University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: June 2017

Announcing the Title VI International Research and Studies Program for FY 2017

The US Department of Education’s International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office just announced the opening of the a new round of awards for fiscal year 2017: Title VI International Research and Studies Program. The deadline to submit an application is August 14, 2017. The IFLE announcement reads: The International and Foreign Language Education Office of the …

Refer a student or alum!

Do you know an undergrad here at UW-Madison that would be a good fit for a Fulbright? Maybe you just had alumni event and you met a few that you think should explore their options for funding abroad. Grad students in your department ready to apply for a Fulbright-Hays DDRA or a Boren Fellowship? Some …

IRIS Seeking Applications for 2017-2018 Graduate Project Assistantships

Call for Applications Graduate Project Assistantships in International Studies Administration The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), a unit in the UW-Madison International Division, anticipates multiple openings for graduate student project assistants for the duration of the 2017-18 academic year. Project Assistants will be based in IRIS but some will be assigned, for one …

Multiple IRIS Undergraduates Awarded Scholarships!

Tayler Bujnowski, double-major in Communication Arts and International Studies with a certificate in French, has been awarded the $5,000 Henderson-Resnick Internship  Scholarship. She will be interning this summer at the BMP Film Company in Chicago where she will be involved in media production. Tobin McGilligan (Geography and Cartography majors with certificates in European Studies and …

IRIS Academic Programs: A Year in Review

It’s been a great year for IRIS! Last month, 144 students graduated with a major and/or a certificate from one of the Regional Centers. With eight area studies centers in IRIS, six of which are Title VI National Resource Centers, as well as the International Studies major, there were many opportunities for students to study the …

Two European Studies certificate students discuss their time at UW and future plans

The Center for European Studies is pleased to announce that 55 undergraduates received the European Studies Certificate this May. Our graduates majored in diverse disciplines, including History, International Studies, Economics, Journalism, Business, Biology and everywhere in between! We wish to congratulate all the graduates and wish them the best in their future endeavors. Here are …

Two International Studies students receive Newman Awards

Newman Family Scholarship for International Studies @ UW-Madison 2017 Recipients: Michelle Lam & Emma Strenski Biography of Michelle Lam Michelle Lam is a current Junior majoring in International Studies, with a focus on Global Politics and Economy. Michelle was born in Hong Kong, but her family immigrated to Eau Claire, Wisconsin when she was 5 …