CROUCHING TIGERS PROGRAM 2016-APPLY NOW!

 Welcome to join us in 2016
http://nckucrouchingtigers.weebly.com/crouching-tigers-2016.html

Location

1 University Road,
Tainan City 701,
TAIWAN

Institute of International Management
National Cheng Kung University

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Working with Taiwan international enterprises, IIMBA is recruiting talented international youths from emerging and developed countries to Taiwan for a short-term study and potential internship opportunities.

Program Sessions
There are three sessions this year:
Session 1 : 2-week program in May-June followed by the internship
Session 2 : 4-week program in July-August followed by the internship
Session 3 : 2-week program in September-October followed by the internship 

*Courses are designed by the companies and the duration may vary
*Internship period, depending on supporting firms, will approximately
last for 
two months.

Program Expense
During the period, the costs of accommodation, tuition and field trips will be covered. Selected participants are responsible for travel expense (including airfares and visa fee), insurance premium and living expense. During the internship period (for students who are offered internships), the participated companies will be responsible for the accommodation and living expense, or alternatively the companies may pay for the airfares for compensation. Depending on the internship or job offer contract, the expenses may vary.
*If the company chooses to pay for the airfares, it will have to be the run trip tickets of the shortest route from student’s most recent location to Taiwan, and the receipt should be presented.

Here is some more information about the application process
You will need to provide:

1.  PERSONAL INFORMATION 
2. Emergency Contact
3. EDUCATION (currently-enrolled school) 
4. REFERENCE
5. PDF Files:

    a. Transcript for all semesters (required)
b. Essay (approximately 250-300 words, required): Brief backgrounds of self-introduction
c. Essay (approximately 250-300 words, required): Intention to apply for Crouching Tigers program?
d. One reference letter (optional)
e. Language certificate (optional)

6. .jpg file (less than 1MB)
     Applicant’s headshot (required)

MEXT Japanese Studies Scholarship Application Now Open!

http://www.chicago.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JIC/monbusho.html

Monbukagakusho (MEXT), the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology offers four different scholarships for non-Japanese nationals wishing to study in Japan.

 

  • ONLY U.S. CITIZENS LIVING IN OUR 10-STATE JURISDICTION MAY APPLY THROUGH THE CHICAGO CONSULATE: IL, IN, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI
    ———US citizens living in other states should apply through the consulate responsible for their state. Non-US citizens should apply through the Japanese embassy in their country of citizenship. Please click here for a list of all embassies and consulates.

 

    • To read about other scholarships for non-Japanese to study in Japan, please see our links page

All MEXT Scholarship applications will be subject to a document screening after the appointed application deadline. Only those applicants who pass the document screening will be invited to the Consulate to sit for the interview and exams for their respective scholarship.

Please read the guidelines and FAQs listed below for the scholarship(s) you are interested in. If you need further assistance, please contact the JIC.

Japanese Studies APPLY NOW!
This scholarship offers undergraduate students majoring in Japanese language, Japanese affairs, or Japanese culture an opportunity to deepen their understandings through academic study at one of several universities in Japan. Please click here for FAQs related to this scholarship.
Deadline All applications must be received by Friday, February 26th, 2016
Interview & Test Date Monday, March 14, 2016
More Information English Guidelines: [PDF]
Japanese Guidelines Part 1: [PDF]
Application Form: [Word]
Health Form: [Word]
Course Guide Part 1: [PDF]
Course Guide Part 2: [PDF]
Course Guide Part 3: [PDF]

Applications for APAICS 2016 Summer Internship Now Available!

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Washington, D.C. – The Asian Pacific American Institution for Congressional Studies (APAICS) is now accepting applications for their 2016 Summer Internship Program. The internship is an eight-week program that provides select undergraduate students the opportunity to work in Washington. D.C., and experience American politics and public policy. APAICS interns are placed in U.S. congressional offices and federal agencies. The program develops leadership and professional skills, encourages political and civic engagement, and fosters a strong interest in public service careers.

APAICS Summer Internship Program provides a stipend of $2,000 and round-trip flight within the continental U.S. sponsored by Southwest Airlines (limited additional support is made available on a case by case basis).

