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From deciding whether volunteering overseas is right for you, to choosing a program, to getting on a plane. Hear from overseas volunteers about what it is really like in the field.

Volunteer Abroad

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Seasonal work, teach abroad, international careers and more. Where to start, what to expect, and how to get it done.

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Make the most of your time overseas while spending the least amount of money. Budget travel for the conscientious traveller.

Budget Travel

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Going abroad as a student, whether it is for a semester, a year or an entire degree, is one of the most accessible opportunities to live abroad meaningfully.

Study Abroad

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More and more people of all ages taking time out to travel meaningfully—a trend that is being encouraged by educators and employers alike.

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To get an international job, you need international work experience. How do you land that first gig?

International Careers

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SPIN is an international, interdisciplinary PhD Program for the training of an elite of young researchers. The 3 year training program leads to an EU conform PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in Neuroscience. Graduates receive an advanced professional qua ...
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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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For students completing a study abroad program in Europe, traveling to new and exciting destinations is all part of the experience. However, figuring out how to get to smaller towns and cities with no major airport connections can be a complicated process ...
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The Centenary Award was first launched by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust in 2010 to celebrate NFU Mutual’s 100th birthday, and to date 26 students have benefited from bursary payments to help fund their studies.
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The Scott and Paul Pearsall Scholarship supports graduate work that seeks to increase the public’s understanding of the psychological pain and stigma experienced by adults living with physical disabilities, such as cerebral palsy.
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These awards are designed to attract high quality overseas research students to the University of Edinburgh. 30 Edinburgh Global Research Scholarships will be awarded per year. Subject to satisfactory progress, the awards are tenable for up to three yea ...
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The scholarships are designed to support the promotion of Scotland as a learning nation and a science nation and are therefore targeted at the priority sectors of creative industries, life sciences, technology, financial services and renewable and clean e ...
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Scholarships are available for studies and research, a combination of studies and language studies or for language studies only.
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The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme. It builds on the strong reputation of the Institutes for Advanced Study for promoting the focused, self-directed work of excellent ...
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According to Women in Aerospace, in 2010, roughly 10 percent of the aerospace industry was made up of women. While the number has slowly increased, there must be reinforcements behind each step forward. To assist the future of women in this field and othe ...
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The International P.L.U.S scholarship is open for international PhD students for a traineeship lasting four weeks to a semester. The language of study is English or Russian. This is a full-funding grant that covers tuition fees, return ticket and living e ...
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The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is pleased to announce the availability of new scholarships for PhD and Masters students. The scholarships will be available on a competitive basis to candidates who are accepted in the PhD and Masters programs, ...
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Every year, Frankfurt School awards up to 10 stipends to financially support doctoral candidates who are likely to produce outstanding results in the course of their doctoral studies. Stipends in the amount of €1,200 to assist with living expenses are pai ...
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This scholarship is offered to support a student engaged in postgraduate research on freshwater management for their Masters thesis. The funding supports research relating to any relevant aspect of water resource management, but must be supervised by a Wa ...
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Commonwealth Scholarships for citizens of developed Commonwealth countries (Australia, The Bahamas, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Cyprus, Malta, and New Zealand) are offered for PhD and split-site PhD study in the UK. These scholarships are funded by the UK ...
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The Asian Civilisations Museum’s (ACM) research fellowship programme is the museum’s flagship initiative to promote, support and nurture original scholarship on Asian art history and material culture.
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IFK Senior Fellowships are designed to support excellent scholars, who are well advanced in their academic careers. Qualified scholars are eligible without regard to nationality, institutional, or departmental affiliation; although preference is given to ...
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The Belgian American Educational Foundation (B.A.E.F.) encourages applications for fellowships for advanced study or research during one academic year, at a Belgian University or institution of higher learning.
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A selection of the admitted students may receive a scholarship to cover the cost of living (subject to budgetary constraints). Scholarships for the Vienna PhD School of Informatics are available for Austrian as well as international students.
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