University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Fulbright-Hays DDRA 2021 competition open; info session & technical review scheduled

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The 2021-2022 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) competition is now open. The deadline for submission of a complete application, including all supporting documents, is 10:00 am, Thursday, April 1, 2021. Go to http://iris.wisc.edu/funding/students/ddra/ for information on the application process & campus guidance, documents, resources, and deadlines. The Fulbright-Hays DDRA funds doctoral candidates (US citizens, …

Fieldwork Award & SKJ Fellowship competitions open for Summer 2021; information session on February 4, 2021

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The competitions for the 2021 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award and Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship are now open! These awards are for graduate students @ UW-Madison (in any department) planning on conducting research outside the United States during the summer 2021 field season. The deadline to submit applications for both awards is Monday, March 1, 2021 …

Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship information session

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On Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 4pm CST there will be an information session for students interested in opportunities available with the 2021 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship through the UW-Madison. Join the session on Zoom @ http://bit.ly/PulitzerWisconsin2021 Questions about the program, eligibility, requirements, deadlines, etc will be answered at the session. For more information, please …

SPRING 2021 WEBINAR SERIES: Supporting Higher Education and Career Success for Refugees in Wisconsin

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This webinar series brings together educators, refugee resettlement service providers, college students with refugee background, scholars, employers, and community members to learn about the barriers and supports that impact the college and career success of Wisconsin residents of refugee background. The webinars will feature engagement with scholars and practitioners who support higher education for refugees, …

Critical Language Scholarship information session – October 29 @ 6:30pm

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Join Esha Bera and Jay Forrester from the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) – https://clscholarship.org/ – to discuss the programs available for summer 2021 and the application process! Thursday, October 29, 2020 6:30 – 7:30pm CDT https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/97219181750?pwd=dTVlT2IvVnd5MEF3TERoUmg3RjUrZz09 Passcode: 157334 (you will be prompted to enter this on joining the meeting) Zoom information session for UW-Madison students …

Boren Fellowship information session: October 29, 2020

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The IRIS Awards office is sponsoring an information session for UW-Madison graduate students interested in learning more the Boren Fellowship program: Boren Graduate Fellowship Online Information Session Thursday, October 29, 2020 3:00 – 4:00pm, via Zoom You can view the recorded sessi0n @ https://go.wisc.edu/BorenFellowInfoSession Jeff Cary, the Boren Awards Outreach & Recruitment Manager, will lead …

September IRIS International Film Club: Haitian Revolution

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IRIS International Film Club: Sept. 30, 2020 Join the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) as we meet for the September Film Club. Participants will watch a film about Toussaint Louverture and then meet with Professor Brenda Gayle Plummer to discuss it. Participants will also receive lesson plans they can implement in the classroom. …

Online workshop for community college educators, October 2020

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IRIS – with partners on campus & beyond – is co-sponsoring The Growing Crisis of Refugees and Statelessness: A Practical, Pedagogical Workshop for Community-College Educators, an online program geared to our colleagues at 2-year institutions and which runs over the first 4 Wednesdays in October. Learn more about the program and register (it’s free!!) at …