Need a Passport?

If you need a passport, consider going to this event!

URI 2nd Annual “Get a Passport and Travel" Giveaway Event- URI International Education Week Celebration

The United States Postal Service (USPS) will have staff on the Kingston campus to process passport applications  and renewals on Wednesday, November 14th between the hours of 11am -2pm. This is an opportunity for URI students, staff, and faculty to apply for their passports quickly and conveniently.

To help students with the expense associated with applying for a passport, the URI Office of International Education is offering to pay the passport application fee ($110 value) to the first 50 URI full-time, undergraduate students who apply for their passport at this event and have never held a passport before (renewals are not eligible). These applicants will only need to pay a $25 passport mailing fee to the USPS - in order to have their passport returned after to them after it is processed by the U.S. Passport Agency.

Students wanting to renew passports and faculty/staff wishing to apply for a passport may also bring along the items needed for their passport application and pay fees directly to USPS on Nov 14th. More information can be found at: www.uri.edu/international/IEW/

To be considered for the free passport offer, 1^st time passport applicants (students) must complete and submit the "IEW Passport Giveaway Entry Form" to the Office of International Education by 3pm November 2nd, 2012. Forms and directions can be found on the URI International Education Week website:  www.uri.edu/international/IEW/

Our office is excited to offer this opportunity to URI students.  We are also sponsoring several other International themed events throughout the week of Nov 12th - 16th. To learn more about the URI International Education Week workshops, talks, and events, visit:www.uri.edu/international/IEW

Questions?  E-mail oie@etal.uri.edu

See you at URI IEW 2012,
________________

Office of International Education

University of Rhode Island

37 Lower College Rd - 3rd Floor

Kingston, RI 02881

Direct: 401-874-5546 | Fax: 401-874-4573

www.uri.edu/international

Work, Intern and Volunteer Abroad Event Nov. 13

Learn more about this and other International Education Week (November 12-16) activities at http://www.uri.edu/international/IEW/

Join the Flagship Program! Applications Due Dec. 1!

Immerse Yourself in Chinese Language and Culture and Join the Next Generation of Global Professionals!

The URI Chinese Flagship Program, one of only nine such programs in the country, prepares students from any of URI's 80+ majors to achieve a professional level of Mandarin Chinese proficiency through:

• accelerated language courses
• winter and summer immersion programs
• one-on-one tutoring
• exclusive internship and scholarship opportunities
• the Capstone Year in China: semester of study and internship

Learn more at uri.edu/chineseflagship or contact Erin Papa at epapa@uri.edu to set up an appointment.

Applications for spring 2013 admission due December 1.

**Flagship Bound Students and Flagship applicants currently enrolled in CHN 101 should contact Hsu Laoshi at iling.hsu.chinese@gmail.com for a permission number to register for CHN 112 in spring 2013.**

$500 Scholarship for Female Undergrads

Mary Ellen Reilly Scholarship--$500

Awarded annually by the American Association of University Professors to a female undergraduate student (sophomore or above) based on academic excellence and financial need.

Applications available at Roosevelt 315, Roosevelt 302, or on the AAUP website: www.uriaaup.org.

Looking for a Job or Internship?

Visit 2 Career Fairs Tomorrow, October 24 in the Ryan Center!
Meet employers, make connections!

Learn more at career.uri.edu

Engineering and Technology Career Fair: 

October 24, 11AM-3PM in the Ryan Center

Government Career Fair:

October 24, 2:30-5:30PM in the Ryan Center

GOVERNMENT CAREER FAIR

Your Opportunity to Meet with Agency Representatives

10/24/2012 2:30 PM - 10/24/2012 5:30 PM

University of Rhode Island - Kingston Campus - Ryan Center

A list or registered employers will be updated regularly to include new registrants. City Year Critical Language Scholarship Program Commonwealth of Massachusetts Customs and Border Protection Defense Contract Audit Agency RI Department of Labor and Training Federal Bureau of Prisons Federal Bureau of Prisons Devens - Medical Center Federal Highway Administration Massachusetts Department of Correction Massachusetts Division of Banks Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Naval Facilities Engineering Command - Naval Station Newport Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center Naval Undersea Warfare Center Peace Corps Rhode Island Air National Guard Rhode Island Army National Guard Rhode Island Department of Transportation RI Court Appointed Special Advocate RI Department of Corrections Serve Rhode Island RI Dept Admin, HR Outreach & Diversity Office U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Department of Health & Human Services - Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - VA Boston Healthcare System U.S. Small Business Administration US Department of State, Bureau of Diplomatic Security US Department of Veterans Affairs - Office of Inspector General Vermont State Police Veterans Affairs Regional Office - RI

