As a first-time, unique opportunity, we wanted to invite students the Virtual German Higher Education Fair hosted by DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) this Thursday, April 23, starting at 9:00am, PDT.
UC Merced Study Abroad is now accepting fall 2015 applications for a new program in Basketball Diplomacy.
The odds of landing a competitive scholarship for study abroad are less than 50% for the average student, but you can improve your own odds by making adjustments to your statement of purpose.
Starting with summer 2015 programs, students going abroad for the second time with UCEAP will see their fees reduced $900.
Juanita Mercado, 23, of UC Merced has been accepted into the Peace Corps through which she will be placed in El Salvador
You could use $750-5,000 in scholarship funding to offset your study abroad costs. Winter is scholarship application season for students leaving to study abroad in the summer or fall with applications due mid-February to mid-March.
March 2 is a big deadline for financial aid and study abroad. Make sure your FAFSA is in by March 2. If you are ineligible for FAFSA funding, check whether you are eligible for the California Dream Act Application.
How about getting a scholarship just for applying for another scholarship? UC Merced Study Abroad will be offering awards to 20 students as part of the UC Merced-UC Education Abroad Program Incentive Study Abroad Scholarships.
So, you know someone about to study abroad and you want to get them a little something special and you need some ideas. Of course you know what is most personal for the people you know best, but here are some of the items we consider the most practical.
Winning a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship allowed UC Merced Lorraine Sturdevant to take her first journey outside North America.
