IRIS is pleased to share that two UW-Madison undergraduate students affiliated with our international & regional studies programs have been awarded the 2019-2020 Tommy G. Thompson Leadership Scholarship: Tierney Hall and Michael Sauer. Tierney Hall …
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Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program accepting applications for 2021
The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2021 cohort at http://www.rangelprogram.org. Key changes for 2021 include an expansion of available fellowships from 30 to 45, an increase …
Jefferson Science Fellows Program for tenured faculty – competition open
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, on behalf of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), will be accepting applications for the 2021 cohort of Jefferson Science …
UW-Madison alum, Lawrence Andrea, named 2020 Pulitzer Center International Reporting Fellow
Lawrence Andrea, a 2020 UW-Madison graduate, has been named one of 40 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellows this year. Andrea is currently working as a freelance reporter in Madison; his Pulitzer Center project will focus on …
Forecasting the International Research Landscape, virtual presentation (Friday, June 12)
On Friday, June 12 at 11am CDT, join UW-Madson experts discussing how COVID-19 has impacted international research, research funding, how the landscape might develop in the short and long terms, and exploring resources to help …
Another Fulbright-led information session scheduled for June 10
The application for the 2021-2022 Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition opened on March 31 and we have added a Fulbright-led information session for UW-Madison students & alumni to learn more about all that the …
Garza & Janicik win IRIS Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards for 2020
IRIS awarded Katya Garza and Emily Janicik with its 2020 Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards. Garza was awarded for her paper, “Ni de aquí, ni de allá” – Transnational Latinx Communities: Roots and …
Two more Fulbright information sessions scheduled
The application for the 2021-2022 Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition opened on March 31 and we have added two more online information sessions for students & alumni to learn more about all that the …
Schwarzman Scholars Program application open for AY 2021-2022
Interested in China’s role in the 21st century? The Schwarzman Scholars Program – a highly-selective, fully-funded scholarship program designed to ensure that the next generation of business, political, and civil society leaders can effectively serve …
Undergraduate Paper Award competition for AY 2019-2020 open!
Participating area and international studies centers of the Institute for Regional and International Studies are each awarding up to $1,000 (actual award amounts vary) to the best paper/s and projects written by an undergraduate and …