From NU's Study-Abroad
coordinator
- Two fully-funded scholarship opportunities
currently available to students and recent graduates to work and
study abroad.
- Both summer and yearlong opportunities available.
- December 1 deadline.
#1: The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young
Professionals (CBYX), a yearlong fellowship to study and intern in
Germany, is open to applicants in all
career fields, though preference is given to students in vocational,
technical, engineering, business, agricultural, and scientific fields. Students
traditionally underrepresented in study abroad opportunities are especially
encouraged to apply.
The fellowship is funded by
the US and German governments through a grant provided by the US Department of
State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, under the authority of the
Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended.
The CBYX program annually
provides 75 participants with two months of intensive German language training,
a semester of study at German University or University of Applied Sciences, a
five-month internship with a German company in the participant’s career field,
housing, transatlantic airfare, health insurance, and a monthly stipend for
living expenses.
Prior German language
knowledge is not required, though it is preferred. Applicants should have clear
career goals and some relevant work experience in their career field, which may
include summer, part-time, or internship work. Participants must be between the
ages of 18-24, possess a high school diploma or equivalent, and be US citizens
or permanent residents.
Interested applicants can
apply online at www.CBYX.info.
The application deadline for the 2013-2014 program is December 1, 2012.
#2: The Baden-Württemberg
STIPENDIUM for Vocationally Qualified People “Work Immersion Study Program” (WISP) is a summer fellowship
program offered exclusively to
college students in vocational fields and includes funding for one
month of intensive German language study, a two-month internship with a German
company, housing, transatlantic airfare, health insurance, and a €300 monthly
stipend.
Please
note that the eligibility criteria for WISP have changed. WISP is now open to students in vocational fields who have
completed at least 4 semesters of study by the start of the program in June
2013. Applicants must be enrolled at a US college before and after the program
and must have completed at least 1 semester of college-level German by the
start of the program. Participants must be between the ages of 18-27 and be US
citizens or permanent residents.
WISP is funded by the
Baden-Württemberg STIPENDIUM and is administered by Cultural Vistas in
cooperation with the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and
their partners. Interested applicants can find out more and apply online by
visiting www.WispGermany.org.
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The
application deadline for both WISP and CBYX is December 1, 2012. For more information: Beth Uding • Program
Manager, CBYX and WISP • Cultural Vistas • 440 Park Ave South, 2nd Floor, New
York, NY 10016 • buding@culturalvistas.org
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