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Teaching Opportunities In Tokyo

University graduates needed to teach in Tokyo, Japan by International
Education Services at leading corporations, national government ministries,
and schools (from university to elementary age students). IES was
established in 1969 and has been continuously in operation since then. Eight
month and annual contracts include paid vacations, medical insurance, with a
salary from $30,000 to $40,000. Very small classes. English is used to teach
in the classroom. Instructors are assisted by our Japanese coordinators.
Texts and supplemental learning materials are provided for all classes.
Transportation to and from classes is paid by IES. Assistance with housing
is provided. You do not need an automobile for travel in Japan. IES is
located in the center of Shibuya, one of the most colorful, modern centers
of Tokyo with numerous dining places and entertainment districts. Shibuya is
one of the primary locations where a great many of the 2020 Olympics events
will be held. Shibuya is also a very short train ride to Ginza and Shinjuku,
two more exciting districts in Tokyo. Immediate instructor openings are
available throughout 2015. Living in Japan is a unique cultural experience
and Tokyo is inexpensive. Please initially email your cover letter and CV to
jmalian@iesnet.co.jp. Additional employment information will be emailed to
you on receipt of a completed IES questionnaire used during our Skype
interview with you.

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Damian Thomas
Academic Director
International Education Services
Rose Hikawa Building
22-14, Higashi 2-Chome
Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo 150-0011
Tel : 03-3498-7101
Fax : 03-3498-7113
http://www.iesnet.co.jp
http://www.iesnet.co.jp/english

Information Sessions (select one):

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2:30-3:20 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 8, 3:30-4:20 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 9, 12:30-1:20 p.m.

Leadership Application Workshop:

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 4:30-6:20 p.m.  RSVP

Research Application Workshops (select one):

Thursday, Jan. 22, 4:30-6:20 p.m.  RSVP

Monday, Jan. 26, 4:30-6:20 p.m.  RSVP

Leadership Deadline: Jan. 26, 5:00 p.m.

Research Deadline: Feb. 2, 5:00 p.m.

All information sessions and application workshops will be held in the Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity (EXPD) in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) room 171.

Begin the online application and learn more on our website, expd.uw.edu/mge.  Email mgates@uw.edu with any questions.

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines 

Jan. 12, 2015:    Beinecke Scholarship

Jan. 14, 2015:    Department of Energy NNSA Stewardship Graduate Fellowship Program

Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship Program

Jan. 15, 2015:    German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) RISE

Scan|Design @ UW Fellowship

Jan. 16, 2015:    Pride Foundation Scholarships

Greater Seattle Business Association Scholarships

Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Jan. 19, 2015:    Samuel Huntington Public Service Award

Jan. 20, 2015:    Killam Fellowship

USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

Jan. 23, 2015:    Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship

Jan. 26, 2015:    Mary Gates Endowment Leadership Scholarship

Jan. 30, 2015:    Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship

Jan. 31, 2015:    DAAD German Academic Exchange Service Undergraduate Scholarship Programs

Feb. 2, 2015:    Mary Gates Endowment Research Scholarship

Upcoming Winter Workshops: (all in MGH 171)

Scholarships 101: Getting Started    January 21, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

January 27, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Scholarships 201: for Continuing Students    January 28, 2015, 3:30-4:30pm

February 5, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Curriculum Vitae Writing    January 22, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

February 2, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

Getting Great Recommendation Letters    January 26, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

February 12, 2015, 2:30-3:30pm

Personal Statement Writing    January 29, 2015, 4:30-5:30pm

February 4, 2015, 3:30-4:30pm

UW application information and online application form: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=beinecke

Last UW information session: Wed., Dec. 3, 2014, 12:30 – 1:20pm, 173R MGH

The Beinecke Scholarship provides $34,000 for graduate study in arts, humanities and social science fields to juniors (based on graduation date) of exceptional ability, achievement, and who have financial need. Students must be nominated to compete for this scholarship, and the UW is allowed to nominate one student per year to compete for this national award. Students from all 3 campuses are welcome to apply for nomination.

If you are considering graduate studies in an arts, humanities or social science field, have a passion for that field, and financial need, consider applying! The Beinecke Scholarship program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study. Each scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants.