$1,000 Undergraduate Grants for Scholarly/Creative/Artistic Projects

Undergraduate Research Initiative:

Awards for Scholarly, Creative and Artistic Projects

Call for Proposals

 
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and the Office of the Provost are providing grant support for undergraduate research and for creative or artistic projects. This is a joint initiative that underscores the importance that the Vice President for Research and the Provost place on providing such opportunities to undergraduate students. 
 
Proposals for these grants will be evaluated by the Undergraduate Research Initiative Committee, which is composed of faculty and students from various disciplines. Students chosen for support will receive a grant of up to $1,000 to help support his or her project. All undergraduate students in good standing are eligible. This includes both full-time and part-time students. One of the goals is to distribute the awards to students with quality projects representing a wide variety of departments and the full range of diversity within the University. 

The program provides funds to undergraduates to participate in original research or creative or artistic projects of their own design. These projects require supervision by a faculty sponsor. 

To apply for a grant, a student (or group of up to three students) must complete a proposal form and submit the proposal along with a letter of support from a faculty sponsor. For any project involving human subjects or vertebrate animal subjects, the proposal must state whether or not Institutional Review Board (IRB) or, respectively, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approval is critical to the project, and provide evidence that approval is being sought where relevant. Any group focused on a single project is eligible for individual project-level funding, i.e., $1,000, plus $200 for each additional student in the group, up to three students. 
 
The grants have certain limitations: (1) an individual undergraduate can receive only one award in an academic year; (2) funds may be used only to support projects which include original student research, creative or artistic endeavors; (3) where necessary, IRB or IACUC approval must be obtained before work on the project begins; and (4) upon completion of the project the student must submit a final report to the faculty sponsor and the Director of Research Development. Grantees are requested to cite this support in any publicity that may result from their project.

Proposals must be submitted no later than November 16, 2012. Questions should be directed to Karen Markin at 874-5971 or Richard McIntyre at 874-4126.

Application materials are available at: 

http://www.uri.edu/research/tro/funding/undgradprojects/index.html

Want to study in China for free next summer? Come to the Critical Language Scholarship Program Info Session on Wed. Oct 24!

URI Students who will have completed CHN 104 or above by May 2013 and are U.S. Citizens, consider applying to the CLS Program.  Flagship students are especially good candidates for this award!  

The US Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2013 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program in thirteen critical need foreign languages. The CLS Program provides fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students.

Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian,
Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.

A representative from CLS will be at URI Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 6PM in Lippitt 402 for an Information Session. Questions? Email kmaher@uri.edu.

The application is available online at http://www.clscholarship.org. 

Applications will be due November 15, 2012.

Prior to preparing their application, interested students should review the full eligibility and application information on the CLS Program website: www.clscholarship.org/applicants.

Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, and Japanese institutes have language prerequisites, which can also be found at the link above. Students from all academic disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply.

While there is no service requirement attached to CLS Program awards, participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.

The CLS Program will be planning outreach events at universities across the U.S. in fall 2012. Check out the CLS webpage or our Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CLScholarship page for updates! 

For more information about the CLS Program, please visit the CLS website: http://www.clscholarship.org.

Need $$ for the Capstone Year in China?

Dear Flagship Students,

Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Scholars represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. Flagship students are typically a good fit with the Boren Scholarship program and are encouraged to apply for a Boren Scholarship to help fund the capstone year. For more information about the Boren Scholarships, please see:http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship.

An upcoming webinar specifically for Flagship students will be held on Tuesday, October 23 @ 3pm EST. You’re invited to attend! You need to register in advance: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/968227841.

Check out the Boren website, attend the webinar, and then come talk to Erin!

Please Join Us for the Chinese Moon Festival Celebration Friday, Oct. 12