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EUCE/ESC Opportunities

 

Graduate Student Small Grants

The EUCE/ESC offers small grants to Graduate Students to help defray the costs of presenting papers at professional conferences. Application and guidelines: Application

Graduate Student Assistantships

Graduate Student Assistantships (GSA) are available for a limited number of students selected to work at the European Union Center of Excellence and the European Studies Center. GSAs receive a tuition remission and stipend and coverage of most of their student fees.

Interested students should inquire at the Center or with Allyson Delnore, Associate Director, well in advance of the new academic year.

EUCE/ESC Klinzing Awards

The EUCE/ESC offers research awards to graduate students and professional school students to support their work on any aspect of post-WWII European integration.  Named for the former Vice-Provost for Research George Klinzing, these awards are designed to assist students who need to pursue their research agenda on-site in Europe, or to participate in an internship directly related to their research interests.  For advanced graduate students, these awards can be used to support dissertation write-up. 

Awards typically range between $7,000-$10,000 and the application requires both a full budget and, if appropriate, IRB approval. 

The application deadline is March 1, 2013.

Full application guidelines to follow.

For more information please contact Allyson Delnore.

 

GSPIA Tuition Overage Scholarships

The EUCE/ESC offers one-credit-hour tuition scholarships for GSPIA students enrolled in either the European Union Studies Certificate or the West European Studies Certificate.  This scholarship is meant to cover the costs of the one-credit overage that often occurs when GSPIA students register for language courses to satisfy Certificate requirements. 

For more information, contact Allyson Delnore.

 

University of Pittsburgh Opportunities

The International Studies Fund (ISF) is intended to help students at the University of Pittsburgh to conduct research on international issues or in international settings.  "International" is defined as relating to another country or culture, comparative analysis covering more than one country or culture, studies of international relations or of transnational activities, or studies which examine topics related to global issues. ISF grants may not be used for tuition, language study, internships and other non-research related expenses. Conference, workshop or symposium travel is not eligible for funding under the ISF program.

The application deadline is March 15.

Nationality Rooms Scholarships

The Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs began in 1926.  As committees completed their rooms, they turned their attention to creating study abroad scholarships.  The Nationality Rooms have awarded scholarships for summer study abroad annually since 1948.  The purpose of the awards is to enable University of Pittsburgh students to have an in-depth immersion in another culture for at least five weeks.  It is important that applicants choose a program that will maximize their contact with the populace abroad and be accepted by the University for credit.

External Opportunities

 DAAD Funding Opportunities

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) offers a wide range of scholarships, fellowships, and grants to undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty.  Due to the long-standing relationship between DAAD and the University of Pittsburgh, Pitt is designated as a Partner University.  As a result, Pitt may nominate one graduate-level scholarship or grant applicant for priority consideration by DAAD.  Applications not nominated will still be entered into the general DAAD competition.  Please see the application guidelines for instructions.  For more information please consult the DAAD website www.daad.org and Judy Zang, Director Of National Scholarships at the University of Pittsburgh Honors College.

 

EU Studies Summer Program In Brussels

The EU Studies Summer Program in Brussels offers US students the opportunity to study the emergence of a united Europe at its core.  The five week July-August program will consist of two courses plus an EU simulation for a total of 12 quarter credits or 8 semester credits.  The Program is administered by the European Commission-sponsored EU Center of Excellence at the University of Washington in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Institute for European Studies of the Free University of Brussels.  For further information please visit: The EU Studies Summer Program.

The EUCE/ESC and the Graduate School of Public & International Affairs (GSPIA) invite GSPIA MA students to apply for one of the two EU Studies Summer Program in Brussels $5000 Scholarships, available only to GSPIA students.  Scholarship applicants should be GSPIA students who have completed their first 24 credits of course work and have already been accepted by the University of Washington for the Brussels Program.  Application deadline February 24, 2012.  For more information on the Scholarship, please contact Emmylou Griffith in GSPIA or Allyson Delnore at the EUCE/ESC.

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