To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must:

• Have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise during his or her undergraduate career.
• Be a college junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree during the 2014-2015 academic year. “Junior” means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2015 and August 2016.
• Plan to enter a master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
• Please note some exceptions the Beinecke Foundation makes in terms of fields of study: Students in the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience should not apply for a Beinecke Scholarship. Also, students who plan to pursue graduate study in professional programs (law school, business school, etc.) should not apply.
• Be a United States citizen; OR a United States national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Have a documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during his or her undergraduate years. Primary evidence of meeting this criterion is a student’s history of receiving need-based institutional, state or federal grants-in-aid. An institutional financial aid officer will be required to complete a Financial Data Sheet certifying that the student meets this criterion. During the selection process, the amount of financial need will be one of the factors considered with preference being given to candidates for whom the awarding of a scholarship would significantly increase the likelihood of the student’s being able to attend graduate school.

UW application information and online application form: http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=beinecke

The Beinecke Scholarship provides $34,000 for graduate study in arts, humanities and social science fields to juniors (based on graduation date) of exceptional ability, achievement, and who have financial need. Students must be nominated to compete for this scholarship, and the UW is allowed to nominate one student per year to compete for this national award. Students from all 3 campuses are welcome to apply for nomination.

If you are considering graduate studies in an arts, humanities or social science field, have a passion for that field, and financial need, consider applying! The Beinecke Scholarship program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study. Each scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants.

To be eligible for this scholarship, a student must:

• Have demonstrated superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement and personal promise during his or her undergraduate career.
• Be a college junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree during the 2014-2015 academic year. “Junior” means a student who plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and who expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2015 and August 2016.
• Plan to enter a master’s or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences.
• Please note some exceptions the Beinecke Foundation makes in terms of fields of study: Students in the social sciences who plan to pursue graduate study in neuroscience should not apply for a Beinecke Scholarship. Also, students who plan to pursue graduate study in professional programs (law school, business school, etc.) should not apply.
• Be a United States citizen; OR a United States national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Have a documented history of receiving need-based financial aid during his or her undergraduate years. Primary evidence of meeting this criterion is a student’s history of receiving need-based institutional, state or federal grants-in-aid. An institutional financial aid officer will be required to complete a Financial Data Sheet certifying that the student meets this criterion. During the selection process, the amount of financial need will be one of the factors considered with preference being given to candidates for whom the awarding of a scholarship would significantly increase the likelihood of the student’s being able to attend graduate school.

To learn more about this opportunity and the UW application and nomination process, please attend a Beinecke Scholarship Information Session:

• Thurs., Nov. 13, 2014, 4:30 – 5:20 pm, 173R MGH (inside MGH 171)
• Tues., Nov. 18, 2014, 3:30 – 4:20pm, 173R MGH
• Wed., Dec. 3, 2014, 12:30 – 1:20pm, 173R MGH
• RSVP to attend at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/238, though drop-ins are always welcome.

The UW application process for those seeking nomination is open now and the deadline for submission will be January 12, 2015. Details and the UW application are at http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=beinecke.

Please feel free to contact Robin Chang in the UW Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards (robinc@uw.edu, 206-543-2603, MGH 171) with questions or concerns.

UW Bothell and UW Tacoma students are encouraged to take advantage of the scholarship advising offices on those campuses:

• UW Bothell – contact Erin Hitzemann at EHitzemann@uwb.edu
• UW Tacoma – contact Cindy Schaarschmidt at cs65@uw.edu. UW Tacoma information session: Dec 3 at 12:30pm. Location for this session is TBA, so email Cindy to learn more.

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.

Eligibility:

All applicants must be enrolled and in good standing at the UW during the quarter the application is due and must hold US citizenship or permanent resident status. Additionally:

GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS: All students in graduate or professional degree programs are eligible to apply.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: All undergraduate students with senior credit standing and a degree application on file, AND who also meet ONE of the following criteria are eligible to apply:

• at least a 3.7 cumulative UW GPA by the start of Winter 2015; OR
• participation and good standing in the University Honors Program (Interdisciplinary, Departmental or College Honors) or in UW Tacoma’s Global Honors Program, by the start of Winter 2015. Undergraduates in one of these honors programs DO NOT need to have 3.7 UW GPA or higher to apply, but simply must be in good standing in their respective programs, whatever that might mean.

To learn more about this opportunity, please attend one of the information sessions listed on the website.

Applications must be submitted by 12:00 pm (noon) January 12, 2015.

