Category: Study Abroad

Fulbright UK Summer Institute Application Opens Nov 30!

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The Fulbright UK Summer Institutes are three to four week programmes for US undergraduate students, who have no or very little travel experience outside North America. Participants can explore the culture, heritage and history of the UK while experiencing higher education at a UK university.

Students will have the opportunity to:

  • Study alongside leading academics and professionals
  • Develop knowledge in specific fields
  • Experience cultural and social events
  • Visit UK cultural sites and areas of scenic beauty
  • Receive credit to transfer to their home institution
  • Meet people from different backgrounds and cultures
  • Become an ambassador for studying in the UK, for the Fulbright Commission and their host institution(s)

The Institute costs covered by the Fulbright Commission and its partner institutions include:

  • Round-trip airfare
  • Tuition and fees at the host institution
  • Accommodation
  • In some cases, a small daily allowance for meals

To be eligible, students must:

  • Be a US citizen and possess a US passport
  • Have had no or very little study/travel experience outside of North America
  • Have a minimum GPA of 3.7
  • Be at least 18 years old by the start of the programme
  • Be able to participate in the programme in its entirety
  • Have at least two years of undergraduate study remaining after the Institute finishes

Application deadline Feb 7, 2023. See https://fulbright.org.uk/going-to-the-uk/uk-summer-institutes for more information. Questions? Contact fellowships@middlebury.edu .

Killam Fellowship for Study Abroad in Canada

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The Killam Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students from universities in Canada and the United States to spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the other country. Students may participate in the program via the Open Competition modality – applying for and registering at the host university and paying host tuition fees. 

For more information, see https://www.fulbright.ca/programs/killam-fellowships/americans

Conditions

  • Students need to select courses that will receive credits at their home institution.
  • Students that take up the Killam Fellowship in the last year of their undergraduate studies must complete their last semester at their home university.
  • The Killam Fellowships Program offers a cash award of $10,000 US for a full academic year (pro-rated at $5,000 US for one semester), along with an allowance to offset the cost of health insurance in the currency of the host country.
  • The Foundation hosts all new Killam Fellows at an Orientation program in Ottawa each fall and again at a seminar in Washington D.C. each spring (should public health guidelines allow it).
  • In addition, all Fellows are eligible to apply for a mobility grant in an amount not to exceed $800. The idea of the mobility initiative is to allow students to undertake an educational field trip, providing the Fellows with the opportunity to gain a broader understanding of the culture of the host country. 

Application deadline: January 31st, 2022

CLS Webinars for Applicants

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Uncategorized

For students interested in applying to the Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS) for summer 2021, check out the resources below. Application deadline is Nov. 17, 2020 at 8pm EST.

Harris-Weidner ’22 Wins Boren Scholarship

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Summer Program

Congratulations to Ming Harris-Weidner ’22! Ming is one of 217 undergraduates who received the David L. Boren Scholarship this year. The scholarship will support Ming’s continued study of Chinese language. The Boren scholarship supports students pursuing international and language education in areas of the world considered critical to U.S. interests. Read more about Ming and the Boren scholarship at http://www.middlebury.edu/newsroom/archive/2020-news/node/648006

Congratulations to Middlebury’s Fulbright and CLS Finalists and Alternates!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad, Teaching English Abroad, Uncategorized

The Fellowships Office is happy to announce that twelve Middlebury students and alumni were named Fulbright finalists and another six seniors were named alternates for the 2020-21 US Fulbright Student Program. Two students were named finalists for the 2020 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) program, and another three were named alternates. Congratulations to all of you! This is, however, a very different year that we planned for due to COVID-19. The summer 2020 CLS program was suspended; Fulbright grants now will not begin until Jan 1, 2021 at the earliest. This means that many finalists will not be able to accept their grants for different reasons–a reality that is disappointing to so many. But we want to recognize this accomplishment by our students and alumni–well done! Alternates and finalists can reapply–so please talk with us about that. Fulbright and CLS application processes for this fall are proceeding as normal.

Congratulations to Middlebury’s Fulbright Finalists and Alternates for Study/Research and English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Grants!

Finalists

David Anderson ‘19.5 Study/Research, Japan

Caroline Byrne, MA candidate, Language Schools, ETA, Spain

Chelsea Colby ’18, ETA, Malta

Amani Core ’18, ETA, Taiwan

Colleen Gair ’20, ETA, Slovak Republic

Athena Haywood ’20, ETA, Argentina

Isabel Herrick ’20, ETA, Columbia

Mahli Knutson ’20, ETA, Taiwan

Hannah Krutiansky ’19, ETA, Brazil

Karl Lin ’20, Study/Research, Japan

Kami Smith, MA candidate, Language Schools, ETA Andorra

Teal Witter ’20, MA Degree Award, Israel

Fulbright Alternates

Celia Alter ‘19.5, ETA, Spain

Laura Blum ’20, Study/Research, Finland

Jack Carew ’20, Study/Research, Morocco

Winslow Ferris ’20, ETA, Taiwan

Ellie Greenberg ’20, ETA, Malaysia

Michael Nunziante ‘19.5, ETA, Peru

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Finalists and Alternates

Finalists

Shamsadin Mohajerani ’20, Arabic

Victoria Toth ’21, Russian

Alternates

Priscilla Downey ’21, Chinese (Mandarin)

Henry Ganey ’22, Chinese (Mandarin)

Lilli Shoup ’22, Chinese (Mandarin)