburg for the months of June, July and August. This program will include lectures from experienced professors and guest speakers from all over the globe, including the United States of America. A few of our professors include:

♦ Professor Dr. Paul Joseph (Tufts University, USA)- Author and Previous Director of the Peace and Justice Studies Program

• PHD from UC Berkeley
• Previous president of the national Peace Studies Association
• Former Distinguished Chair for the United States-India Education Foundation     (Fulbright program)

♦ Professor Dr. Solava Ibrahim (University of Cambridge, UK) – Director of MA in Poverty and Development a the institute for development policy and management

• PHD and MPhil from Cambridge

♦ Service Learning Day with Educo Africa (Local NGO) – Vision- Young people understanding their roles as powerful agents of change – actively, confidently and positively contributing towards a better global community.

•  Paired with 12 local South Africans for a meaningful day of service

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Dear Graduate and Professional Students,

We write to share an extraordinary opportunity for travel, discovery, and challenge. The 2015 Bonderman Travel Fellowship application is now available and we encourage you to consider applying. This fellowship offers University of Washington graduate/professional and undergraduate students (from the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses) an opportunity to engage in independent exploration and travel abroad.

David Bonderman – the donor – wishes to give students an opportunity to experience learning and growth in new and unexpected ways. Bonderman Fellows will undertake international travel on their own for eight months, to six or more countries in two or more major regions of the world. Through solo travel the Fellows will focus on exploration and discovery, learning about the world and themselves in it.

Up to seven graduate and seven undergraduate Bonderman Fellowships will be awarded in Spring 2015. Each Fellowship carries a $20,000 award to be used only for extended solo international travel. Fellows may not conduct research, pursue an academic project, or participate in a formal program or organization.

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Receive tuition and a living stipend: 

Academic Year Graduate:                  $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend

Academic Year Undergraduate:         $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend

Summer Graduate/Undergraduate:        $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:

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UW application deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2014          

UW application and nomination information are available at: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=luce

Graduating seniors, alumni, graduate and professional students at UW are encouraged to apply for the Luce Scholars Program. 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!

The 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.

During the current application cycle for the 2015-16 program, applicants must be American citizens who, by July 1, 2015, 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.)

 

Luce Scholars Program Advisers at UW:

For graduate students or alumni – Marilyn Gray, megray@uw.edu, G-1 Communications

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

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Luce Scholars Program Information Sessions

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 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!

The 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.

During the current application cycle for the 2015-16 program, applicants must be American citizens who, by July 1, 2015, 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:

• Wednesday, May 21, 1:30pm, Mary Gates Hall 171 (please RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/234)
• Tuesday, May 27, 3:30pm, Mary Gates Hall 171 (please RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/234)Campus application deadline: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2014 UW application and information at: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=luce

  Luce Scholars Program Advisers at UW:

• For graduate students or alumni – Marilyn Gray, megray@uw.edu, G-1 Communications
• For undergraduate students or alumni – Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, 171 Mary Gates HallProgram Summary: The Luce Scholars Program represents a major effort by the Henry Luce Foundation to provide an awareness of Asia among potential leaders in American society. Launched in 1974, the Luce Scholars Program is aimed at a group of highly qualified young Americans in a variety of professional fields. It is unique among American-Asian exchanges in that it is intended for young leaders who have had limited experience of Asia and who might not otherwise have an opportunity in the normal course of their careers to come to know Asia.

  Luce Scholars have backgrounds in virtually any field other than Asian studies, including but hardly limited to medicine and public health, the arts, law, science, environmental studies, international development, and journalism.

  Placements can be made in the following countries or regions in East and Southeast Asia: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

  In spite of its name, the Luce Scholars Program is experiential rather than academic in nature. Some Scholars have been attached to Asian universities in teaching or research capacities, but none of the participants is formally enrolled as a student in a college or university and no academic credit is extended. Past placements have included an architect’s atelier in Tokyo; a public health program in Banda Aceh; a Gobi regional initiative in Ulaanbaatar; a dance theatre in Kuala Lumpur; an agricultural and environmental center in Hanoi; a human rights commission in Seoul; a pediatric hospital in Bangkok; a TV network in Beijing; a national museum in Siem Reap; an international arbitration centre in Singapore; and English-language newspapers, local governmental agencies and NGOs in diverse fields throughout East and Southeast Asia.

