The Education Abroad Office is delighted to announce the continuation of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science (CAHSS) Dean's Scholarship for Education Abroad!

Dean Kimberly Moffitt has pledged to provide a study abroad scholarship to students from every CAHSS department/program to ease the financial burden of this experiential activity, while also demonstrating our responsibility for educating our students to be active in the world they will soon lead.

Award amounts will typically be between $2,500 and $5,000. Applicants must apply to study abroad through UMBC at goabroad.umbc.edu and be degree-seeking UMBC undergraduate or graduate students with at least one major in CAHSS. Applicants must also meet eligibility requirements for UMBC study abroad programs. Preference will be given to students with demonstrated financial need as well as to students applying for UMBC faculty-led or exchange programs.

The current Deadline for students looking to study abroad in upcoming Summer, Fall, Academic Year, Winter, and Spring programs is February 10th. Winter and Spring applicants who are not selected may reapply in September.

Students can start their applications through UMBC's Scholarship Retriever. Contact the Education Abroad Office at <educationabroad@umbc.edu> with any questions. 

Meet UMBC alumna Mary (Mendy) Nitsch who serves as Director for International Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of State for Maryland.  Ms. Nitsch will discuss how her graduate studies in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) and teaching experiences in the US and abroad prepared her for state-level policy work.  In this virtual session, you'll have the opportunity to learn from Ms. Nitsch's experience and ask questions to get advice about a career in international public policy. Register for this session by completing the online form before 12:00 noon on 18 November.

Mary E. (Mendy) Nitsch is currently the Director of International Affairs (IA) in Maryland’s Office of the Secretary of State in Annapolis. She has worked in international relations through four gubernatorial administrations, including in the Maryland Department of Commerce, Office of International Investment and Trade (OIIT). Mendy previously taught English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) both domestically and abroad. She lived and worked overseas for a total of 8 years in Asia, Latin America, and Central Asia, including as a U.S. State Department English Language Fellow in the Dominican Republic. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Systems Development (ISD)/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from UMBC.

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About the UMBC TESOL Program

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) offers a master of arts (MA TESOL) and a four-course postbaccalaureate certificate (TESOL PBC) in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.  Options are available for those seeking to teach any age group from children to adults in the United States or abroad, including Maryland P-12 teacher certification in ESOL.  Find out more at https://tesol.umbc.edu/learnmore.php

If you are a currently enrolled UMBC undergraduate or graduate student interested in a year of research, study, or teaching in more than 140 countries around the world, attend this special Fulbright U.S. Student Program information session during International Education Week.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, funded by the U.S. State Department, allows graduating seniors, currently enrolled graduate students, and recent alumni to study, research, or teach for a year throughout the world. For more information on the program, check out the Fulbright website at <us.fulbrightonline.org>.

You can email Dr. Brian Souders, UMBC's Fulbright Program Advisor, with questions at <souders@umbc.edu>.

To register for this special information session, co-sponsored by UMBC and the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, head to the link below:

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM-6:15 PM EST