New Site Features Scholarship and Educational Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) December 12, 2011
Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas launched a new website for students, partners and affiliates interested in learning more about its educational programs and services. LASPAU is the premier organization dedicated solely to advancing higher education in the Americas. An affiliate of Harvard University, LASPAU works with world class educators and researchers in a variety of fields. The organization’s new website, located at http://www.laspau.harvard.edu, is part of an ongoing effort to expand educational opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
LASPAU’s executive director, Ambassador Peter DeShazo, says “We are pleased to be launching a new website that will provide more comprehensive information and resources to students and partners throughout the world. The new website is more user-friendly, provides valuable information and showcases LASPAU’s efforts to strengthen higher education in the region.”
The new website, provides a streamlined resource to a variety of audiences. Individuals from Latin America and the Caribbean who are seeking scholarships for university study can now more easily find a variety of funding opportunities in one central location. Likewise, partner organizations will also have instant access to LASPAU’s offering of educational services including scholarship management, testing and evaluation and teaching and learning programs. Highlights from LASPAU’s recent programs for the education, business and public sectors through the Initiative for the Development of Academic Innovation (IDIA) are also featured on the site through program reports, videos and testimonials.
LASPAU’s efforts are guided by the vision that quality academic preparation and training should be available throughout society in Latin America and the Caribbean. Key to those efforts is the ability to make information about educational opportunities accessible and understandable.
About LASPAU: LASPAU designs and implements academic and professional programs to meet the complex social, political, and economic challenges facing the Americas. The organization’s efforts are focused on institutional capacity-building and human resource development, principally through the design and management of international scholarship programs at the graduate level, evaluation and testing services and teaching and learning programs. Since 1964 more than 20,000 academics, scientists and professionals have received grants or participated in programs administered by LASPAU.
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Study Abroad in Germany on a Full Scholarship with Ayusa
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 22, 2011
Imagine being offered a chance to study abroad in Germany, live with a local family, attend a local school, and learn German – for free. Thanks to a U.S.-German scholarship program being offered by the U.S. government and Ayusa, this dream is about to become a reality for 50 American high school students.
Ayusa, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of State, provides merit-based full scholarships for fifty American high school students to study abroad in Germany through the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program, or CBYX. Ayusa is currently accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year program. Ayusa invites all interested high school students from Arizona, Southern California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah* to apply for this remarkable opportunity. The application deadline is December 16, 2011. No prior German language skills are necessary to apply.
“Thanks to the CBYX program, I figured out that my “calling” is international affairs,” said Jennifer Hamel-Merkel, an Ayusa student from Texas who participated in the 2010-11 CBYX program. “Before, I always had problems finding my niche in regular high school classes. But after studying abroad, I’ve become a more confident young adult who’s ready to go out and change the world. Thanks to the CBYX program, I’ll be focusing on improving relations between countries.”
The CBYX scholarship program was designed by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag (Parliament) in 1983 to strengthen ties and share cultural insights between German and American youth. Ayusa is proud to be one of only five organizations selected by the U.S. Department of State to sponsor the CBYX program since 1993. Each organization facilitates the selection of the students in their specific states, so students in every state are eligible. Each year, 250 American students are selected to participate in the program.
“The CBYX program allows motivated high school students – regardless of socio-economic background – the chance to fully immerse themselves in a new culture and language and see a slice of the world they might not otherwise visit,” said David Beiser, director of grants at Ayusa. “This unique learning experience is something they will never forget and puts them at a competitive advantage when it comes to continuing education, a career, and community life.”
The CBYX scholarship includes orientations, meetings with government officials in Germany and the United States, a 4-week language camp in Germany, a 10-month home stay with a volunteer German host family, travel excursions throughout Germany, and international round trip airfare.
For more information on the CBYX scholarship, or to host an international exchange student, call Ayusa toll-free at 800.579.1709 ext. 5508 or visit Ayusa at http://www.ayusa.org. You can learn more about the CBYX program and fill out an application at http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org/.
About Ayusa
Ayusa International is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 to promote global learning and leadership through foreign exchange, study abroad and leadership programs for high school students from the U.S. and around the world. In addition, Ayusa administers multiple high profile grant programs funded by the U.S. Department of State. http://www.ayusa.org
*Students from states other than those listed who are interested in applying should visit http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org/ to determine which sponsoring organization coordinates scholarships in their state.
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Question by TDavis0190: After my federal pell Grant and my KEES Scholarship, I have a little money left over!!?
I received a certain amount of Federal Grant money and also a small amount it kEES Scholarship money. THey applied my federal grant money and it was all applied to my balance. THey used my KEES money for the rest– will I receive a check for what was left of my Kees Money? I didn’t know since it is a scholarship!! And htey used all the federal grant money first–
Government Funding
Best answer:
Answer by Amber Marie
There is no differentiation, all financial aid is lumped together and taken out of the bill, which is also lumped together, they are not individually applied to your account in order. If there is anything leftover you get it.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Question by TDavis0190: After my federal pell Grant and my KEES Scholarship, I have a little money left over!!?
I received a certain amount of Federal Grant money and also a small amount it kEES Scholarship money. THey applied my federal grant money and it was all applied to my balance. THey used my KEES money for the rest– will I receive a check for what was left of my Kees Money? I didn’t know since it is a scholarship!! And htey used all the federal grant money first–
Government Funding
Best answer:
Answer by Amber Marie
There is no differentiation, all financial aid is lumped together and taken out of the bill, which is also lumped together, they are not individually applied to your account in order. If there is anything leftover you get it.
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