  Professional placements are arranged for each Scholar on the basis of his or her individual interest, background, qualifications, and experience. Each Scholar spends July and August studying the language of the placement country, and the work assignments run for approximately ten months from September until July of the following year. The placements are intended primarily as learning opportunities for the Scholars. Certainly it is hoped that a Scholar will be able to make a professional contribution to the host organization, but equally important is a willingness to learn some of the many things that Asia has to teach.

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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING INTERESTING, FUN AND EDUCATIONAL?

How about an 8 day trip to MEXICO

SUMMER 2014

LArc 495 and URBDP 498 C for juniors/seniors, and URBDP 598 F for grad students. Both 3-6 variable credit.  May 23rd is cutoff date to enroll.

JUNE 24-JULY 1

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 $1,000, not including tuition Read more

Opportunity to volunteer in Kenya, South Africa, Peru and Guatemala

Did you know that 50% of Africans, 58% of Guatemalans and 54% in Peru live below the poverty line, on less than $2 a day? Volunteer with Azma International and make a difference!

Azma International invites applications to participate in one of our three volunteer programs offered during summer break 2014, winter break 2014 and spring break 2015. The volunteer opportunities are offered in Kenya, Guatemala, Peru and South Africa. invites Volunteers in these programs would work in one of these program areas:

1) Teaching

2) Medical outreach

3) HIV/AIDS awareness

4) Child development in orphanages

5) Disabled care

6) Women’s empowerment

7) Wildlife Conservation

8) Agriculture Conservation

9) Sea turtle Conservation

Volunteering is a great way to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience using your skills to help others while building close relationships with your fellow students. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity while spots are still available. We look forward to working with you! Come promote social justice, gain technical and intercultural skills, and get a glimpse of different career paths open to you. We invite you to help us fight the war against poverty! Check us out at www.azmainternational.org.

If you are unable to participate during spring break or summer but would still like to experience a volunteer trip, we have programs available year-round. Visit us at www.azmainternational.org.

The SSW has no affiliation with this program (and no endorsement) and it would be very unlikely that the work you would do would count toward your MSW degree, but it sounds like a great experience.

Hi All –

Full-time graduate students (10 credits) are eligible to apply, too!

From: Burgess Malarkey [mailto:asuwbdsp@uw.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 3:05 PM

Hello All,

The ASUW Husky Pride Fund is distributing two $1,250 scholarships for Exploration Seminars! The application is open until March 2nd (next Sunday) at midnight.

The Husky Pride Fund is a need based scholarship, but all full-time undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. The scholarships are for Exploration Seminars only. More information is at http://hpf.asuw.org/

If you have any questions, please contact me!

Regards,

Burgess Malarkey | Director of Service and Partnerships

Associated Students of the University of Washington

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HUSKY UNION BUILDING 121 | (206) 543-1780

Here is info about a study abroad exploration seminar being offered in London, England, Aug 10-Sept 6^th 2014.  There is an info sessions being held on Feb. 12^th, 1:30pm Odegaard, room 224.

Topic:  Dark Empire: Race, Health and Society in Britain http://tinyurl.com/UWDark

Students can earn 5 credits at the 400 level, which may be used for graduate credit.

$3300 program and IPE fee.  Additional cost for airfare, most meals, health insurance and spending money. Read more

Webinar registration at: http://www.grad.washington.edu/students/fa/

Applications due Feb. 20 at noon.  

