Benjamin Gilman Scholarship

For my Follow-on Service Project, I aim to promote the notion that studying abroad is an experience that everyone can have. I will emphasized that this opportunity is not limited to the elite few who have the money to pay for the experience out of their own pocket. I will accomplish this by highlighting the various funding opportunities available to students, especially those opportunities geared specifically toward lower-income students. I will encourage students to look at every possible avenue such as local scholarships available back home, university scholarships, organizational scholarships, departmental scholarships, state-level scholarships, and national scholarships.

When one thinks of going to college, money is the first thing or lets say, a issue, that comes first to everyone’s mind. To help students get better education and facilities to better that, universities provide different programs for students. One of such program is Study Abroad Program, here at Iowa State University. The university provides funds for students in forms of scholarships, grants, and loans that help the students in need provide support for their education (Give to the Study Abroad Center). The university also provides different types of study programs to make sure that the student gain different kind of experience during the stay at the university. The Study Abroad Center’s helps students gain personal and professional experience by having them make preserving

Every year there are around 435,000 international students enrolled in universities around the UK (UKCISA). Studying abroad for a lot of these students is a privilege, however it can be a stressful experience for various reasons. There are plenty of challenges, other than language barrier, that these students face, like major culture shock, homesickness, and financial difficulties.

They will be the most curious and unexposed to the culture and possibilities that the country presents. The students will already be interested in learning about South Korea because they are taking the language course, but it may be the deciding factor that influences them to actually visit. The presentation will make the Benjamin A. Gillman scholarship more wildly known. This will reassure even low income students that there is funding for studying abroad for them as well. My presence will also allow each student to ask questions that they may feel like they could not ask foreign students or study abroad advisor. My goal is to open a discussion amongst all the students about being open minded about the presence of all the country across the world. The Korean language classes have a large Saudi Arabian presence so hopefully they can compare my experiences with their own. Hopefully with the support of the students in the classroom and even possibly friends that I know who have studied abroad themselves we can impact each student in a powerful

To promote the Gilman Scholarship, I will hold information sessions in various departments to students ranging from high school seniors to college sophomores. I will collaborate with organizations in which I already have a direct involvement. These organizations include NYU Alternative Breaks, NYU Opportunity Programs: HEOP, CSTEP and STEP, Opportunity Program Mentoring Initiative, Women of Excellence Strength and Tenacity, the Gentleman of Quality, and the Academic Achievement Program.

On Monday March 5th, in room 5213, Professor Tague spoke about his fundraising that he has founded and his ASEBL journal. Professor Tague and his wife helped raise funds to send an Indonesian student to college on a four-year scholarship. The student who received the scholarship, is studying biology or forestry to help orangutans. Professor Tague and his wife, achieved this goal with the help from others and Professor Tague took this time to applaud all of these people that donated. He stated the names of all the people who took the time to donate to his fundraiser. We also learned how we can keep this scholarship going, by contributing to the organization. Professor Tague and his wife worked so hard to raise money for this scholarship and

Studying abroad would force me to interact with others and put myself out there to make the most of a trip that I would otherwise never experience. I want nothing more than to leave the purview of my comfort-zone. I know there is a potential within me, but I also know that it’s my responsibility to myself, and Papa as well, to force it out. Being furtive will take me no further than I’ve already come. In that sense, I will benefit monumentally. My enjoyment as well as academic success abroad will depend on socializing with varieties of people Shawnee State University could never provide. Among those people, most importantly, are those different from myself. As an e-board member of two different clubs, I believe communicating with different types of people would be an invaluable experience. Immersing myself into settings that challenge me to become more than I am would lead to the growth of my socializing skills and the confidence I posses pertaining to them, which is perhaps of greatest importance professionally speaking. And then, personally, I would learn about the heritage of a man that I loved so deeply. I would make him proud, and that surpasses any goal I could ever set. Going to Italy would be an adventure, and I plan to embrace

Always wanting to travel the world, Madeleine felt the need to seize the opportunity of studying abroad when the information about this topic became available to her during a class presentation by an affiliate of the study abroad office at Towson University. Madeleine never thought that she would’ve been the type of person to study abroad due to the fact that she has never ventured out by herself, let alone, traveled outside the United States before. Learning that her friend was also interested in studying abroad, Madeleine looked into this opportunity to gain more knowledge about the topic. She had the preconception that traveling to a different country to study was a very expensive excursion to the average student. In addition to Madeleine thinking that she couldn’t pay for the trip, she also thought that the desired courses that she wanted to take abroad would not be equivalent to Towson University’s courses needed towards graduation. Instead of taking out another loan to study abroad, Madeleine was able to increase the amount of her current loans by a few thousand of dollars. Also, her parents contributed to the

