Call for K Week International Volunteers

Join the K Week International Volunteer Team to help welcome new international students and scholars as they start their experience at the University of Kentucky. Be the encouraging and enthusiastic face that students will remember as they make their transition!

Volunteers will have the opportunity to assist in international student check-in sessions, campus and vicinity tours, social activities, and much more—while also having the freedom to commit to as few or as many activities as they choose. K Week International activities run from August 6-17, 2012 and are ideal for volunteers who live in Lexington, or who plan to arrive back to campus early!

Interested? Please fill out the application form here.

Pre-K Week International training sessions will be hosted on July 30 10am-11.30am, and July 31 1:30pm-3:00pm

Join the team and be UK’s face to the world! Further questions may be directed to Helen Brownell at hcbr223@uky.edu

Education Abroad Research Grant

Funded through UK's Office of International Affairs (OIA), the Education Abroad Outcomes Assessment Research Grant provides support for UK graduate or professional students whose research focuses on U.S. education abroad.

Facilitated through its Education Abroad unit, OIA will award 1-2 research grants annually up to $1,000 each. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree-granting UK graduate or professional program and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all previous graduate work. Grant recipients are required to submit their finding findings in the form of a research paper to OIA within 12 months of receiving funding.

More information may be found here.

SAI 2013-14 Faculty Fellows Program

Faculty from the University of Kentucky are invited to apply for the 2013 - 2014 Faculty Fellows Program in Florence and Rome. A single fellowship will be awarded for 2013 - 2014 and can be arranged for four consecutive weeks during any of the following periods: June 1 - July 31, 2013 or September 15 - November 30, 2013 or February 1 - March 31, 2014.




SAI is offering this opportunity in order to encourage faculty to broaden their teaching and scholarship activities in Italy. No knowledge of Italian language is required. The award includes international air travel, and private one bedroom apartment accommodation for one month (four consecutive weeks) in Florence
or Rome. Faculty who wish to have family or friends accompany them may be subject to a utility fee.

The purposes of the Faculty Fellows Program are to foster a deeper connection between faculty from affiliate schools and Italian institutions and to provide opportunities to faculty for continuing their research and studies. In addition to pursuing individual research interests, the Faculty Fellow will serve as an occasional guest lecturer in their area of study for the SAI program in Florence or Rome. Proposed topics should be submitted as part of the application. The fellowship is individually designed, based on the faculty’s needs and interests.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE 2013 - 2014 FACULTY FELLOWS PROGRAM IS NOVEMBER 30, 2012.
Applications should be submitted by email to facultyfellows@saiprograms.com

Click here for more information.

STUDY ABROAD THIS FALL

Social & Theological studies ABROAD

Everyone reads about Jerusalem, but how many have seen the Temple Mount?  Everyone learns about less fortunate peoples, but how many have taught in a third-world classroom?


Tomorrow, Education Abroad Peer Ambassador, Ben Burke, will be giving a presentation on Social & Theological studies abroad.

It is hard to quantify the cultural competency gained by students who decide to immerse themselves in the religious & social issues of their host country.  By studying theology in a city like Rome, students are able to live and breathe a religious history that spans more than a millennium.  Joesph Mann, alumni of A&S's Cape Town internship program, describes how his work with a child's rights organization helped him gain a new perspective.  "You might see images of poor starving children, the entire country is not like that," Joesph said.  "There are many faces to South Africa, just like the U.S."

In fact, Joesph and other students on last summer's Cape Town program met Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  "With everything you know about Archbishop Tutu and his global reputation, he just sat down and talked," Mann said.  "He's real.  The experience was unforgettable."

IFSA Butler puts Study Abroad within Reach

New program & scholarship through UK Partner, IFSA-Butler, make studying abroad possible for everyone.

First, IFSA-Butler's "Fill the GAP" program allows students to set up a savings account in which family, friends & local groups may deposit money.  Not only is this an easy tool for community-based fundraising, but IFSA-Butler will also match these funds up to $1,000!  Visit their website for details & more information on this program.

Second,  IFSA-Butler is now offering scholarships of up to $2,500 for First Generation College Students.  This scholarship can cover many of the up-front costs associated with study abroad including passport, visa & airfare expenses.  Also, IFSA-Butler offers post-study abroad resume building workshops to recipients of their First Generation Scholar Program. 

Education Abroad at UK works with IFSA-Butler in England, Ireland, Egypt & the United Arab Emirates.

PELL? YES YOU CAN STUDY ABROAD!

PELL? YES YOU CAN STUDY ABROAD!  

This Thursday, in 217 Funkhouser, Education Abroad at UK will be holding an informal chat about study abroad opportunities for PELL Grant recipients.  

Learn about PELL Grant matches through SIT Study Abroad, Gilman Scholarship opportunities & much more.

Free snacks & refreshments will be provided.