The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship provides financial support to under-represented individuals who want to participate in Learning Abroad programs. The competitive scholarship is awarded twice each academic year–in October and March–and 19 U students will embark on international experiences this year with help from the scholarship. Their destinations include Costa […]
Read MoreWhen thinking about applying for a Fulbright award, here are some important tips to consider: Choose a country strategically List what you hope to gain from applying to a specific country, including your familiarity with the language, culture, and history of that country. Would you have more in common and knowledge about a different country? […]
Read MoreLearning Abroad will host a series of scholarship webinars this semester. First up are our Office for Global Engagement (OGE) Scholarship sessions. Students interested in our broad slate of OGE scholarships can learn more about each opportunity and best practices for a successful application. Learning Abroad regularly awards over a quarter of a million dollars […]
Read MoreUniversity of Utah students can apply by January 28, 2022, for awards up to $18,000 in tuition funding, plus stipends, for studying an underrepresented language. The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) scholarship, a program of the U.S. Department of Education, provides financial support toward tuition and fees to eligible undergraduate students interested in studying […]
Read MoreIn 1945, as the world was reeling from the aftermath of World War II, James William Fulbright—a U.S. senator from Arkansas—proposed the creation of a program aimed at averting future nuclear wars. The concept was founded in Fulbright’s belief that connecting people from different countries would ultimately foster greater understanding and cooperation between their nations. […]
Read MoreSabah Sial, a University of Utah senior majoring in finance, is one of 32 Rhodes Scholars named this month. Sial, from Sandy, was selected from among 2,300 U.S. applicants this year for the prestigious scholarship, which provides tuition and living expenses for two years of international graduate study at Oxford University. Sial plans to study […]
Read MoreOn October 4-8, with students back on campus for the fall 2021 semester, Learning Abroad held its first large-scale, in-person outreach event. The Fall Learning Abroad Fair featured information sessions by University of Utah Faculty Directors, meetings with Affiliate provider reps, scholarship workshop sessions, and an in-person event on Wednesday, October 6 highlighting Learning Abroad […]
Read MoreDid you know that Songdo International Business District, home of the U Asia Campus, was just a dream a couple of decades ago? The city is a 1,500 acre “smart city,” built from scratch on the Yellow Sea. Bloomberg recently showcased the city (and the U Asia Campus!) in their Quicktake series and you can view the video […]
Read MoreJust before her high school graduation in the summer of 2018, Sarah Higashi and her friends attended the Korean Wave Concert K-CON in Los Angeles and happened upon the University of Utah Asia Campus information booth. A year later, she boldly chose to go to South Korea after learning she could earn a U.S. diploma while gaining […]
Read MoreOn Saturday, July 17, the electrical and computer engineering department welcomed sophomore students Donggi Lee, Eojin Jeong, Donghun Jeon, Seok Min Kang, and Younghwan Shin from the University of Utah Asia Campus in South Korea to Salt Lake City. The trip was organized to expose U Asia Campus students to ongoing undergraduate research opportunities and […]
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