The purpose of my annotated bibliography illustrates to the reader the positive correlation between study abroad and developmental benefits received from such programs. It is clear from the findings of my sources that different students, teachers, and researchers have numerical and written proof on why these programs are beneficial. It is more than an academic experience because you grow spiritually and intellectually making college students global citizens. This title of a global citizen differentiates those who study abroad because they have acquired a worldly view. It is important to have these journals to stress the benefits of study abroad so hopefully more students, faculty, and schools stress and make it easier to have this unique experience.

According to an Oxford University study, the average G.P.A. of their undergraduate student admissions was a 3.7. In order to receive this type of achievement, a student must possess the mindset that they will attend a university. With the ban on out of country travel repealed, schools would be able to provide students with supervised overseas trips. There students would be able to visit distant universities, which could provide them with far better opportunities than those found locally. Realizing that these universities will offer them better opportunities will encourage more students to attend these prestigious universities. If a student is determined to attend a distant university, such as Oxford, they will be urged to work harder in order to compete with the thousands of other global applicants attempting to receive the same acceptance as them. The most definite way a student can secure a college acceptance letter is by creating a resume that is as unique and diverse as possible; the goal is to stand out. A study by NAFSA found that in 2010, only 2,000 American high school students studied abroad. Additionally, in 2014, 86,548 students applied to the University of California Los Angeles alone. Let’s just say that all 2,000 study abroad students received an average of a 3.5 GPA and applied to UCLA. They’ve given themselves an edge that segregates them from

For my years to come in a short amount of time I intend on accomplishing many great goals. As any other senior in high school my main goal right now is to graduate high school. Following high school, my main goal is to be accepted into the University of Georgia to study in their College of Arts and Sciences with the intent on becoming a pediatric dentist. During my time in college, whether it be at the University of Georgia or not, I am determined to study abroad in Oxford or London, England. I have chosen to participate in this program in order to expand my perception of the world and its people. Being a young woman from the hometown of Lithonia, Georgia and having the mother that I have, I have not seen anything outside of the states that border Georgia. This opportunity to study abroad will be my chance to experience a culture fresh and new unlike the one that I have been accustomed to for eighteen years. With this experience I will anticipate the opportunity to become a Rhodes Scholar and bring my education to the UK. These all are priorities of mine, and I must assure that I set myself in the right position to achieve

Aside from its eminent academics on campus, the school offers an abundance of study abroad programs in over 20 countries. The multitude of different programs offered around the world strongly appeal to my academic interests when searching for the right

Studying abroad is said to be “an experience of a lifetime” because of the wide array of opportunity and accomplishment students can attain while pursuing their academic goals. Whether a student hopes to learn about cultural uniqueness or gain insight about potential career opportunities, studying abroad is a great way to explore these interests while focusing on academics. Personally, the idea of being able to immerse myself into an entirely new culture while studying topics that I enjoy the most sounds especially exciting. I have always loved exploring the differences amongst the world’s many cultures. In fact, in early high school I took a course titled Diverse Perspectives where I learned about the traditions and beliefs of many different

International education has been an expanding industry in Australia over the past decade, generating a considerable amount of economic revenue in the education sector. Australia has been recognised as being the top 4 most popular destination for international students pursing outbound tertiary education. Having said that Australia is also deemed as one of the most expensive countries for overseas students to study in, with the high and increasing cost of living as well as the inflated tuition fees, significant finical burdens are placed upon overseas students. As they are neglected of the benefits and financial assistance received by domestic students.

“In 2006 to 2007, according to the data compiled by the Institute of International Education, 582,984 students from all over the world were enrolled in American colleges and universities in a wide range of fields” (Carter, Paragraph 2, 2008). The United States has the highest number of students who are coming to study abroad than any other countries. Each year, the number of international students coming to the United States to obtain degrees is increasing by thousands, and home countries of these students are primarily India, China and Korea, all located in the whole different continent. But what are the motives of students who are crossing the sea to study? Their goal of studying abroad is to experience diversity and to adapt attitudes