Financial Aid & Scholarships for Study Abroad
Federal financial aid and scholarships are available to KU students enrolled in a study abroad program that is approved by the Office of Study Abroad (OSA) at The University of Kansas and who meet eligibility guidelines to receive aid.
Federal Grants and Student Loans
Complete the "Free Application of Federal Financial Aid" (FAFSA) for the term you plan on studying abroad. For more information, visit The University of Kansas Financial Aid Office, 50 Strong Hall.
Office of Study Abroad Scholarships
Open to KU students traveling on OSA approved summer, semester, and academic year study abroad programs. Applicants must be degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students at KU.
Additional On-Campus Scholarship Opportunities
Check with your academic department about departmental scholarships and grants that may be available to you for studying abroad.
National Security Education Program
David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship The mission of the Boren Scholarship is to educate U.S. citizens, understand foreign cultures, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness, and enhance international cooperation and security An informational meeting will be held on Tuesday September 20 @ 3:30 p.m. in the International Room in the Kansas Union.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
The goal of the Gilman program is to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. The Gilman Program is open to all U.S.citizen undergraduates in good academic standing who receive a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of study abroad.
Freeman-ASIA
The Freeman-ASIA program provides U.S. undergraduates studying in Asia with awards for the summer or academic year.
For a more information on any of these scholarships and/or a complete listing of Study Abroad Scholarships, please visit the KU Office of Study Abroad, 108 Lippincott Hall or our webpage www. ku.edu/~osa
Celebrated
Abby Mills
the Russian
New Year appropriately ... In the snow.
When the snow fell in September, I knew it was going to be a long year...
Abby Mills studied abroad in Russia on an NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship for Study Abroad
Despite temperatures that dropped to -30 Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit), my semester in Siberia and the following semester in St. Petersburg were marked by warmth more than cold.
I first heard of Gorno-Altaisk, Russia - a small town on the border with China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan - when a group of students and faculty from Gorno-Altaisk State University visited Lawrence on a scientific exchange. I started working with the group and traveled to Gorno-Altaisk in the summer of 2004, before beginning my fall semester there on a grant from the National Security Education Program.
The grant was to study journalism and Russian in Russia. I chose St. Petersburg to study journalism because I was already familiar with the university there. Gorno-Altaisk State University does not have a journalism school, but I decided that my first semester would be better spent in a place more isolated from English-speaking foreigners, who are everywhere in St. Petersburg. I also think that Americans know so little about Russia in general - I wanted to experience a Russia outside the Western strongholds of Moscow and St. Petersburg. Seeing such a remote part of Russia is a rare opportunity unavailable to most Russians, let alone most Westerners.
I also found a new group of soul mates. In Russian the word "friend" is not used lightly. It implies complete dedication and commitment. My new friends led me through the complexities of living in a foreign culture and taught me the language better than any classroom. They were the support system that allowed me to take in all the beauty of such an amazing culture and the soft ground to pad my fall on those rough days when I just couldn't take one more day of this backwards country.
These human connections are the essence of the study abroad experience. I studied Russian for four years before my trip to Russia, but arrived not able to communicate. I somewhat spoke the language, but lacked the essential cultural background knowledge
Winter or Spring Break a great time to go abroad...
Can't devote a semester or year to study abroad? Short-term programs are a great way for students to complete discipline-specific credits while experiencing another culture. KU will offer a number of short-term programs during Winter and Spring Break this year. All courses are taught in English.
Winter Break: Marine Biology, Field Studies in the Caribbean Bonaire is a tropical coral reef island in the Southern Caribbean. The course will focus on the ecology of estuaries and oceans from population to ecosystem levels. The trip will include 12 days of diving as well as explorations of terrestrial and cultural habitats.
Winter Break: Theatre & the Arts in Prague, Czech Republic This program consists of six evening seminar meetings from October to December in which various aspects of Czech history and culture are introduced. The course culminates in a 12-day study trip to Prague in January. The trip will include lectures by local scholars, visits to museums and other local sites, and evenings at the theatre. A special emphasis will be placed on contemporary theatre.
NEW! Winter Break: The Costa Rica Experience
NEW! Winter Break. The Costa Rica This 12-day program offers Honors program students the opportunity to investigate a variety of current issues in Costa Rican politics, culture, and environmental conservation through lectures, field trips to sites of interest, and individual research projects.
Spring Break: Humanities and Western Civ. England - Enroll in a specially designated section of Western Civilization II on the Lawrence campus this spring and spend Spring Break in London visiting museums, historic buildings, and other locations related to course content. Assignments, examinations and discussion activities will integrate Western Civilization II readings with London venues.
Spring Break: The London Review
The London Review allows Honors Program students to plan and research a visit to London, to spend Spring Break visiting London, and to create a publication of reviews and essays about their stay. Students attend class weekly during the spring semester, both before and after the program.
Spring Break: Turkish Women in Islam and Society Spend nine days in Turkey Spring Break exploring the ways in which women have been and are active in Islam and society in Turkey. Students will travel to Turkey to tour Islamic monuments and meet with women who are active in the public sphere in areas as diverse as education, research, development, politics, religion art, music and media. Six classes will be taught at KU prior to departure.
DEADLINE FOR APPLYING FOR WINTER BREAK or SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS IS OCTOBER 11
and human experiences to feel the language and the culture to which it is inherently linked. I can't say that I completely understand these things after only a year, and probably will not after my 50th year in Russia, but I can say that after this experience I can look at the world around me differently. I appreciate and question things about my own culture that I had always taken for granted. At the same time, I have taken in parts of a new culture and can say with pride and warmth that a part of my soul will always consider Russia home.
For more information on the NSEP scholarship, you can attend the info meeting (see opposite page) or contact Justine Hamilton in the Office of Study Abroad, 785-864-3742
JAYHAWKS ABROAD
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FALL 2005