Category: Student Opportunities

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APTLI: intensive summer language program for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals.

APTLI is an intensive summer language program offered by the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. Courses are offered for academic credit at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels (depending on sufficient enrollment). Each 8-week language class is equivalent to two semesters of study, with full academic year …

WISLI Tuition Scholarship: Deadline on April 1

WISLI TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS:  APPLY BY APRIL 1, 2019* Looking for funding to study a less commonly taught language at UW–Madison this summer? Apply for a WISLI Tuition Scholarship to fund your intensive language study at one of the summer language institutes! The Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) is pleased to announce that the application …

Palestine Center Internship Program Summer 2019: Deadline on March 18

The Palestine Center Internship Program provides undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to conduct research, develop writing and organizational skills, build valuable DC contacts, gain hands-on experience, and observe the extensive political and policy-related happenings in the metropolitan DC area. As important members of our team, interns gain valuable exposure to the functions of …

UW La Crosse Offers Summer 2019 Abroad Program on Israel-Palestine Conflict Resolution

Heidi Morrison, Associate Professor of History in UW La Crosse, would be leading a three-week study tour of Israel and Palestine this summer for UW course credit.  Please see the poster above for more information.

National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations Summer Internship: Deadline on February 22

The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations’ Washington, DC Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate and graduate students a ten-week professional, academic, and career opportunity internship in the nation’s capital. The program features a demanding mix of professional involvement, intellectual challenge, career exploration, and cultural encounters designed to provide interns with a rich and varied experience during …

Online Creative Writing Classes in Arabic by Alaa Al Aswany

International bestselling novelist Alaa Al Aswany, currently a visiting professor at Dartmouth College, is offering online creative writing classes in Arabic beginning in April. Interested students may register by visiting AlaaAlAswany.com/courses. The following are the classes (creative writing workshops held in New York are in English): Fiction Reading 5 weeks • 15 class hours Mondays, April …

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad: Deadline on March 21

The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) 2019 competition is open! The deadline for students to submit their complete applications is 10:00 am, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Letters of support and language evaluations must be submitted BEFORE the student can submit their application. There are no exceptions to the campus deadline and no changes are allowed to the application …

Call for Papers for Symposium on Early Modern Bodies: Deadline on February 1

Early Modern Bodies Graduate Early Modern Student Society Third Annual Symposium Friday, April 26, 2019 University of Wisconsin – Madison Call for Papers Submission Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2019 Early modern people were urgently concerned with bodies: human bodies, celestial bodies, divine bodies, administrative bodies… Problems of corporeality and cohesion shaped debates on every pressing …

Internships at Middle East Institute (MEI)

Founded in 1946, the Middle East Institute is the oldest Washington-based institution dedicated solely to the study of the Middle East. It is a non-partisan think tank providing expert policy analysis, educational and professional development services, and a hub for engaging with the region’s arts and culture. MEI offers a diverse range of internships across …

MA Islamic Studies in Columbia U: Application Deadline on February 15

Columbia University is now accepting applicants for its Islamic Studies MA program. The deadline for Fall admissions is Friday February 15, 2019. For more information about the program and to apply, visit: http://www.mei.columbia.edu/ma-program