National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
The University of Minnesota’s NSLI-Y summer 2015 program has been featured on the NSLI-Y Interactive website. Visit the website to hear about the experiences of our Shanghai program participants.
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Now Accepting Applications for March 13-22, 2016 Kakehashi Trip!
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DESCRIPTION:
The CEU School of Public Policy in Budapest offers several scholarship opportunities for three different Master programs in Public Policy. The language of instruction is English, and the degrees are accredited in the U.S. and/or in Hungary (please click here to find out more). The online application for next year is now open, and you may access it here.We offer three Masters’ Degrees:
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA) (Two years)
A program combining academic training with an emphasis on work-based and applied skills of policy management, leadership, and advocacy, which includes a 14-month policy project. Concentrations: Development, Governance, Media and Communication, and Security. There are several special scholarships available for the MPA program, please click here to find out more.
Application deadline: February 4, 2016
MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC POLICY (MAPP) (One year)
A program that emphasizes the link between policy practice and analysis, including a focus on research skills and exposure to real world policy challenges.Specializations include European Public Policy; International Public Policy; Decentralized governance; Higher Education Policy and management; Media, Information and Communications Policy; Equality and Social Justice; Political and Economic Development
Application deadline: February 4, 2016
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC POLICY (MUNDUS MAPP) (Two years)
An international public policy program sponsored by the EU that includes a second year at the InstitutBarceloned’EstudisInternacionals (Spain) or the University of York (UK). Specializations include Global Public Policy and European Public Policy. Please see details of the program and scholarships here.
Application deadlines: Scholarships January 11, 2016, Self-financing: May 3, 2016
You can find out more about the application requirements and the admission process for each program here: http://spp.ceu.edu/application-requirements
ELIGIBILITY:
Students with a three- or four-year undergraduate degree are encouraged to apply. For more details on admissions requirements, please seehere.
SCHOLARSHIPS:
CEU is committed to attracting talented students from around the world. The University offers a range of full scholarships, fellowship, and loan options for students studying at the School of Public Policy. For more information about financial aid options visit:http://spp.ceu.edu/content/financial-aid. Please email 
sppadmissions@ceu.edu for more questions.
Deadline: 3 November 2015
Open to: developing global leaders
Scholarship: flights, accommodation, stipend, others according to country
Chevening is the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders and is funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organizations. Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders, influencers, and decision-makers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and build lasting positive relationships with the UK.
To be eligible for a Chevening Scholarship you have to meet following criteria:
Chevening covers a number of costs including flights, accommodation and others according to your country.
Applications for Chevening Awards can only be submitted using the Chevening online application system, available through the “apply” button on your country page.
Prior to starting your application for a Chevening Scholarship please ensure you have the following ready:
Essential:
Optional:
For more information, please check the official web-page.
Deadline: 25 November 2016
Open to: non-professional photographers worldwide aged minimum 18 by the deadline
Prizes: 10-day all-expenses-paid trip to Nepal, a free 45-min portfolio review from Richard I’Anson
WorldNomads are accepting applications from aspiring travel photographers around the world for its Travel Photography Scholarship competition, offering the chance to go on a photography assignment in Nepal and be mentored by a professional photographer. One winning photographer will be awarded with a 10-day all-expenses-paid trip to Nepal and professional mentorship from travel photographer Richard I’Anson. On the assignment, scheduled for 7-18 February 2016, under the mentorship of Richard I’Anson, the winning photographer will obtain invaluable mentoring and hands-on experience in everything from shot set up, technique and composition. Most of all, the winner will be experiencing what it’s like to be a photographer on-assignment.
All competitors should meet following requirements:
The winner will be awarded:
The 4 Runner’s Up will be awarded a free 45-min portfolio review from Richard I’Anson (valued at $800 AUD).
The deadline for applications is 25 November 2015. To apply please follow these 3 steps:
For more information please visit the official website.
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students and recent high school graduates to learn less commonly taught languages in summer and academic-year overseas immersion programs.
NSLI-Y is part of a U.S. government initiative that prepares American citizens to be leaders in a global world. Now more than ever, it is important that Americans have the necessary linguistic skills and cultural knowledge to promote international dialogue and support American engagement abroad. NSLI-Y aims to provide opportunities to American youth that will spark a lifetime interest in language learning.
NSLI-Y programs offer intensive language immersion in a variety of locations around the world. Beginners are welcome to apply for any of the target languages.
Scholarships are available for students to learn the following languages:
Programs may take place in the following locations:
If you have a passion for learning languages and want to immerse yourself in a foreign culture, this program may be for you!
The application deadline for 2016-17 programs is October 29, 2015 at 4 PM EST. Details about the 2016-17 application timeline can be found on the How to Apply tab.
Questions? Need more info? Contact us at 866.790.2086 or nsliy@americancouncils.org
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Are you interested in studying abroad and becoming a ‘Youth Ambassador’ through the YES Abroad program?