More information about the fellowship, information sessions, and the application can be found at: bonderman.uw.edu

The USAID’s Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship is designed to promote excellence and diversity in the USAID Foreign Service.  Attached is a brief paragraph describing the program below, as well as their flyer and brochure.  Applications with all materials and recommendations must be submitted by 11:59PM on Tuesday , January 20, 2015 to be considered for this year’s award.

2015 Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

The application deadline is January 20, 2015. 

The Payne Program is designed to attract outstanding young people to careers in international development as USAID Foreign Service Officers.  The Payne Fellowship Program provides:

• Benefits valued at up to $90,000 over two years toward a two-year master’s degree,
• Arranges internships in Washington D.C. and at USAID missions overseas, and
• Provides professional development and support activities.

Fellows who successfully complete the program become USAID Foreign Service Officers.  Fellows may use the fellowship to attend a two-year master’s program in a U.S. institution to study an area of relevance to the USAID Foreign Service, including international development, international relations, public policy, business administration, foreign languages, economics, agriculture, environmental sciences, health, or urban planning at a graduate or professional school approved by the Payne Program.  At the end of the two-year fellowship, Fellows enter the USAID Foreign Service.

Applicants must be:

• College seniors or graduates looking to start graduate school in the fall of the year they apply,
• Have GPAs of at least 3.2 and
• Must be U.S. citizens.

The program welcomes applications from those with any undergraduate major and encourages applications from members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the USAID Foreign Service and those with financial need.  Information and application materials for the program are available at www.paynefellows.org.  The application deadline is January 20, 2015.  The Program is funded by USAID and managed by Howard University.

2015 Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship

Number of Fellowships Offered:  5

Eligibility Requirements:  U.S. citizenship; GPA of 3.2/4.0; seeking to start two-year relevant grad program in fall 2015

Online Application Opens:  October 14, 2014 www.paynefellows.org

Application Deadline:  January 20, 2015 – Finalists selected by the end of February – Fellows selected by mid-March

Contact:

Tessa Henry, Program Officer

USAID Donald M. Payne Int’l Development Program

paynefellows@howard.edu; 202-806-4367, (877) 633-0002

Office: (202) 806-5952

tessa.henry@howard.edu

www.paynefellows.org

Start your application: www.teachforamerica.org/apply

Teach For America is developing a movement of leaders who will help drive change at every level of our education system toward the goal of closing the opportunity gap in America.  These leaders start their paths as corps members who teach for two years in urban and rural high-need communities and help students make the academic progress that expands their opportunities.  Deeply affected by their teaching experience, our alumni continue to advocate for students and build lasting change in many different roles and fields.

What is Teach For America: Video

The Basics and Benefits of Teach For America:

•        All academic majors and backgrounds
  · Salary ranging from $25,500-$51,000 a year with health insurance and retirement benefits
  ·         Graduate school and employer partnerships for alum to continue their leadership and impact
  ·         Regional placement is not random; applicants preference location in our 50 regions
  ·         All grade levels (preK-12) and subjects including ELL and SpEd
  ·         Possible AmeriCorps Education Award of $11,100 and loan deferment/forbearance
  ·         Option to earn your certification and/or Masters in Education/teaching
  ·         DACA recipients are eligible to apply. Learn more here.

For additional information, explore our website and youtube channel or contact UW’s Manager of Recruitment, Sean Rice (Sean.Rice@teachforamerica.org) 

• The applications are online with access at http://expd.uw.edu/globalopportunities/global-opportunities
• To apply for the GO!, students must be residents of WA state and eligible for Pell Grants or Husky Promise.
• To apply for the Fritz, students must be declared social science or humanities majors with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA.

The deadline for GO! and Fritz applications is Thursday, November 6 at 5pm. 

• Students studying abroad during winter or spring 2015 should apply now.
• Students studying abroad in summer or autumn 2015 should apply at our next deadline in April.
• Info sessions are:   Wednesday, Oct. 29,  at 3:30pm in 171 Mary Gates Hall.
• Students are welcome to email goglobal@uw.edu with questions.

Information will also be available from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Study Abroad Fair, October 23 and the Scholarship & Fellowship Fair, October 30 — Both in the Commons, Mary Gates Hall.

We invite all students interested in study abroad (and advisers too!) to our next Study Abroad Meet & Greet on Wednesday, Oct. 29  from 4:30 – 5:30pm in 171 Mary Gates Hall

• GO! and Fritz Scholars just back from their studies abroad will be there to talk about their experiences and answer questions.
• Delicious international snacks will be served!