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- Scholarships for Pell Grant Recipients to Study Abroad Virtually and In Person!
- Do You Have a Parent in the Military and Want to Study Abroad? Apply for the Gilman-McCain Scholarship!
- Get a Jumpstart on Career Planning and Attend a Skills Sesh!
- BSOS Career Chat: NCIS
| Scholarships for Pell Grant Recipients to Study Abroad Virtually and In Person! Posted: 02 Feb 2022 12:08 PM PST Are you an undergraduate student, Pell Grant recipient, and U.S. citizen with international interests? You may be eligible to apply for the U.S. State Department's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000! In the last 5 1/2 years, 151 UMD students have won Gilman Scholarships, winning a total of $524,050! The deadline to apply for virtual or in-person programs that begin between May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2023, is March 1, 2022. To be added to our Gilman ELMS resource page, which offers a lot of helpful information as well as successful example essays, please fill out this brief survey. GILMAN VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSIONS WITH EDUCATION ABROAD The National Scholarships Office and the Office of Education Abroad imagine that you may have many questions about the Gilman scholarship and the application process. Please join us to learn about these topics and ask any questions you may have. Choose a link below to register. Wednesday, 2/2 at 11:00 am Wednesday, 2/2 at 4:00 pm (includes live transcription) Friday, 2/4 at 10:00am Friday 2/4 at 12:00 pm Monday, 2/7 at 12:00 pm If you are not able to make any of these sessions, please email us at gilman@umd.edu. DEADLINE: March 1, 2022 ELIGIBILITY Students must be:
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| Posted: 02 Feb 2022 12:06 PM PST  This application cycle encompasses in-person and virtual programs during the following terms:
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| Get a Jumpstart on Career Planning and Attend a Skills Sesh! Posted: 02 Feb 2022 12:04 PM PST The Feller Center for Advising & Career Planning is excited to announced our "Career Skills Sesh" Series** this Spring. This series is designed to give students a jumpstart on basic career development topics and equip them with practical skills! Our first sesh will take place in-person from 12 - 1 PM on February 15th and will cover Resumes. Attend to:
Upcoming sessions include:
**Registration is required to attend the events in this series. A waitlist will be available after capacity has been reached and students will be notified the day before the event if space opens up. Open to current undergraduate BSOS majors only. |
| Posted: 02 Feb 2022 11:58 AM PST  Tuesday, February 16 • 3:30 - 4pm | | Virtual Event, RSVP to attend via Careers4Terps The Joel & Kim Feller Center for BSOS Academic Advising & Career Planning is pleased to host the BSOS Alumni Career Chat series. The Chats connect industry specific alumni/employers with BSOS majors over Zoom. Katherine Shields, CCJS '99 | Special Agent, NCIS Special Agent Shields is currently a Division Chief in the Criminal Investigations Directorate. In this capacity she coordinates the agency's Systematic Planning, Accountability, and Resourcing through Collaboration (SPARC) initiative, a data-driven decision making methodology designed to create agency-wide ownership over the quality of NCIS investigations and operations. She is responsible for program planning and direction, cross-disciplinary collaboration, data gathering and analysis, communications and presentation, and after action reporting in direct support of the NCIS Executive leadership team and all NCIS Field Offices. Our alumni want to hear from our students! This looks to be an engaging session, and we encourage students to ask questions throughout. Students usually ask questions about their background, classes that were helpful, application tips, etc. Check out these sample questions and bring some to the chat! Read more about the BSOS Chat series. Questions? Please contact Gabe Pickett at gpickett@umd.edu |
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