Eligibility requirements:


  • Interest in government, public policy, and Asian American and Pacific Islander community empowerment
  • Evidence of leadership abilities and excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Current enrollment in an accredited two-year or four-year undergraduate educational institution. Recent graduates are also welcome to apply.
  • U.S. citizenship or legal permanent residency by June 1 (of internship summer).
  • Be 18 years of age by June 1 (of internship summer).

Applications are due by Friday, January 29, 2016.

For more information and to apply, please click here.

New Internship Opportunity in MN, USA

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is currently looking to hire 4 student workers into the Seeds Program.

The idea candidates would be majoring in communications/marketing/public relations/public advocacy, GIS, computer science or land surveying. These are year round, part-time flexible, paid positions. The Seeds program provides college level student worker positions to highly motivated minority or economically disadvantaged college students, recently separated veterans, or students with disabilities.

Attached is a one pager listing the current positions (with a small description of the tasks) we are looking to fill along with a flyer about the program.

If you know any students who are interested, please feel free to have them send their resumes to the Seeds Program Manager, Jessica Etukudo at Jessica.etukudo@state.mn.us. They will also need to formally apply to the program at the State of Minnesota careers site. The posting number is 158598000001.

More information about the Seeds Program and eligibility can be found at our website: http://www.dot.state.mn.us/jobs/seeds.html

CONTACT: ELIZABETH NELSON | STATEWIDE RECRUITER & WORKFORCE DIVERSITY CONSULTANT, MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT & BUDGET | ENTERPRISE HUMAN RESOURCES | EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION TEAM

400 CENTENNIAL OFFICE BUILDING | 658 CEDAR STREET | SAINT PAUL, MN 55155

651.259.3603 | ELIZABETH.A.NELSON@STATE.MN.US | WWW.MN.GOV/MMB & WWW.MN.GOV/CAREERS

CHECK OUT THE NEW STATE OF MINNESOTA CAREERS WEBSITE – http://mn.gov/mmb/careers/

Now Accepting Applications for March 13-22, 2016 Kakehashi Trip!

Now Accepting Applications for March 13-22, 2016 Kakehashi Trip!

Screen Shot 2015-09-21 at 5.42.41 PMWashington, D.C. – JACL is now accepting applications for the March 13-22, 2016 Kakehashi trip to Japan! Selected students will attend a 9-day trip to Japan where they will visit cultural and historical sites, participate in lectures and workshops, and experience a number of traditional and cultural activities. Currently enrolled 18 to 25 year-old Japanese American and Asian American students are encouraged to apply! Applications for the March 13-22, 2016 Kakehashi trip must be submitted by January 3, 2016.

For more information and to apply, please click here!

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Now Accepting Applications for Spring internships

White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Now Accepting Applications for Spring internships

Washington, D.C. – The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) is now accepting applications from current college students for the Spring 2016 Internship Program.

Interns at the Initiative are responsible for assisting the staff on a wide range of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) AAPI issues and priorities. In addition, interns will help write policy memos and proposals, draft blogs, assist with communications and social media, coordinate and staff events, and conduct outreach to national and local AAPI organizations and leaders. WHIAAPI Seattle and San Francisco interns will focus primarily on expanding AAPI regional engagement efforts through effective outreach and event planning. The Initiative is also recruiting an on-site or remote communications/multimedia intern. The initiative’s Seattle and San Francisco interns will focus primarily on expanding AAPI regional engagement efforts through outreach and event planning.

The application deadline is November 30, 2015. For more information and to apply for this internship, click here.

USA students can apply YES Abroad program now – Dec 1st, 2015

Are you interested in studying abroad and becoming a ‘Youth Ambassador’ through the YES Abroad program?


Start an application for the 2016 – 2017 academic year by clicking HERE

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
yesabroad@afsusa.org
800-237-4636 x 2151

Reminder – 9/30 deadline for 2015-2016 Kakehashi Project Application, OPEN TO ALL ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS over 18 years old in the US

  • Application Instructions and Deadlines

    PLEASE NOTE: You will not be able to save and resume this application once you have started. If you close the application before it has been submitted, your responses will not be recorded and you will need to start over.

    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.

Apply Now for JACL Washington, D.C. Fellowships!

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!

2015-2016 Kakehashi Project Applications Due Next Wednesday, September 30th!

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.

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