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Wednesday, June 21,1995
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KU students will study abroad free
School shares top place with Yale for scholarships
By Luby Montano-Laurel
Kansan staff writer
Eight KU students have won National Security Education Program awards to study abroad during the 1995-96 school year.
According to the KU Study Abroad Office, the students were among 300 winners of the national scholarship, worth as much as $8,000 a semester. More than 1,000 students entered the competition.
The National Security Education Program, which started last year, offers undergraduate students the opportunity to study abroad in areas that are not in Western Europe, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, said Elizabeth Debicki, director of KU Study Abroad. The NSEP sent applications to 159 colleges nationwide, including the University.
The Study Abroad Office organized and helped the KU applicants in the long application process, Debicki said.
However, Leslie Anderson, head of the undergraduate division of the National Security Education Program in Washington, said that this year KU shared the top place with Yale University. Both universities have eight winners.
entered the competition this year but that the three-level screening process was very competitive.
She also said that 16 KU students
Anderson said that the program covered the expenses of all 300 winners from 159 different colleges in 41 states.
The program is designed to assist American students who need foreign language skills and international competence for their future jobs.
She said that the program provided scholarships to internationalize students' education in areas less commonly chosen for study abroad. Students can go abroad to any country they choose as long as the country meets the necessary requirements. Anderson said.
"We support the students decisions," she said. "We are here to help them."
To qualify for the awards, students must be U.S. citizens, be full-time students in a college or university, and apply for a study abroad program that helps meet their degree requirements.
"KU winners are excited to be able to go abroad and not have to worry so much about money." Debicki said. "This is the only national scholarship specifically for study abroad."
The program's funds come from the Department of Defense, Debicki said.
Angela Warren, Ottawa sophomore, said that she was shocked when she heard that she was a winner. Warren studies Russian. She left for Moscow on Wednesday and will be there for the summer.
Nancy Rideout, Liberty, Mo., senior and Chinese major, said that the NSEP scholarship would allow her to go to China with her children for the 1996-97 academic year.
"I've been planning to go to China since I was a freshman, and I am glad that this opportunity is given to undergraduates as well," Rideout said. "I think that going abroad is important because students can always learn more."
Next year's award applications are available at the KU Study Abroad Office, 203 Lippincott Hall.
KU undergraduate NSEP scholarships
list of scholarship recipients with future school, field of study and money amount:
Jennifer Cavanaugh
Jennifer Cavanaugh
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa
Rica; Spanish Literature; $7,000
Jeffrey Lonard
Linda Ly
Kiev University, Ukraine; Ukrainian;
$8,000
The People's Republic of China, Nanjing; Biology and Chinese; $5,000
Nancy Ridgeout
John Roberts
The People's Republic of China, Nanjing; Chinese; $5,000
JOHN ROBERTS
Frederic Chopin Music Academy,
Polarid; Music/Piano; $11,000
Jamieh Shawman
Jennifer Snowmink
School for International Training,
Bolivia; Sustainable Development;
$6,000
Jason Unrein
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa
Rica; Business and Spanish; $5,000
Angela Warren
Angela Warren
St. Petersburg University, Russia
Russian; $5,000
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