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POSCO TJ Park Foundation NGO Fellowship Program
The 2008-2009 POSCO TJ Park Foundation NGO Fellowship application period is now closed. If you have any questions regarding this program, please click here.
The Sigur Center is proud to announce its participation in an exciting new program: bringing members of South Korean non governmental organizations (NGOs) to the United States for research and study as fellows. The $2 million program, co-ordinated by Stanford University, involves four other leading North American universities. It is possible thanks to the generous support of the POSCO TJ Park Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 1971 by Tae Joon Park to contribute to Korean and Asian development in a spirit of social responsibility.
The POSCO TJ Park Foundation Fellowship Program aims to increase the interaction between members of the American and Korean NGO communities. GWU forms part of a consortium that includes Stanford, Columbia University , Indiana University, and the University of British Columbia. Each university will host two fellows each year for five years starting September 2006. The member universities will also hold an annual conference to highlight the scholars’ research.
For more information and an application, please visit the Stanford University Korean Studies Program.
Please direct questions and applications to:
Sigur Center Grant for Chinese Language Study in Taiwan
Each summer the Sigur Center offers a Chinese language study grant for George Washington University BA and MA candidates. All language study must be conducted in Taiwan, and applicants need to confirm acceptance into a language program before leaving.
The application must also include a budget.
This grant is open to all GW BA and MA students regardless of nationality.
2008 Application: click here
Recommendation Form: click here
The 2008 Application period is now complete. Applications for the 2009 grant will come out in early 2009.
Sigur Center Grant for Korean Language Study in Korea
The Sigur Center is pleased to offer a Korean language study grant for George Washington University BA and MA candidates. All language study must be conducted in Korea, and applicants need to confirm acceptance into a language program before leaving.
The application must also include a budget.
This grant is open to all GW BA and MA students regardless of nationality.
2008 Application: click here
Recommendation form: click here
The 2008 Application period is now complete. Applications for the 2009 grant will come out in early 2009.
Sigur Center Summer Grant for East Asian Field Research
The Sigur Center offers summer field research grants in East Asia for George Washington University graduate students (M.A. or Ph.D.) interested in Asian affairs. These awards provide funding for travel, living, and research expenses while doing fieldwork in an East Asian country.
This grant is open to all GW MA and PhD students regardless of nationality.
* Those selected for these internships must submit a 15-page research and travel report upon completion of their project. Application should include project proposal, budget, list of faculty references, and GW transcripts.
2008 Application: click here
Recommendation form: click here
The 2008 Application period is now complete. Applications for the 2009 grant will come out in early 2009.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
stipend) for intensive study of an East Asian language during the academic year and summer. These FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) fellowships are awarded by the Department of Education to the best programs in area studies after a rigorous national competition.
GWU is the only school in the Washington area to offer FLAS fellowships for the study of East Asian languages and area studies. U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are GW graduate students in good standing currently enrolled in a program that combines modern foreign language training with international studies are eligible to apply.
For more information or for an application, please visit the web site of the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships and Fellowships. Click here for academic year and here for summer fellowships.
The Global Leadership Program
PURPOSE
This graduate fellowship program aims to develop and/or strengthen the professional capabilities of Fellows who will return to their countries of origin to apply those skills learned through their formal education at The George Washington University. The Program is intended for students who will be future leaders in their fields in their home countries.
AWARD
Ten Graduate Fellowships, which will cover full tuition and credit hour fees, will be awarded for 2007-08. The grantee is to provide funds from other sources for books, living, and other expenses, equivalent to a minimum of $18,130 for 12 months, and must provide certification of this support. A Fellowship is renewable each year for a cumulative maximum of three years for Master’s candidates and up to five years for doctoral candidates. A grantee must submit renewal materials for the Fellowship each year; renewal is contingent upon the grantee's grades (GPA of 3.3 or better). The Fellowship is valid for one degree only. Fellowships are for the fall and spring semesters. Awards for the summer sessions are by petition only and subject to available funding.
Students from the following countries or regions (chosen based on protocol arrangements and areas of the world underrepresented at GW) are eligible to apply:
Cambodia
Eastern Europe
Laos
Latin America
The Caribbean
Mongolia
Sub-Saharan Africa
U.S.S.R. Successor States
Vietnam
For more information, please visit the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships & Fellowships.
NSEP David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships
MISSION
The Boren Fellowships enable outstanding U.S. graduate students to pursue specialization in area and language study or to add important international dimensions to their education. The Boren Fellowships fund students pursuing study of regions other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
PURPOSE
The Boren Fellowships enable graduate students in professional and other disciplines to enhance their educational experience in an area of the world that is critical to national security.
AWARD
Funding will support up to six academic semesters. The program is not designed to cover the full cost of tuition, but rather to fund the component of tuition which is directly applicable toward disciplines. For fellowship applications proposing study or research abroad, students must submit a budget outlining travel, living, and miscellaneous expenses.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to apply for a David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship, an individual must be:
- a U.S. citizen
- enrolled in a graduate degree program at a U.S. college or university, or applying to a graduate degree program at a U.S. college or university
To receive an NSEP Fellowship, an individual must:
- provide evidence of admission to a U.S. graduate school and intent to enroll in that program before the actual award can be made, and
- be willing to enter into a service agreement
For more information, please visit the Office of Graduate Student Assistantships & Fellowships.
2008 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu for Summer 2008.
As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and/or advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners. Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.
Eligibility: All applicants must be U.S. citizens. Applicants must be either currently enrolled in a degreegranting program at the undergraduate* or graduate level or have graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program no more than 2 years ago (May 2006). Students in all disciplines including business, engineering, science, the social sciences and humanities are encouraged to apply. Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters). The U.S. Department of State and CAORC welcome all eligible applications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or handicap condition.
Duration: Programs range from 7 weeks to 11 weeks, beginning in early to mid-June with a pre-departure orientation in the U.S. Students must attend the full program and participate in all program activities.
Grant benefits: All program costs are covered for participants. This includes travel between the student's home city and program location, pre-departure orientation costs, applicable visa fees, room, board, travel within country and all entrance fees for program activities. University level credit may be available. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship.
*Due to the challenges of living and studying in Tajikistan, only graduate students are eligible to apply to the summer 2008 Persian program.
For Program Details and On-line Application go here. Applications for the 2008 Summer Institutes were due January 25, 2008.
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers.
For more opportunities, please see
- GW's Office of Graduate Student Assistantships & Fellowships
- GW
- Office of Financial Assistance