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Spring Break Office Hours
We will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM during the week of Spring Break. The University of Arkansas will be closed on Friday, March 24.

Additionally, Walk-In Wednesday is canceled for Wednesday, March 22, and Hogs Abroad 101 sessions for Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 22 are canceled.

To Do
Apply for Your Passport:
If you haven’t already done so, 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. And, be sure to log in to your Hogs Abroad Portal to upload your passport information to your application!

Scholarships
There are many upcoming scholarship deadlines. Now is a great time to complete your application! Take a look at the list below, and check out http://studyabroad.uark.edu/funding for more scholarship opportunities.

Go Overseas & Education in Ireland Full-Tuition Scholarship
Application Deadline: March 17, 2017
Go Overseas has partnered with Education in Ireland to give away 26 scholarships worth more than $290,000 in tuition for semester or full year study abroad programs throughout Ireland for US students. For the application and more information, go to https://www.gooverseas.com/scholarships/ireland

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Application Deadline: March 30, 2017
The HSF Scholarship offers merit-based awards ranging from $500-$5,000, for students with Hispanic heritage, and at least a 2.5 GPA. Emphasis on STEM majors. For the application and more information, go to https://www.hsf.net/en_US/scholarship

Freeman – ASIA Scholarship
Application Deadline for Fall/Academic Year 2017: April 4, 2017
Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. For the application and more information, go to http://www.iie.org/Programs/Freeman-ASIA

Diversity Abroad: Diversity Network Summer Scholarship
Application Deadline: April 7, 2016
The Diversity Abroad Network “Diversity Network” will offer summer scholarships in the amount of $1,000 for full-time undergraduate students attending Diversity Network Member Schools such as the U of A. For the application and more information, go to http://www.diversityabroad.com/partner/diversity-abroad/scholarships?scholarship=diversity-network-summer-scholarship

Bridging Japan Scholarship
Application Deadline: April 11, 2017
The Bridging Project offers scholarships to US undergraduate students in study-abroad programs in Japan for a semester or academic year. For the application and more information, go to http://www.aatj.org/studyabroad/japan-bridging-scholarships

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!

Have a wonderful and safe Spring Break! We look forward to helping you go abroad!