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Returning from Study Abroad The excitement of study abroad does not have to end! Here are several ways you can gain more from your experience:
On campusPeer Advising. Join the Ursinus Study Abroad Peer Advisors
group which connects students who have studied abroad with those who
are planning to study abroad. Returning students serve as mentors,
assist in the application process, and answer questions about life
abroad. You can participate in this group as much or as little as your
schedule allows. Contact Maryanne Berthel for more information.Visit About Us to see a list of current participants.
Campus Life. Get
involved in the many clubs and organizations that focus on
international or intercultural themes: Musser House, International
Students Organization, ALMA, Language Tables, SUN, SASA, etc.
Academics. Meet with your advisor to
see how you can get an International Studies Certificate in addition to
your major and/or minor. Contact Ambassador Joe Melrose for details.
Make your mark. Why not create a group,
club or event that fills a need that’s not being met? A study abroad
special interest house? Study abroad club? Study abroad film and lecture
series? If you want to make your mark on study abroad at Ursinus,
contact Melissa Hardin.
Windows on the World. The Ursinus Study Abroad Office wants your photos from study abroad to put on display. Photos may be submitted digitally or in hard copy to Paula Álvarez Tamés, or Myrin 319 and must follow College Responsible Use guidelines.
Please include your name, the program in which you participated,
semester or term and year, a title and brief caption for the
photo. Photos may be displayed on campus and/or on the Study Abroad
website.
Get Published
Go to Glimpse Abroad, a study abroad magazine and online journal. Glimpse
offers an annual fall writing contest (deadline usually early November)
and spring photo contest (deadline usually mid-April). Winners receive
cash or other prizes and see their work published in the magazine.
- Click on Submissions to find out how you can submit articles, photos, and other creative items for publication.
- Click on Blogs to read blogs written by other students abroad.
- Click on Register if you want to use all the functions of the website.
Go to NAFSA Association of International Educators to learn about their Student Diplomat Essay Competition. The winning essay will be published in Abroad View magazine and the winner will receive a cash prize and travel voucher.
The Forum on Education Abroad, hosted by Dickinson College, publishes Frontiers,
an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of study abroad. Each year
it puts out a Special Issue: Undergraduate Research Abroad. In addition,
student winners are invited to present their work in front of an
international audience of education abroad professionals at the annual
Forum on Education Abroad conference. You can borrow copies of Frontiers from the Study Abroad Office, Myrin 319.
Enter the Study in Australia:
Video Contest sponsored by the Australian Education International North
America. The contest runs in late spring. Top prizes are (grand prize)
round-trip plane tickets to Australia, (second) travel vouchers, and
(third) ipod Touch.
Make a Career
Every year the Office of International Programs at the University of Pennsylvania hosts the Delaware Valley Study Abroad Re-Entry Conference.
The half-day conference is held at the International House of
Philadelphia (a resource in and of itself for students returning from
abroad). For a nominal fee, student participants have the opportunity to
meet with many other returnees from colleges and universities all over
the Delaware Valley, learn about opportunities to work, volunteer and
study abroad before and after graduation, hear about international
careers and have lunch.
Teach Abroad. One way to go abroad again is through teaching English. Two programs you may want to consider are Council on International Education Exchange, which has year-long programs in Chile, China, Spain and Thailand; and JET Japan and Teaching English Programme. International Internships or International Careers. Contact the Career Services Office by stopping by Bomberger 110 or visiting their website
which includes a section on internships. Learn how to highlight your
study abroad experience in your résumé, how to find and land an
international internship and/or how to explore international careers.
See also the Directory of International Internships compiled by Michigan State University for an updated list of internships abroad.
Work, Teach or Volunteer Abroad. BUNAC
offers a range of programs from summer camp counseling in the USA and
Canada to work or volunteer programs in Canada, the USA, Australia and
New Zealand, Cambodia, South Africa and Ghana; as well as a range of
worldwide teaching overseas placements in the USA, China and many more
destinations.
Seek an international internship in the U.S.
One example is Australian Education International, located at the
Embassy of Australia in Washington, DC which offers paid summer
internships. The deadline for applications is 1 May. Interested
students and recent graduates should click here for instructions on how to apply.
Fellowships and Scholarships
APPLY FOR A WATSON! What
better way to win $28,000 to go abroad for a full year and pursue a
personal passion? Students apply in the fall semester of their senior
year, but it’s never too early to get started. Contact Melissa Hardin to learn more.
Fulbright Grants for Research or Teaching English Abroad.
Awardees are chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential
and earn the opportunity to study and teach in each other’s countries,
exchange ideas and develop joint solutions to address shared concerns.
Fulbright Grants provide transportation, tuition and maintenance for
study abroad for one year. Besides the Fulbright grants for research,
there are also Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships available.
Contact Dr. Richard King or Dr. Greg Weight for more info.
Institute for International Public Policy Fellowships.
The focus is on providing quality education and practice opportunities
to minority students beginning in their sophomore year of college. The
fellowship includes funding for participation in summer institutes, a
junior year study abroad program, an internship, and graduate study.
Contact Dr. Greg Weight for more info. |
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