[StudyAbroad] Study Abroad E-News: Thursday, September 25

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In this issue:

 *   International Opportunities Fair - Tomorrow!
 *   Next Week...
 *   Study Abroad Applications - Home School Nomination Forms Info
 *   Critical Language Summer Scholarship Program



Don't forget --
The International Opportunities Fair is Tomorrow (Friday)
1-3pm, Lanman Center PWG
This is a great way to explore the many ways you can add an international experience (or two, or three!) to your Yale education!



Next Week ...
Drop-ins - International Opportunities
            Tues. Sept. 20th 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
            International Experiences Desk at Bass Library Lower Level

PKU Program Study Breaks:
            Morse College
            Tuesday, September 30th, 8-9:30pm

            Saybrook College
            Wednesday, October 1st, 8-9:30pm

            Timothy Dwight College
            Thursday, October 2nd, 8-9:30pm
            in the South Common Room


Study Abroad Applications -- Home School Nomination/Approval Forms
For those of you who are in the process of completing study abroad program applications, a few notes on the approval forms included with most applications...

1.  These forms have various names, such as Undergraduate Approval Form, Home School Nomination, Home School Approval Form, etc.  All are essentially the same thing -- a form that asks questions about good academic standing, if you've been approved by Yale to study abroad, and how the credit transfer works.

2.  For academic semester/year study abroad:  these forms need to be filled out by one of the study abroad advisors in the Center for International Experience.  We request that you bring these forms in to the study abroad office, along with your Year or Term Abroad Program dean's form, and an addressed, stamped envelope.  We will fill out the program form within two to three business days, and send it out.  Please be sure you fill out your portion of the form before leaving it for us.

3.  Specific info for IFSA Butler forms:  Please make sure you leave both pages of the IFSA Butler Undergraduate Program Approval form with this office -- the first page has your information, including the programs to which you are applying, and the second page is the part we will out.  We (and IFSA Butler!) need both these pages to stay together.

Any questions about this, or any other aspect of the application process, please call the office (432-8684) to schedule an appointment.


2009 Critical Language Summer Scholarship Program
Note the earlier application deadline this year!
The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of overseas scholarships for intensive summer language institutes in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009.

Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.

Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.

Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels (beginning not offered for Azerbaijani, Russian, Chinese or Persian). Program details and the on-line application are available on our website, http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php

The CLS Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers in any field.

Deadline to Apply: On-line application due on Friday, November 14, 2008.

Grant Benefits: All CLS Program costs are covered for participants including: travel to and from the student's U.S. home city and program location, mandatory Washington, D.C. pre-departure orientation, applicable visa fees, room, board, group-based intensive language instruction, program-sponsored travel within country, and all entrance fees for CLS Program cultural enhancement activities. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship.

For details on the CLS Program and application process, see:  http://www.clscholarship.org/home.php

Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers







For additional information about study abroad,
be sure to visit our web site at www.yale.edu/yalecollege/studyabroad<http://www.yale.edu/yalecollege/studyabroad>


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