Category: Funding

“Writing Your Way to a Fulbright” workshop (April 22, 2021)

On April 22, 2021 (4:00 – 5:30pm) the IRIS Awards Office is partnering with our colleagues at the UW’s Writing Center on a workshop, “Writing Your Way to a Fulbright: The Application Essays.” We will discuss the application process, review what makes for strong statements, and explore sample statements in depth with UW–Madison Fulbright US …

Fulbright US Student Program information sessions scheduled for the 2022-2023 award competition!

The application for the 2022-2023 Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition opens on March 31, 2021 and we have scheduled online information sessions for students & alumni to learn more about all that the FUSP award offers!! The IRIS Awards Office will be hosting information sessions on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 (3pm CDT) – which …

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

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, …

Pulitzer Center international reporting fellowship (2021)

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is partnering with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to support one student journalist in covering an international story. The fellowship amount is $5,000. The student can use this money to pay for the cost of travel and for incidentals in the field. Throughout the summer that the student spends covering the …

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

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

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 …

Upcoming FLAS information sessions for Summer 2021 & AY 2021-2022

We will be hosting 4 information sessions about the Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) awards for the study of less commonly taught languages at the UW–Madison for summer 2021 and academic year 2021-2022! Open to US citizens & permanent residents, FLAS awards support students – both undergraduate & graduate students – in acquiring foreign …

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

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

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 …