$5000 IFSA SCHOLARSHIP

TO STUDY ABROAD (Spring 2009)

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APPLICATION

 

GUIDELINES

 

TIMELINE

(Semester-long Study Abroad)

Application Deadline: October 1, 2008

The IFSA Foundation scholarship aims to expand the opportunities for MDC students to engage in semester-long academic programs abroad and to infuse service-learning into the students’ study abroad experience.

The IFSA study abroad competition is for students who are intending to study abroad for a full semester (Fall or Spring) on an MDC-approved CCIS program in one of the following countries:

Argentina: http://www.ccisabroad.org/argentinasemester.html       

Belize: http://www.ccisabroad.org/belizesemester.html

China: http://www.ccisabroad.org/chinasemestermenu.html       

Costa Rica: http://www.mdc.edu/mdcglobal/studyabroad_programs.asp   

Czech Republic: http://ccisabroad.org/czechrepublicsemester.html       

Dominican Republic: http://ccisabroad.org/dominicanrepublicsemester.html

Ecuador: http://www.ccisabroad.org/ecuador_semestermenu.html       

India: http://www.ccisabroad.org/bangaloresemester.html         

Japan: http://www.ccisabroad.org/japansemester.html         

Mexico: http://www.ccisabroad.org/guadalajarasemester.html         

Morocco: http://www.ccisabroad.org/moroccosemester.html

Russia: http://www.ccisabroad.org/russiasemester.html

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

 

US Citizen or US Resident

 

MDC Degree-seeking student

 

Pell grant recipient at the time of application

 

2.5 GPA minimum

 

No previous long-term study abroad experience

 

Applying for or accepted into a semester-long MDC-approved study abroad program in Africa, Latin America, Asia, or Eastern Europe

 

At least one full semester or 12 credits at MDC completed prior to beginning the study abroad experience.

 

Must have completed ENC 1101

 

Must be intending to enroll at MDC the semester following his/her study abroad experience

 

Scholarship is for study abroad students only

 

SELECTION CRITERIA:

 

Meeting all eligibility criteria

 

Personal Statement essay

 

Service learning project proposal essay

 

Interview

 

Country of Destination

 

Academic Progress and Performance

 

Length of Study

 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AT:  (305) 237-3008 OR EMAIL

 

Eva Fernandez at: efernan1@mdc.edu

 

Or visit us at: www.mdc.edu/mdcglobal