Last minute questions? Stop by today!

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:55:39 -0500

Happy Valentine's Day!

The Center for Global Engagement is hosting an Open House from 1-3 pm in UC 201B today, February 14th. Today is also the application deadline for all Summer 2025 faculty-led study abroad programs. If you have any last minute questions, stop by the Open House and chat with us in person.

Feel the love - funding opportunities:

*The Class of 1970 Access Fund for Study Abroad applications are open! Established in 2020 to commemorate the commencement of the Class of 1970, the first class to graduate from UMBC, this fund provides scholarship support for degree-seeking students participating in approved study abroad programs. The application is housed in UMBC’s Scholarship Retriever and is due February 28, 2025.

*The Gilman Scholarship awards up to $8000 for Pell Grant Recipients for any study abroad program! Applications due March 6, 2025. Start your application today at <https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/>. Dr. Souders has created a Blackboard organization to guide you through the application writing process. Email at <souders@umbc.edu> to be added to the site.

Are your Gilman Scholarship essays ready for review? Get live feedback at our Gilman Drop-In Advising Session, Thursday, February 20, 2 to 5 pm, UC 204.

*Have you heard about the Fulbright U.S. Student Program? Are you graduating in May 2025, December 2025 or May 2026? If so, come learn if the fully funded Fulbright Student Program to conduct research, teach English as a foreign language or earn a Master’s degree in one of 140 countries throughout the world is for you. Applications open March 31, and UMBC’s application deadline is August 27, 2025. Learn more at <us.fulbrightonline.org>.

The first Early- Bird Fulbright Information Session of the year will be held on Monday, February 17 at noon, UC 201B. Click here to register.

Join a nationwide Fulbright Information Session on Thursday, March 6 at 4 pm. Ask your questions to Fulbright alumni and get ready for the upcoming application cycle. Click here to register.

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