ISA Info Session at the Honors College (All are welcome! Free pizza!!)
Monday, February 12, 1:00-2:00pm
GEAR 129
ISA representative Chelsi Hudson will discuss international opportunities for study, research, service learning, and internships.
Gilman Scholarship Information Meetings
Monday, February 12, 12:00-1:00pm
Monday, February 19, 1:00pm-2:00pm
JBHT 207
The Gilman Scholarship offers funding for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad. If you are either currently receiving a Pell Grant or are Pell Grant eligible, this is a very promising way to get up to $5,000 in funding for your study abroad or internship. Learn more at one of our information meetings! Visit the Gilman website here: https://www.iie.org/gilman/
AIFS Study Abroad Info Session
Thursday, February 22, 2:00pm – 4:00pm
ARKU 509
AIFS representative Bridgette Thompson will lead an information session about AIFS study abroad opportunities.
Upcoming Study Abroad Info Tables
ISA Study Abroad Info Tables
Monday, February 12, 11:00am-12:30pm
Tuesday, February 13, 11:00am-1:00pm
ARKU Food Court
Visit studiesabroad.com for more information.
SIT Study Abroad Info Table
Wednesday, February 14, 11:00am-12:00pm
ARKU Food Court
Visit studyabroad.sit.edu for more information.
Arcadia Study Abroad Info Table
Thursday, February 15, 11:00am – 1:00pm
ARKU Food Court
Visit studyabroad.arcadia.edu for more information.
API Study Abroad Info Table
Tuesday, February 20, 11:00am – 1:00pm
ARKU Food Court
Visit apistudyabroad.com for more information.
SAI Study Abroad Info Table
Wednesday, February 21, 12:00pm – 3:00 pm
ARKU Food Court
Visit saiprograms.com for more information.
AIFS Study Abroad Info Table
Thursday, February 22, 11:00am – 1:00 pm
ARKU Food Court
Visit aifsabroad.com for more information.
Study Abroad Program Applications
Upcoming U of A Program Application Deadlines
Applications for the U of A Rome Center Semester Program for Fall 2018 are OPEN!
Application deadline: February 15
Learn more here: https://studyabroad.uark.edu/programs/rome-center.php
Apply here: Rome Center Semester Program Fall 2018
Applications for external programs with rolling admissions are OPEN! Remember, for external programs, you will apply to your program provider, AND fill out your application on the Hogs Abroad Portal: http://studyabroad.uark.edu/programs/external-programs.php
Scholarships & Funding
Office of Study Abroad Scholarship
Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Academic Year 2018-19 Deadline: February 15
Award recipients will be expected to make the very best of their study abroad experience, and we hope you will help us promote study abroad when you return to campus! Before you depart, you will receive an invitation from our office to contribute to our Study Abroad Blog while you are away. We also have many opportunities for our returning study abroad students to help with promotional events or participate on student panels about their study abroad experience. We hope we can count on you to help us champion this part of your academic experience here at the U of A. Apply online here: Office of Study Abroad Scholarship.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Summer 2018 & Fall/Academic Year 2018-2019 Application Deadline: March 6
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad. The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are either currently receiving Federal Pell Grant funding or are Pell Grant eligible. For the application and more information, visit https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/applicants/application-overview/. And, be sure to come to one of our information meetings about the Gilman Scholarship.
Freeman – ASIA Scholarship
Summer 2018 Application Deadline: March 14, 2018
Fall/Academic Year 2018-2019 Application Deadline: April 11, 2018
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. Here is the link to apply: http://www.iie.org/Programs/Freeman-ASIA.
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.
You can also visit U of A Passport Services at pmcs.uark.edu/passport-services/.
And, once you have your passport, be sure to log in to your Hogs Abroad Portal to upload your passport information to your application!
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 summer, 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!
