NOTICE: HogsAbroad Portal Maintenance Dates
Tuesday, February 7 - Wednesday, February 8
The HogsAbroad Portal for study abroad & international travel registrations will be offline for maintenance from Tuesday, February 7 through Wednesday, February 8. During this time, all student, faculty, and staff applications of any kind will be unavailable. If you have application materials to submit, or if you need to register international travel during that time, you may send them to us at studyabr@uark.edu, or you may access the HogsAbroad Portal at http://studyabroad.uark.edu/login on Thursday, February 9.
Upcoming Study Abroad Program Deadlines
The deadline for selected Rome Center & Faculty-Led Programs has been extended to Monday, February 6! Programs are filling quickly, so finish your application now!
- U of A Faculty-Led programs | http://studyabroad.uark.edu/programs/faculty-led.php
- U of A Rome Center programs | http://studyabroad.uark.edu/programs/rome-center.php
- External programs | http://studyabroad.uark.edu/programs/external-programs.php
Gilman Scholarship Summer 2017 & Fall/Academic Year 2017-2018 Application Deadline: March 7, 2017
The Gilman Scholarship is for students who are either currently receiving a Pell Grant or are Pell Grant eligible. For more information, please attend one of the following meetings:
- Wednesday, February 8, 1-2pm, JB Hunt 207
- Thursday, February 9, 4-5pm, JB Hunt 207
- Wednesday, February 15, 5-6pm, JB Hunt 207
- Tuesday, February 21, 3-4pm, JB Hunt 207
Office of Study Abroad Scholarship Deadline
The deadline to apply for the Office of Study Abroad Scholarship for May Intersession, Summer, August Intersession, Fall and Academic Year programs is Wednesday, February 15. Click here for more information: https://hogsabroad.uark.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=11438
Scholarship Application Reminder
There are many other scholarship deadlines in early February. Now is a great time to complete your application! Check out http://studyabroad.uark.edu/funding for scholarship opportunities.
Hogs Abroad 101 Sessions
Center for World Languages: JB Hunt 207, 4:00pm – 5:00 pm, Every Tuesday & Wednesday
Learn the study abroad basics – program types, locations, housing options, scholarships, etc. – through these peer-led info sessions. These take place weekly throughout the semester. Space is limited to the first 25 students each week, so get there early!
To Do
Apply for Your Passport:
Now is a great time to locate your birth certificate and submit a passport application. You can find instructions on how to apply using the following link: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports.html.
Get Connected! #HogsAbroad
Stay in the loop with U of A students while they’re abroad! Students who are studying abroad will be posting throughout the year, so be sure to check-in and see what’s going on. Follow the blogs at: http://studyabroadarkansas.blogspot.com.
Be sure to like us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram and Twitter. You can also look for our hashtag, #HogsAbroad all over social media, to see more news and posts from students studying abroad!
We look forward to helping you go abroad!
