University of Wisconsin–Madison

Year: 2017

International Dissertation Research Fellowship accepting applications thru November 7, 2017

The Mellon International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers nine to twelve months of support to graduate students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences who are enrolled in PhD programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research on non-US topics. Sixty-eight fellowships are awarded annually. Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with …

Princeton in Asia Info Session

Princeton in Asia (PiA) Info Session Thursday, September 28th, 5:30-6:30pm 336 Ingraham Seniors, looking for the job of a lifetime? Before you start grad school, spend the rest of your life in a cubicle, or go back to living in your parents’ basement, take a second and envision yourself… as a university teacher in beautiful …

Campus deadline for 2018-2019 Luce Scholars Program is October 16, 2017

Applications are now being accepted for the 2018-2019 Luce Scholars Program! Offering a year-long internship in Asia, the Luce Scholars Program (LSP) is designed to provide an extended period of exposure to an Asian country for highly qualified young Americans who lack extensive knowledge of Asian affairs and who would not gain this knowledge through their …

Visiting Professor Thierry Cruvellier to Teach Fall 2017 Course on Criminal Justice

Thierry Cruvellier to teach Fall 2017 Course on International Criminal Justice  This fall, Thierry Cruvellier will be teaching IS 601: Topics in Global Security: International Criminal Justice: Models and Practice. IS 601 will focus on international courts and war crimes tribunals.  Specifically, over the past two decades, a dozen international or internationalized war crimes tribunals have been created in Europe, …

Open advising for Fulbright US Student Program applicants

With the campus deadline for Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) applications coming up soon (Monday, September 11 @ 11:59am), the IRIS Awards Office is offering open (drop-in) advising hours with the UW-Madison Fulbright Program Advisor, Mark Lilleleht, in 328 Ingraham Hall on… Tuesday, August 28, 3-5pm Thursday, August 31, 9-11am Tuesday, September 5, 4-6pm Swing …

The Center for South Asia’s Associate Director Recently Spoke at the University of Melbourne

The Center for South Asia’s Associate Director, Lalita du Perron, recently gave a lecture on sexual harassment at the University of Melbourne. Read more HERE.

WISLI 2017 Student Conference

On Saturday, July 22, the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) hosted its 2017 student conference to showcase the original research of undergraduate students, graduate students and independent scholars.  The conference is held in conjunction with its summer language institutes: APTLII (Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Immersion Institute), CESSI (Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute), SASLI …

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 …