Education Abroad has created three new scholarships — Early Abroad, AMP, and Global Internships — and a new, freshman-only study in Canada program.
Increasing study abroad opportunities is important to Chancellor Harvey Perlman, who stated his goal for UNL students studying abroad during his Oct. 2 State of the University address.
The $2,000 Early Abroad scholarship encourages UNL undergraduate students to travel during their first two years. It requires recipients to share their study abroad experience through a creative presentation, such as a blog, video or photo exhibit. Recipients must also meet with an academic success coach in UNL’s First-Year Experience and Transition programs.
The awards can be deferred as long as students travel during their first two years at UNL.
The AMP scholarship was created to expand the opportunities for first-year students studying Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Portuguese. Named for the supported languages, the AMP scholarship will be $1,500 for a summer and $3,000 for semester and year immersion programs in countries where these languages are spoken.
The Global Internship Awards, worth $1,500 to students completing credit-earning global internships, will help students with unpaid or low-paid internships abroad reduce their expenses.
Additionally, the Union Bank contract also provided renewed funding for the Discovery Scholarship, which encourages programs in underrepresented areas or fields of study.
In partnership with the W.H. Thompson Learning Community, Education Abroad has also created a freshman-only program called Canada: Learning in Place. The program will take students to Montreal and Quebec City, allowing participants to explore the similarities and differences between the United States and Canada. It will also provide students an opportunity to learn the benefits of international experience.
The application deadline for UNL education abroad scholarships is Feb. 1 for the 2015 summer and fall programs. The deadline for spring 2016 scholarships is Oct. 1.
For more details about the new scholarships and program, and the previously announced Global Gateway scholarships, visit Education Abroad’s website: http://educationabroad.unl.edu/
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