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Study in the United Kingdom this summer for free! Reading Day Meeting!!

Do you want to study in the United Kingdom this summer for free? If so, you may want to hear more about the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes, which offer five programs next summer:

  • Interested in climate change? Explore how STEM can support sustainability at the University of Exeter.
  • Interested in identity and nationhood? Join the Aberstwyth University and its Center for Welsh Politics and Society.
  • Interested in arts as activism? Consider how literature, music, visual arts, poetry and storytelling, dance, philosophy and critical social theories have shaped movements for social justice across the globe at the University of Bristol.
  • Interested in technology and innovation? Explore Scotland’s creative and technological industries through study at the University of Strathclyde and the Glasgow School of Art.
  • Interested in Northern Ireland’s historical, cultural, and political, environment? Engage with local people and visit a range of cultural sites with the Queen’s University Belfast program.

The Summer Institutes cover the majority of the participant costs (round-trip airfare from the US to the UK, tuition and fees at the university, room and board, and social programs).  Students must be US citizen freshmen or sophomores with a GPA of 3.7 or above.

The National and International Scholarship Program will be hosting an information session for students to learn about the Fulbright UK Summer Institutes. The information session will take place Thursday, December 8th from 3:30 – 4:30 pm at 1027 Lincoln Hall.

Please direct any questions to topscholars@illinois.edu.

I hope you’ll join us!

Best wishes,
Nicole Nowbahar, Ph.D
Assistant Director
National and International Scholarships Program

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Apply to Summer Research Programs

https://emails.illinois.edu/newsletter/1118858689.html

‘Tis The Season for Applying to Summer Research Programs

There are many things in which you can participate, but few are more rewarding than taking part in a fully-immersive research program. Luckily for you, many summer research programs have started posting application deadlines for their Summer 2023 programs! Now’s the time to start researching and putting together applications for these programs. Click the link above for more information.

 

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Schwartzman Scholars

Apply for a one-year, fully-funded master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, designed to build a global community of future leaders who will serve to deepen understanding between China and the rest of the world.

Must be a graduating senior or have an undergraduate degree to apply:

https://connect.schwarzmanscholars.org/register/?id=93730351-488e-4a60-8551-a6056d36a61e

More information: https://www.schwarzmanscholars.org/

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Undergraduate Research Certificate Program

Undergraduate Research Certificate Program

The Undergraduate Research Certificate provides an added credential to present to employers and graduate schools. The certificate requires you to satisfy specific criteria across your research experience(s) here at Illinois.

Students are encouraged to start the application early in their research journey; the application can be saved and re-opened, allowing students to continue the application where they left off.

For more information, please visit: http://go.illinois.edu/UGRCertificate
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Bevier Café’s new “Everybody Eats” program

At Bevier Café, we want to make sure that everybody eats. In an effort to do our part in the face of COVID-19, we will be testing a new pay-what-you-can model in Bevier Café for the remained of the fall 2020 semester.

Bevier Café will continue to serve the same delicious menu, but with four distinct payment options.

  1. Pay the suggested price (menu price)
  2. Pay what you can (name your own price)
  3. Pay more (suggested price + a little extra)
  4. Pay it forward (buy a meal for someone else)

Similar pay-what-you-can models have been successfully implemented in 60+ restaurants throughout the country. It is an innovative way to cover costs while feeding all people; regardless of financial means. With any luck, our pay-what-you-can system will allow us to continue teaching foodservice operations management to FSHN 340 students, continue to serve delicious food to hungry patrons, and take real action toward fighting on-campus food insecurity.