Issue #289 July 30th, 2012I. Financial AidUG: Leeward Community College International Student ScholarshipsUG: Hiram College Merit-Based ScholarshipsUG: Oregon State University Provost International ScholarshipsUG/Grad/Postgrad: Georgia College Merit-and Need-Based ScholarshipsUG/Grad/Postgrad: Arizona State University David McHugh Scholarships for Exercise Scienceand Related StudiesPostdoc: Kellogg Institute for International Studies Fellowships

II. Campus News• Northwestern Michigan College Goes Global• International Students Participate in Stagecraft Institute Program• Regis College Students Receive iPads • Getting into Medical School as an International Student• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Opens Doors for International Students

LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTSCHOLARSHIPS

Located in Pearl City, Hawaii, Leeward Community College is a regionalcommunity center, creating both an environment for academic learning and a center of cultural life.From professional career studies to liberal arts, the College offers diverse and comprehensiveopportunities for all students. As part of the University of Hawai‘i system, they are dedicated andresponsive to the community, providing an open door to the world of educational opportunities.

Leeward Community College is offering scholarships to new incoming international freshmen. Thescholarship award is $3,000 per year and is renewable for a second year based on continuingeligibility. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative high school GPA of 3.2 and scholarshipapplications must be accompanied by Leeward admission application.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/NQa3zL

HIRAM COLLEGE MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS

Hiram is a coeducational liberal arts college of 1,300 students located in the historicWestern Reserve region of Ohio. Hiram is a nationally respected institution thatoffers students a distinct learning environment with an emphasis on close student-faculty interactions, international study experiences, and experiential learningenvironments.

Hiram College offers merit-based scholarships to international applicants. For on-campus residents,scholarships range up to a maximum of $21,000 per year. For commuter students, they range up toa maximum of $16,000 per year. Scholarships are renewable annually for up to four years of study.To receive full consideration, a completed application for admission should be received no later thanFebruary 15 for the fall intake and no later than October 1 for the spring intake.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/PhCTfF

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY PROVOST INTERNATIONALSCHOLARSHIPS

Oregon State University welcomes a diverse student body of nearly25,000 students from across Oregon, all 50 states and more than 100countries. Students choose from over 200 undergraduate and 80 graduate degree programs,including 20 full online degrees. Oregon State University increasingly attracts high-achievingstudents, with nationally recognized programs in areas such as conservation biology, agriculturalsciences, nuclear engineering, forestry, fisheries and wildlife management, community health,pharmacy and zoology.

Oregon State University is offering The Provost International Scholarship to exceptional internationalfirst-year and transfer students. Award amounts vary and are renewable for up to four years ofundergraduate study with specific renewal requirements to be met by recipients. Minimum eligibilityrequirements at the time of application for non-resident freshman is a 3.75 GPA or 1800+ SAT/26 to28 ACT and transfer students must have a 3.75 GPA and 36 or more college credit hours.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/A8g3GZ

GEORGIA COLLEGE MERIT-AND NEED-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS

Georgia College offers numerous programs of study to talented andmotivated students in a residential college setting. Its academicallyengaging, student-centered programs often take learning beyond the traditional classroom anddevelop the intellectual, professional, and civic skills and dispositions that enable graduates to thrivein an information-intensive and diverse global society.

Georgia College offers international student scholarships to students based upon extracurricularinvolvement, academic excellence and financial need. This award grants either a half waiver or fullwaiver for out-of-state tuition fees and ranges in the amount of amount $20,000 to $40,000 over thecourse of four years. Full time undergraduate students who will pursue their degree at GeorgiaCollege & State University are eligible to apply for this scholarship. All applications must besubmitted by April 1 for the Fall semester or September 1 for the Spring semester.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/ima0Qh

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY DAVID MCHUGH SCHOLARSHIPSFOR EXERCISE SCIENCE AND RELATED STUDIES

Arizona State University (ASU) is a public research university located inthe Phoenix Metropolitan Area of Arizona. Since 2003, ASU has increasedthe number of high-level faculty members and experts on campus with theaddition of 156 new award recipients, fellows or academy members. ASU’s mission is to pursueresearch and discovery that benefits the public good; assuming major responsibility for theeconomic, social, and cultural vitality and health and well-being of the community.