The YES Abroad program is part of an international movement for peace through study abroad. To study abroad in the United States on the YES program, click here. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the YES Abroad program offers sixty-five full scholarships for American high school students to live with host families and study for one academic year in countries that include: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Senegal, Thailand, and Turkey.* The YES Abroad program is an innovative merit-based high school student exchange program between Americans and people from countries with significant Muslim populations. To learn more about the program and our eligibility requirements, please visit www.yes-abroad.org. Applications for the 2016 – 2017 academic program year are due on December 1, 2015. Learn more about the program by reading student stories and visiting our social media pages: Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We look forward to receiving your YES Abroad application! Best Wishes, The YES Abroad Team |
Selected students will attend a 9-day trip to Japan where they will visit a number of historical and educational sites, experience traditional and cultural activities, and participate in lectures and workshops. Each trip will visit Tokyo and one other city to be announced.
Trip Dates
Trip 1: December 13-22, 2015
Trip 2: January 10-19, 2016
Trip 3: March 13-22, 2016
The trip dates tentatively include a 1-day, in-person, mandatory orientation that will be held in the United States on the first listed trip date (the day before the students will depart for Japan).
Program Eligibility and Guidelines
Please click here to read the program and eligibility guidelines.
In addition to the eligibility requirements outlined in the JICE program guidelines, applicants must be:
– Japanese/Japanese American or Asian American
– Currently enrolled in a community college, undergraduate, graduate, or professional program.
– Must be at least 18 years old at the time of application and no older than 25 on the day they intend to depart for Japan.
– Students will also be required to participate in an orientation program that will include a series of webinars and a possible in-person orientation prior to departure to Japan.
You do not need to be a JACL member to be eligible.
Program Costs
Please note that while many expenses are covered by the program (as outlined in the program guidelines), participants are expected to cover personal expenses, including (but not limited to) passport fees, fees for vaccination, travel expenses between their home and departure port, fees for accommodation and meals in the USA, and pocket money for the purchase of items for personal use.
Students will depart to Japan in groups from regionally located “hub” airports that will be announced shortly (for example, participants located on the west coast may meet at the San Francisco International Airport and depart together). Please note that participants will be responsible for any transportation and lodging arrangements and costs associated with traveling to the hub airport.
Questions or Issues
Please contact Craig Shimizu at japanprogram@jacl.org or by phone at 202-223-1240 (M-F, 10am-5:30pm EST)
It is recommended that you compose and edit your written responses in a separate document and copy and paste them into this application. It is also advised that you gather your attachments (completedsupplemental application, copy of passport, and photo) prior to beginning this application.
In addition to your responses on this form, a complete application will include:
1. A completed and hand signed supplemental application.
2. A current photo (taken within 3 months).
3. A copy of your valid passport. If you do not have a valid passport at this time, you may submit this application without it and still be considered, but you must submit a copy of your passport no later than the dates listed below for each trip. It is highly recommended that you apply for a passport as soon as possible since it may take up to 6 weeks for routine processing. If you do not submit this information by the stated deadline, you will not be able to attend the trip.
You will attach these files in Section 6 of this application.
Deadlines:
Trip 1: December 13-22, 2015
Complete application due no later than 11:59pm EST, Wednesday, September 30, 2015.
Copy of valid passport due no later than Wednesday, November 11, 2015.
Trip 2: January 10-19, 2016
Complete application due no later than 11:59pm EST, Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Copy of valid passport due no later than Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Trip 3: March 13-22, 2016
Complete Application due no later than 11:59pm EST, Sunday, January 3, 2016
Copy of valid passport due no later than Wednesday, February 10, 2016.
If you are applying for more than one trip date, your completed application and copy of your passport will be due as of the deadlines for the earliest trip you are applying to.
Japanese American Citizen’s League (JACL) – JACL is currently accepting applications for the Daniel K. Inouye Fellowship and the Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship. Each paid fellowship will last for a period of one year and will be located in Washington, D.C.
The Daniel K. Inouye Fellow will work closely with the JACL Executive Director and national staff on a wide variety of projects, events, and programs. The Fellow will also work with a number of national Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) organizations to monitor and staff key policy initiatives relevant to the greater Japanese American and AAPI communities.
The Mike M. Masaoka Congressional Fellowship is designed to develop leaders for public service, particularly at the national level, and provides Fellows the unique opportunity to be placed in a Congressional office where they gain firsthand knowledge of policy creation.
Completed applications (and letters of recommendation if required) must be emailed to pouchida@jacl.org by Friday, October 2, 2015. Click here for more information and to apply!
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A JACL Kakehashi Project group visits Kyoto in 2014. |
Washington, D.C. – Applications for the December 13-22, 2015 and January 10-19, 2016 Kakehashi trips are due on Wednesday, September 30th!
Currently enrolled 18 to 25 year-old Japanese American and Asian American students are eligible (you do not need to be a JACL member to apply). Selected students will visit Japan on a 9-day trip sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In 2014, over 80 students traveled to Japan with the JACL Kakehashi Project, with groups visiting Tokyo, Kyoto, and Fukushima. Highlights included a tour of the Tokyo National Museum, a rice harvesting and onigiri making demonstration in the Japanese countryside, and a visit to the Imperial Palace.
Don’t miss your chance! Click here to apply to the 2015-2016 JACL Kakehashi Project today!