R & O: Hitting the Ground Running!
Hello, Hello, Hello!This is so exciting! The following is the FIRST list of Resources and Opportunities. These are the “hidden gold nuggets” that are often not publicized or overlooked. Here is your chance! Have at it! Listed are many different R&O’s: Grants (little things I like to call FREE MONEY!), international jobs, conversation and knowledge about global issues. Peruse at you leisure! There will be more to come so check back soon!
Mission Statement: The Abroad View Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides college students and recent graduates with opportunities for discourse and initiatives that encourage intercultural and global citizenship development… Promote education abroad, global awareness, and cross-cultural understanding. Foster open-minded exploration and inform, challenge, and expand students’ views of the cultures, environments, and conditions of the world(abroadview.org)
Example opportunities:
-find out how to get a “green” passport
-global perspectives on going green ie: Costa Rica,China… –World News, Global Arts, Ethics, Stories by Region…
-How to adjust to coming back from studying abraod
-What you need to know before going abroad
-International fellowships and careers
Comments: It’s a global issues site that deals with big issues in a light-hearted, progressive way. It’s a really neat site to tool around on. Does a lot of goodwill and humanitarian issues.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. Founded in 1910, its work is nonpartisan and dedicated to achieving practical results. (carnegieendowment.org)
Current hot-button topic:
Foreign policy for the Next president-comparing the platforms of foreign policy of Obama and McCain.-offers a ton of resources for UNDERSTANDING the “hot-button” topics of today
ie: Russia’s Presidential Election, The Middle East, the war in Iraq, The Climate Change, ya know…the usuals.
(look under Resources for these things).
-it’s global and nonpartisan!!
THIS IS FREE MONEY!!! (granted you can’t buy a new car with it, but it’s still free!)
Get travel grants, English Teaching Assistanships, Business, Journalism, Critical Language, mtvU awards grants!
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
FREE MONEY!!!
For students showing promise to get their doctoral degree or master of fine Arts! Not a bad deal. Look at this even if you are tossing around the idea of grad school! They have projects that are in just about every field from folklore to archeology to public administration.
Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship
Intended for college kids who haven’t been able to study abroad. You can travel and work abroad for 4 to 6 weeks abroad. You must be willing to participate in US Sate Dept. Consulate public diplomacy events. This grant is an UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
NAFSA: Association of International EducatorsGrant/Scholarship to study abroad in conjunction with Abroad View, write an essay (see site for the prompts) that describes your international experience to spread global awareness in the
US.Deadline: Nov 14, 2008….coming up!!
Go Global! The International Careers Website–UW-Madison
Databases upon databases of international jobs!! See what’s out there! English teacher in Bosnia anyone?? Movie Producer in Italy?? Check it out!
Teach English to young kids in another country. This website gives you a TON of resources. Often time you can go for the summer or after graduation for a while (would look great on a resume). Site offers discount flights, housing options, jobs abroad, all you need to get set up—very user friendly.
Work Abroad at a summer camp. May I point out the exchange rates our currently in our favor? Sounds like a BLAST!!
cool