Ever heard of a fellowship that sounded too good to be true? The Bonderman Fellowship awards $20,000 to fund extended solo international travel to focus on exploration and discovery. In other words, you have to travel the world and you *cannot* conduct research or pursue an academic project. No, really. As you can imagine, this is an extremely coveted fellowship. Read about a previous fellow, co-founder of Tekla Labs, who credits the Bonderman with completely changing how she saw the world. The eligibility for graduate/professional students is that you be enrolled in a graduate/professional degree program during winter 2014 (on leave is not considered enrolled) and that you be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. The minimum GPA requirement applies to undergraduates ONLY. Applications are due Feb. 20. More information →

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The “Challenges of International Justice” 2014 Exploration Seminar in Ireland and The Hague:  Tentatively planned for Aug 24 to Sept 16, 2014, the five credit program is now open for applications. This will be the seventh year of a study abroad program popular with students who have a special interest in human rights, and those considering law school. Co-sponsored by the Irish Centre for Human Rights in Galway, Ireland, eleven days will be spent at the Centre in Galway before making a four night stop in Dublin, a trip to Belfast, and then an eight day trip to The Hague. This will be a firsthand study of the major international tribunals with an opportunity to interact with court and human rights professionals in an academic and social setting. General information about study see: Read more

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The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:

-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations -Chinese -Czech -Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog -Finnish -French -German -Hebrew -Hindi -Indonesian/Malay -Italian -Japanese -Kazakh -Khmer -Korean -Latvian -Lithuanian -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Slovenian -Spanish -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Thai -Turkish -Uighur -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese

UW students from all departments may apply at: http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/

FLAS Fellowships provide:

Academic Year Graduate:                  $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend

Academic Year Undergraduate:         $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend

Summer Graduate/Undergraduate:        $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

FLAS Information Sessions covering FLAS benefits and requirements, the application process, and the use of FLAS awards abroad, will be held at the following dates and times:

a. Denny 213: Wed Nov 13, 3:30-4:30

b. UW Bothell 1-103, Nov 14, 3:30-5

c. Parrington 313: Wed Dec 4, 2:30-3:30

Applications due January 15, 2014.  Questions: email flas@uw.edu

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)  Fellowship Information Session tomorrow, Oct 29, 3:30-4:30 in Thomson 317.

UW students from all departments may apply at: http://www.jsis.washington.edu/advise/flas/

FLAS Fellowships provide:

Academic Year Graduate:                  $18,000 tuition, $15,000 living stipend

Academic Year Undergraduate:         $10,000 tuition, $5,000 living stipend

Summer Graduate/Undergraduate:        $5,000 tuition, $2,500 living stipend

The FLAS Fellowship is available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  FLAS Fellowships support study of the following languages and their world regions:

-Arabic -Bangla -Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian -Bulgarian -Burmese -Canadian First Nations -Chinese -Czech -Danish -Estonian -Filipino/Tagalog -Finnish -French -German -Hebrew -Hindi -Indonesian/Malay -Italian -Japanese -Kazakh -Khmer -Korean -Latvian -Lithuanian -Norwegian -Persian -Polish -Portuguese -Russian -Slovenian -Spanish -Swahili -Swedish -Tajik -Thai -Turkish -Uighur -Urdu -Uzbek -Vietnamese Read more

I would like you to be aware of the special short-term international study opportunities that the Mandel School is offering for ALL undergraduate and graduate students from all universities and professionals for Spring Break, 2014, and Winter break, 2014/2015.

I will appreciate your assistance in bringing the program to the attention of your students, advisees and colleagues.  These international opportunities are designed to enable participants to experience a new culture, to see different social service systems and gain new insights into the needs of people in the US and abroad.  For more information, you can visit our web site at http://msass.case.edu/international/index.html .

We do not charge tuition for students from other universities.  We do ask that the traveling student register for independent study at their home institution.  Our faculty will provide feedback for grading.

The Spring courses this year will travel to Guatemala, Netherlands and Poland (Spring Break).  Next Fall – 2014, winter break courses travel to India as well as to Ecuador.

Thank you for your assistance.

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