Are you interested in teaching abroad after graduation? Come learn more about funded post-grad teaching opportunities through the Fulbright Scholarship!
Three Georgia College seniors majoring in early childhood education, communication and art have been named Fulbright semi-finalists. They join a growing number of semi-finalists in recent years from Georgia College. If selected as finalists, their travels will take them to South Korea, Greece and Argentina. Their applications are being sent to these proposed host countries to be reviewed. Roughly half to one-third of all semi-finalist applications are accepted as ‘finalists,’ the term...
On Tuesday November 16 from 2-3PM the National Scholarships Office will be hosting a virtual campus visit with staff from the Fulbright Scholarship. For this event, Fulbright staff will discuss the different opportunities offered under Fulbright, as well as offering tips on how to make applications more competitive. The Fulbright Scholarship funds post-graduate study, research, and English Teaching Assistantships for U.S. citizens. Most programs do not have major restrictions, and...
On Tuesday November 16 from 2-3PM the National Scholarships Office will be hosting a virtual campus visit with staff from the Fulbright Scholarship. For this event, Fulbright staff will discuss the different opportunities offered under Fulbright, as well as offering tips on how to make applications more competitive. The Fulbright Scholarship funds post-graduate study, research, and English Teaching Assistantships for U.S. citizens. Most programs do not have major restrictions, and...
It may still be November, but it's not too early to start thinking about your summer plans! If you are majoring in science, technology, math, or the social sciences (psychology, sociology, geography, political science, economics), then you might consider applying for a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Each year, the National Science Foundation funds Research Experiences for Undergrads (REUs) at university across the United States (and, in some...
It may still be November, but it's not too early to start thinking about your summer plans! If you are majoring in science, technology, math, or the social sciences (psychology, sociology, geography, political science, economics), then you might consider applying for a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). Each year, the National Science Foundation funds Research Experiences for Undergrads (REUs) at university across the United States (and, in some...
The National Scholarships Office is seeking candidates for the 2022 Truman Scholarship. The Truman is awarded to current juniors (students who graduating between Dec. 2022– May 2023) who show great potential and commitment towards a career in public service. The award includes $30,000 toward graduate school in a public service-related field, and the opportunity to participate in the Truman Foundation’s Washington Summer Institute. Public service is considered broadly; previous Trumans...
In 2020, Georgia College graduates Amara Tennessee and Cain Gantt each received awards for post-graduate study that would take them out of the country during a time of tightening travel regulations in the midst of the global pandemic. Both have since been carrying on their studies as Covid continues to create obstacles to overcome as well as new opportunities to learn. “Obviously, the pandemic put a pause on the program and has thrust Fulbright into a new format of teaching, but I...
On September 21 at 5PM in Humber-White 206, Dr. Amir Moheet, Georgia College's Paul D. Coverdell Visiting Scholar for Fall 2021, will be speaking to Georgia College students both about the Boren Scholarships and Fellowships, which funds language study abroad, and about jobs in the federal government. Dr. Moheet spent a year in Turkey on a Boren Fellowship studying Turkish and Persian. Following his experience abroad, he worked for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Refugee,...
On September 21 at 5PM in Humber-White 206, Dr. Amir Moheet, Georgia College's Paul D. Coverdell Visiting Scholar for Fall 2021, will be speaking to Georgia College students both about the Boren Scholarships and Fellowships, which funds language study abroad, and about jobs in the federal government. Dr. Moheet spent a year in Turkey on a Boren Fellowship studying Turkish and Persian. Following his experience abroad, he worked for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Refugee,...
