The David Geffen Medical Scholarships allows recipients to pursue distinguished careers free of financial burden. The scholarships provide full financial support to outstanding students entering the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, covering 100 pe ...
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The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals seeking innovative and unconventional approaches to fundamental open society challenges. The fellowship funds work that will enrich public understanding of those challenges and stimulate far-reaching and pr ...
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Made possible by the generous support of a group of international education professionals who are committed to advocating on behalf of LGBTQI students, this scholarship is awarded to a deserving LGBTQI student who aims to participate in a high-quality, ri ...
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These grants are awarded by the Institute for Shipboard Education to help make the program a reality for all students regardless of financial status.
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Since 2007 StudyPortals has helped millions of students around the world to find and compare their dream education. With a dedicated Scholarship, they now also help to cover a significant part of the costs related to study abroad ambitions - helping even ...
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CTS Horizons offers group tours, private journeys and tailor made holidays to many of the world's most fascinating destinations around the globe. Tours are escorted and so provide a constant guide for the journey. Contact CTS Horizons directly for informa ...
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Butterfly et Papillon places participants of all nationalities in jobs as au pairs or interns in European organizations. As an au pair, participants integrate into a foreign family and take care of their children. This is a paid positions and will also ge ...
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CCELT TESL courses blend online and in-class components to provide a tailor-made course that is effective and efficient. CCELT is comprised of dedicated, experienced teachers who have taught ESL and lived overseas, giving them the ability to speak from ex ...
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In one year, this unique programme provides the skills, knowledge and experience required to identify, grow, develop and manage international development projects anywhere in the world. Programme faculty are chosen for their expertise and experience in in ...
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The Tortuga Backpacks Study Abroad Scholarship is awarded biannually to passionate students who want to explore the world.
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World Expeditions offers hundreds of small-sized group adventures. They cover all continents, and have all sorts of adventure travel for all abilities and all ages. Participants have the option of traveling in a group or privately. Types of adventures off ...
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Located in the heart of Washington, DC since 1821, GW connects students to people and ideas in one of the world's move influential cities. As the largest institution of higher education in the U.S. capital, the university attracts nearly 11,000 undergradu ...
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Join Base Camp for a career break to try the adventure sport industry or spend a season abroad working towards a valuable qualification in your gap year. Others use Base Camp to fast-track into the adventure sports industry, become an adventure sports ins ...
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UC Irvine offers 3-month Accelerated Certificate Programs (ACPs) in a variety of fields and specialties. These recognized certificates are taught by leading industry professionals and balance the theory and learning with practical application, often inclu ...
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The SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships aim to develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of scholarly achievement in undergraduate and graduate studies in the social scie ...
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Made possible by the generous support and fundraising efforts of international educators working in Texas.
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The Institute for Shipboard Education (ISE) is pleased to offer a scholarship for students attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s) or Predominately Black Institutions to participate in spring or fall Semester at Sea voyages.
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Each summer the Inter-American Development Bank hires up to 35 Summer Interns, for a period of two months. The purpose of the programme is to provide an opportunity for university students at the graduate level to learn about the operations of the IDB, an ...
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Alberta Education sponsors student exchange programmes for high school students studying French (Quebec), German, Japanese or Spanish (Mexico and Spain). In these programmes Alberta students alternate between hosting partners in their homes and schools, a ...
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IDRC offers this Fellowship (a bequest from Helen S. Bentley and C. Fred Bentley) every two years in October to a Canadian, permanent resident of Canada, or a citizen of a developing country. You must be a graduate student with a university degree in agri ...
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When I think back on it, my first experience volunteering overseas kind of sucked. It's a long story, but the short version is that I showed up in Nepal thinking that I was going to save the world and found out that really I was on an adventure tour posing as a volunteer programme.
Once, practically any native English-speaking Caucasian could land a job teaching English abroad. These days, that's just not good enough.
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My advice for high school graduates about to head out on their gap year adventures.
Bill Frederick kicks off Verge Magazine's new Travel Ethics column with a look at the counterpoint of competing values.
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