Application Deadline: February 27th

Please contact Clarissa Surek-Clark with questions:

• Email: surekcla@u.washington.edu
• In-Person: Guggenheim 418C on Tuesdays from 2-3pm.

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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

The focus is on linguistics and the highlight of this year is the ability to offer 12 credits and two Southern African languages, isiZulu and Afrikaans.

Find details about this year’s program at https://studyabroad.washington.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11120

Program Website: (not updated yet with the 2015 info, but full of pictures and info from the two past years) depts.washington.edu/bbaling/

Questions? Contact:

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

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 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!

• Tues., Oct. 14, 2014, 2:30pm, 171 MGH — This session will be hosted by Hannah Grossblatt, Boren Program Coordinator, and will cover both Undergraduate Scholarships & Graduate Fellowships.
• Wed., Nov. 12, 2014, 3:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)
• Tues, Dec. 2, 2014, 4:30pm, MGH 173R (covering Undergraduate Scholarships only)
• RSVP at https://expo.uw.edu/expo/rsvp/event/239, though drop-ins are always welcome

Boren Scholarships provide 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. For a complete list of countries, click here.

Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. For a complete list of languages, click here.

Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should identify how their study abroad program, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.  NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. To view the Program Basics for the Boren Scholarship, click here.

Undergraduate applicants must apply through UW to be considered for the Boren Undergraduate Scholarship Program. UW Seattle’s deadline for undergraduate applicants is January 8, 2015 for study abroad programs during the 2015-16 academic year. Interested students are welcomed to contact me: Robin Chang, robinc@uw.edu, Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards.

UW Bothell undergraduate and graduate students interested in these opportunities can contact Natalia Dyba (NDyba@uwb.edu) for campus deadlines and application support. UW Tacoma undergraduate and graduate students can contact Cindy Schaarschmidt (cs65@uw.edu) for campus deadlines and application support.

The Boren program also offers Graduate Fellowships for graduate students, details are at http://borenawards.org/boren_fellowship. There is no Boren campus application process at the graduate level; the national deadline for the Boren Graduate Fellowship is January 27, 2015. Marilyn Gray (megray@uw.edu) in the Graduate School Office of Fellowships & Awards is the point of contact for graduate students interested in this program.

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

Program 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.

UW’s recent Luce Scholars:

2013 UW graduate Genevieve Gebhart was selected in 2013 and spent 2013-14 in Laos as a Luce Scholar. Read the UAA article and Q&A with Gennie at http://www.washington.edu/uaa/2013/03/15/honors-student-genevieve-gebhart-selected-for-luce-scholarship/.

2010 UW graduate Jesse Burk-Rafel was selected as a Luce Scholar in 2010 and spent 2010-2011 in Mongolia under the program. Read the UW News article about Jesse at http://www.washington.edu/news/2010/03/04/bioengineering-student-first-uw-undergraduate-awarded-prestigious-luce-scholarship-since-1977/.

The Bicknell Fund, established by Professor Emeritus Daniel C. Waugh and administered by the History Department, provides travel aid for students who intend to study the languages and cultures of Russia, Eastern Europe, or Central Asia. Preference is given to students who are enrolled in formal language study programs, but under rare circumstances students with other travel plans may be considered. Upon return, the student will be required to provide documentation on their course of study, i.e. a certificate of completion from the language program, as well as a short (1-3 page) description of their experience.