NATIONALITY ROOMS SCHOLARSHIPS

From Global Studies and UCIS:

The Nationality Rooms Summer Study Abroad Scholarship Program was established to provide University of Pittsburgh graduate and undergraduate students with the opportunity to add an international dimension to their education. The purpose of these awards is to give an in-depth immersion experience of another culture for at least five weeks. The scholarships are the result of the committees’ fund-raising throughout the year. Scholarships are sometimes given in memory of an individual, or by a donor whose belief in the benefits of study abroad remains constant. The scholarships available for 2012 are listed on the web site (www.ucis.pitt.edu/natrooms).

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants may apply for two awards, but can only win one. Previous scholarship recipients are not eligible to win a second award. These scholarships do not fund shipboard education as it is not designed to give a five-week immersion experience in one location.

Undergraduates must:
• Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• Be current full-time University of Pittsburgh students
• Have 60-90 credits by April 2011 (current sophomores or juniors)
• Have a QPA of not less than 3.00
• Have been registered and present on a University of Pittsburgh campus as a full-time student for two (2) terms prior to the study abroad and be returning to a University of Pittsburgh campus as a full-time student for a minimum of two (2) terms immediately after study abroad
• Propose a career-related, credit-worthy study program of at least five (5) weeks

Graduate students must:
• Be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
• Be current full-time University of Pittsburgh students and in good academic standing
• Have been registered and present on a University of Pittsburgh campus as a full-time student for two (2) terms prior to the study abroad and be returning to a University of Pittsburgh campus as full-time students for a minimum of two (2) terms immediately after study abroad
• Propose a career-related, credit-worthy study program of at least five (5) weeks. NOTE: The Nationality Rooms Summer Study Abroad Scholarship Program does not fund intensive language study at the graduate level
APPLICATION
The eight-page application form requests general information about the student (name, address, major, etc.) and requires information on the study program or research project, the number of credits earned for this work, two essays, and two references, one of which must be from a University of Pittsburgh faculty member. Applicants must submit a non-returnable photocopy of Pages 1 and 2 of the application at least 24 hours prior to an Information Session presented by the scholarship advisor. (The student retains the original to submit with the Final Application.) Pages one and two may be obtained at the Nationality Rooms Program office in 1209 Cathedral of Learning, or at the scholarship website: www.ucis.pitt.edu/natrooms. The sessions are scheduled from Nov. 28, 2011 through Dec. 15, 2011, and again from January 4 through January 20, 2012. Students are required to submit two (2) complete sets of their application for each award for which they wish to be considered by the January deadline. A complete application includes:
• Pages one through six
• Attachments (e.g., print-out of essays, independent research outline, study program description)
• For undergraduates only, an unofficial University of Pittsburgh transcript
References – Pages 7 and 8 are delivered to the Nationality Rooms Program office and are photocopied and attached to the complete application. Please stop in at the Nationality Rooms Program office, 1209 Cathedral of Learning, for further information. Email questions can be addressed to Eileen Kiley, Scholarship Advisor (kiley@pitt.edu).