Arizona State University is offering the David McHugh Scholarship for Exercise Science andRelated Studies. To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be admitted and enrolled as full‐time students and majoring in any of the following fields: Applied Science (Wellness), CardiacRehabilitation, Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Exercise and Wellness, Exercise andWellness (Health Promotion), Nutrition. Applicants must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative academicGPA, show involvement in community and/or school activities and demonstrate the potential tocontinue with their college career by remaining in good standing with the university and maintain allscholarship criteria.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/LONRV9

KELLOGG INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FELLOWSHIPS

The Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies brings the best ofinterdisciplinary inquiry to bear on research themes relevant to contemporarysocieties around the world, especially democracy and human development.Drawing faculty fellows from across the University, students, and visitingscholars, the Institute promotes research, provides exceptional educational opportunities forstudents, and builds linkages to support the University’s strategic goals on internationalization. TheKellogg Institute creates a space where those interested in international affairs can engage—withone another and with issues crucial to human society. Known for its regional focus on LatinAmerica, the Institute has in recent years widened its scope to include Africa, Asia, and beyond.

The Kellogg institute is offering fellowships to scholars and practitioners who conduct internationalresearch on themes of democracy and/or human development. Applicants may come from anycountry and typically fall into three groups: promising junior and midcareer scholars (typicallypostdocs and assistant or associate professors), distinguished senior scholars with an establishedrecord of scholarly excellence, accomplished policy makers, journalists, and other practitionerswhose knowledge and experience can link policy and scholarship. Fellowship includes a stipend,travel expenses, medical insurance benefits, partial housing subsidy and up to $1,500 of conferencetravel support for recipients of one and two-year fellowships.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/NIsiZn

NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE GOES GLOBAL

Northwestern Michigan College President, Timothy J. Nelson, hasannounced an on-going fundraiser called the Global Opportunities Fund toensure their students are prepared for success in a global economy and society. Over the next twoyears the fund will assist NMC in student scholarships, establishing a residency program to hostglobal experts, financing faculty trips abroad to develop partnerships with international institutions,and funding internships for international students jointly with businesses in the Grand Traverseregion.

"The growth and change that takes place in developing countries will have a profound effect on thelives of students' in the future," remarked NMC's Dennos Museum Director, Eugene Jenneman.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/MzfcR8

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN STAGECRAFTINSTITUTE PROGRAM

Agnes Nakakawa, a 32-year-old mother and sound designer from Uganda, believes there is a way,through theater, to help her people. In June, she came to Stagecraft Institute in Las Vegas, anonprofit, hoping to gain inspiration and information, two things she can immediately share with herpeople. Nakakawa was one of 25 students from around the world enrolled in an intensive eight-weeklocal theater program that teaches every aspect of backstage theater.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/NQbqyt

REGIS COLLEGE STUDENTS RECEIVE IPADS

All students and faculty at Regis College in Weston, Mass., will get iPadswhen the fall semester begins, the latest in a growing number ofeducational institutions to take the digital leap to tablets. “It’s veryengaging to have multimedia capabilities in the classroom,” said Marla Botelho, chief informationofficer at Regis. “People learn in different ways.” Though the iPad will not entirely replace textbooks,that’s the direction the college plans to go in, Botelho said. Andrea Humphry, a professor of Englishat Regis, plans to use the iPads to conduct instant surveys of her class with a group polling appcalled eClicker. “It’s a way of employing more of their senses at once,” she said.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/QKJ8dr

GETTING INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

Promise, a Nigerian freshman biology major studying at Augsburg College inMinneapolis, blogs about the hurdles awaiting him when the time comes to applyto medical school in the United States. From the right test scores and grades tobeyond grades, he writes about his medical school application concerns.

“In all my meetings with these people, there has been one thing each of them emphasized: hardwork. They said I will have to work twice as hard as an American applicant to get into medicalschool. I don’t doubt that. Already it has been predictably rough to follow this dream.”For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/Mo36G2

HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE OPENS DOORS FORINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has awarded more than $2million in fellowships to 50 promising graduate students from 19 countries.The fellowships are designed to fund the students’ graduate education at a pivotal point in theirscientific careers - a sink or swim time when they delve into intense laboratory research for theirdoctoral dissertations.For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/QKLY2h

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