Category: Study Abroad

Webinars about Critical Language Scholarships for Summer Language Study

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program will be hosting 3 webinars this fall. Each webinar will give an overview of the CLS Program but also dive into a specific topic related to the program.
CLS is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and it is part of a U.S. government effort to dramatically expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. CLS is a fully funded overseas language program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and to build relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning. The CLS Program seeks participants with diverse interests, from a wide variety of fields of study, backgrounds and career paths, with the purpose of representing the full diversity of professional, regional, cultural and academic backgrounds in the United States.
You can learn more about CLS by visiting the program website (www.clscholarship.org) or by attending one of the webinars. The webinars are open to students, faculty, staff and administrators!
Webinar #1
Date & Time: Thursday, October 2, 2014 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.
Topic: This webinar will provide an overview of the CLS Program and its benefits, the application process, and how institutions can recruit and support students studying critical languages on their campuses (particularly underrepresented students in study abroad).
Link to access the webinar (on the day of the event): http://live.wiziq.com/aliveext/LoginToSession.aspx?SessionCode=PsrbZbjAq5Z9U8UhJDwIxA%3d%3d
RSVP: Please RSVP to Sarah Bartfeld at sbartfeld@americancouncils.org
Webinar #2
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 8th 2014 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST.
Topic: This webinar will focus on possible obstacles that community college students face when thinking about studying abroad and challenges these students may encounter while on program (as well as the support they will receive from CLS staff before and during the program).
Link to access the webinar (on the day of the event): http://live.wiziq.com/aliveext/LoginToSession.aspx?SessionCode=o%2bKldBparDt8JkY4P6QZEw%3d%3d
RSVP: Please RSVP to Sarah Bartfeld at sbartfeld@americancouncils.org
Webinar #3
Date & Time: Friday, October 17th, 2014 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.
Topic: This webinar will provide information about the CLS Program, offer tips for a successful application and give ample time for Q&A. This webinar will focus heavily on application tips and will go into this topic in depth.
Link to access the webinar (on the day of the event): http://live.wiziq.com/aliveext/LoginToSession.aspx?SessionCode=3iIkUsfTXOgsaYhgDDeAbQ%3d%3d
RSVP: Please RSVP to Sarah Bartfeld at sbartfeld@americancouncils.org
For questions and to RSVP, please contact Sarah Bartfeld by email at: sbartfeld@americancouncils.org  (preferred method) or by phone at: 202-833-7522

Application deadline for CLS this year is  Wed, Nov 12!

Info Meeting on Oct 7: Boren Scholarships for International Study

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad

Join Susan Sharp from the Boren Scholarship program for lunch in the LaForce Seminar Room and learn about this scholarship! Boren Scholarships and Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests. Sophomores considering studying abroad next year and seniors thinking of post-graduation international study, and any other interested students, are welcome to attend this meeting. Questions? Contact Stacey Thebodo at sthebodo@middlebury.edu .

NOTE: Please pick up your lunch in Ross (and bring it with you to the meeting) BEFORE 12:15 in order to be at the meeting for a 12:15 start.

Fulbright Internal Deadline Friday, 9/26 at noon!

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

Fulbright application are due this Friday, Sept. 26 at noon EST. Applications should include all required materials and polished statements. If you have an issue with a letter (affiliation/recommendation), please be in touch with Lisa Gates–but still submit your application by the deadline. To submit, you will need to click the “submit” button. When you do that, you have submitted the application to Middlebury (but not to Fulbright). Middlebury will submit your final application to Fulbright by the Oct 14 deadline.

On Sept. 26, we will be in touch with all applicants who submitted an application by the deadline with instructions about signing up for a campus interview on Oct 2,3 or 6. Interviews are brief (about 10 min) and can be conducted via Skype for those candidates not on campus.

If you have questions, let us know at fellowships@middlebury.edu.

Watson Deadline on Monday, 9/22 at noon!

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad

Yes, the deadline for applying for nomination for the Watson is almost upon us! Please note, late applications will not be accepted. So if you would like to be considered for nomination, email the following materials as a single PDF file to fellowships@middlebury.edu by the deadline:

  • Watson Cover Page
  • A proposal explaining what you want to do, where you want to do it, the questions you want to pursue, your relevant background/experience, the source of your interest in the topic. Please consult the Watson Foundation Web site: this statement should be a blend of the Personal Statement and the Project Proposal. Draft proposals must be no more than 5 pages long, double-spaced, double-sided, in 12-point font. Please number pages.
  • Résumé.
  • Academic transcript, printed from Banner Web (use the Degree Progress format).
  • Fellowships Waiver and Permission Form

And where can you find the forms? At go/fellowships ; look in the “forms” section. Questions? Email fellowships@middlebury.edu .

Watson Nomination Info and September Events

Lisa Gates / / Fellowships, Study Abroad

For all of you thinking about the Watson–read on:

  • Watson Information Session: Wednesday, Sept 10 at 7:30 pm in Hillcrest 103
  • Watson Fellow Barbara Ofosu-Somuah ’13 will talk about her Watson Year, Tuesday, Sept 16, 4:30 pm in Hillcrest 103 AND be available for informal conversation with applicants and interested students in the CTLR 8-10 pm
  • To apply for nomination: instructions at go/fellowships, click Listing of Fellowships and then click on Watson. You’ll find instructions for submitting an application for nomination. Submit your  application as a single PDF file to fellowships@middlebury.edu by Monday, September 22, 2014 at 12:00 noon. No late applications will be accepted. Selected applicants will be interviewed in late September/early October. Middlebury may select up to four nominees and one alternate.
  • I am available to read drafts of essays (send as email attachments to fellowships@middlebury.edu) and discuss your proposal in person or by phone. To set up a time, see instructions at go/fellowships .
Barbara Ofosu-Somuah '13, Watson Fellow
Barbara Ofosu-Somuah ’13, Watson Fellow

Questions? Contact Lisa Gates at fellowships@middlebury.edu .