 Pays up $5,000 › Additional $3,000 available for critical languages:  Arabic, Chinese, Turkic, Persian, Indic, Korean, Russian, Swahili, and more…  Must be Pell Grant eligible

 Application Process › Statement of Purpose: 2 pages, single-spaced › Follow-on Project Proposal: 2 pages, single-spaced  Find example project proposals at:  Tips for follow-on projects › Borrow and expand ideas from past winners › Utilize technology: blogging and you tube

 Writing Competitive Essays › Everything as a means to your Career goals  Inspirations, e.g. ASB service  Aspirations, e.g. to work in/with a particular country › Only Address “Why”  The country or population  Volunteerism  Specific research or academic program › Visit the writing center, twice! › Visit Holly Greenfield at the International Programs Office.

 Pays up to $20,000 for academic year; $10,000 for semester; $8,000 for summer (STEM only)  US Federal Government › Required to work at least one year in…  Dept of Homeland Security  Dept of Defense  Dept of State

 Requirements › Study a critical language  Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, Swahili…  Priority for… › Compelling cases for national security › Academic year students

 Application process › Two Statements of Purpose (2 single spaced pages) 1.Rational: why region/language relate to national security and your career plans 2.Program: how program will benefit your goals › Two or three letters of recommendation

 Pays up to $7,000 for academic year $5,000 for semester $3,000 for summer  For students going to Asia › You should have “little or no experience” in the proposed country Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

 A summer institute only  Study… (No experience) Azerbaijani, Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu (≤ 1 year) Arabic, Persian (≤ 2 years) Chinese, Russian, Japanese  All expenses paid

Goals? Language Education Career

Bilingual Product Specialist (Japanese) 2–4 years translating experience Nintendo Redmond, WA Fundraising Specialist 2 years experience International Red Cross Boise, ID Finance Manager (any) 5 years experience International Rescue Committee Boise, ID

Bilingual Service Agent (Spanish) 1 to 12 months experience Mountain America Credit Union SLC, Utah Reservations Specialist (Spanish) 2 years customer service experience Jet Blue SLC, Utah Middle Eastern Site Specialist (some Arabic) Experience working in Morocco International Studies Abroad Austin, TX

 Mujeres para la acción › Micro enterprise and micro finance › A defining characteristic of Peru Where you could go… East Asia: International Business Senegal: Development Studies Germany: Engineering Ecuador: Women’s rights

 USAC: Bangalore, India › Medical program for pregnant women  ISA: Santiago, Dominican Republic › Assist pharmacy distribute low-cost drugs  IPSL: Accra, Ghana › Institute of Economic Affairs  Nearly Every Developing Country › Teach English