The International Division Pre-Dissertation Travel Scholarships support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral students. The impact of these scholarships is significant, enabling groundbreaking research and fostering global leadership. This year, the International …
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UW–Madison Graduate Scholars Receive 2025 IRIS Fieldwork Awards
The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award offers financial support for UW–Madison graduate students across all disciplines and career stages. This award enables them to conduct critical field research or …
Global perspectives in action: International Division focuses on RISE initiatives
The world faces unprecedented challenges, from climate change to global health crises. The university seeks to address many of these challenges through the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative, focusing on faculty hiring, research …
A Deep Dive into “Djinns”: A Conversation with Fatma Aydemir and Jon Cho-Polizzi
On October 21, European Studies hosted a reading and discussion with acclaimed author Fatma Aydemir and her translator, Jon Cho-Polizzi. The event, sponsored by European Studies and co-sponsored by the Center for German and European …
CREECA Kicks Off Fall Series with Soviet Literature Lecture
The discussion of Soviet literature, woven with history, ideology, and human experience, was the focus of a new lecture delivered by Irina Shevelenko on September 5. As the faculty director of the Center for Russia, …
Humboldt Research Prize Awarded to B. Venkat Mani
B. Venkat Mani, Professor of German and World Literatures at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been awarded the Humboldt Research Prize/Reimar Lüst Prize for International Scholarly and Cultural Exchange by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation …
The 2024 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork and the BLAC Foundation Awardees Profiles
The Institute for Regional and International Studies is pleased to announce the 7 recipients of this year’s IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award. Each recipient receives $3,000 to support their work abroad in the coming …
FLAS Fellowship Event: Fostering Language Learning and Global Engagement
Last Thursday, April 11th, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellows at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Utah gathered to hear from three former FLAS awardees about how their fellowship was instrumental …
Government, International Affairs & Nonprofit Career Resource Fair
Government, International Affairs & Nonprofit Career Resource Fair April 16 / 4:00pm – 6:00pm Discovery Building – 1st Floor Whether you’re just exploring your options or actively searching for jobs or internships in Government (Local, …
Interested In Exploring Opportunities Abroad? Consider the Fullbright U.S. Student Program through UW-Madison…!
For undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni interested in exploring options abroad in the years ahead – to conduct independent research, study, teach English, practice art, and more – look into the Fulbright US Student Program …