University of Wisconsin-Madison
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 is an International Studies Major also pursuing a Middle East Studies Certificate and Michael Sauer, a Political Science & Economics …
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 in tuition and stipend funding, and a wider range of eligible graduate programs. The Rangel Graduate Fellowship is a premier …
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 Fellows (JSF). The JSF program is open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who …
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 post-asylum life for refugees in Greece and the absence of integration plans for asylees. Congratulations to Lawrence as UW–Madison’s inaugural …
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 keep your research on track while you’re not able to reach the field. Join us on Friday @ https://us.bbcollab.com/collab/ui/session/guest/59d020c3a4eb4534900277830eabb12a Details …
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 FUSP award offers!! Join Grant Stream-Gonzalez (Fulbright-IIE Outreach Officer) and Jenné Nurse (Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, ETA to South Africa) on …
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 Migrations, and Janicik for her work, Xenophobic Policies in the Name of Gratitude: Refugee Experiences with the Conservative Austrian Government. …
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 FUSP award offers!! The IRIS Awards Office is hosting two additional information sessions on Monday, April 27 (4pm CDT) and …
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 as bridges between China and the rest of the world – is currently accepting applications for its 2021-2022 academic year …
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 focused on their respective world regions. To be eligible you must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at the …