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  • Margaret McNamara Education Grants (MMEG)
    11/25/24
    MMEG is a nonprofit, public charity whose mission is to improve the lives of women and children by supporting the higher education of exceptional women from developing countries who will catalyze change. There are programs in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and France
  • ACLS Digital Justice Grants
    11/25/24
    The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program is designed to promote and provide resources for projects at various stages of development that diversify the digital domain, advance justice and equity in digital scholarly practice, and/or contribute to public understanding of racial and social justice issues.  This program supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods. Digital Justice Seed Grants support projects at the earliest stage of development, while Digital Justice Development Grants support projects that have advanced beyond the prototyping or proof-of-concept phase.
  • U.S.-U.K. Summer Fulbright Institutes
    11/19/24
    The U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission offers special summer institutes for U.S. citizens to go to the U.K. These summer programs provide the opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to visit the U.K. on a three or four week academic and cultural summer program. Participants in these programs will get the opportunity to experience an exciting academic program at a highly regarded U.K. university, explore the culture, heritage and history of the U.K. and develop their academic ability by improving presentation, research and communication skills.
  • McCall MacBain Scholarship
    11/13/24
    The McCall MacBain Scholarships bring together exceptional students who strive to engage in positive change by taking on meaningful leadership roles. McCall MacBain Scholars connect with mentors and participate in an interdisciplinary leadership program while pursuing a fully funded master’s or professional degree at McGill University. As a McCall MacBain Scholar, you will be an active member of a diverse group of peers, mentors and advisors who value working with others to address complex challenges facing communities large and small.
  • Gilliam Fellows Program
    11/6/24
    The Gilliam Fellows Program aspires to build a more inclusive scientific ecosystem by supporting scientists at two levels — graduate students and their faculty thesis advisors. The program invests in graduate trainees who are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in science, and engaging their communities in science, and empowers them as future science leaders. The Fellowship also provides support for thesis advisors to enhance their mentorship skills and act as change-makers to develop more inclusive and healthy scientific training environments.
  • U.S. Teaching Assistantships at Austrian Secondary Schools
    10/30/24
    Each year, more than 140 college graduates from the United States teach in Austria under the auspices of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education (BMB) Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship Program. The purpose of this program, which draws assistants not only from the English-speaking world but also from France, Italy, Russia, and Spain, is to bring talented and enthusiastic young people from abroad into the classrooms of secondary schools in communities large and small all over Austria. Teaching contracts last from October through May and assistants receive a monthly stipend.
  • Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
    10/30/24
    The Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF) is one the Cultural Services of the French Embassy’s longest running and most sought-after programs. Each year, TAPIF places around 1,300 Americans into French public schools to work as English language teaching assistants for 12 hours a week.
  • Teach Thailand Corps (TTC)
    10/30/24
    Teach Thailand Corps (TTC) focuses on strengthening primary and secondary school education in Thailand, particularly in high-need areas. TTC recruits and places American and Chinese graduates with bachelor's degrees or higher to teach English and Chinese by native speakers and may teach some basic subjects related to schools in less developed provinces. Teachers will work with students at the K12 level for 15-22 hours per week. There are opportunities for internships in various fields of interest, including business, international development, public policy, social work, medicine, and public health during breaks or after end of year.
  • Princeton in Latin America
    10/30/24
    Princeton in Latin America (PiLA) partners with NGOs and multilateral organizations and places highly qualified recent college graduates in year-long service fellowships with nonprofit, public service, humanitarian, and government organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Placements emphasize the power of firsthand work experience to shape young people's attitudes and mobilize them to effect positive social change. PiLA enhances the mission of its partners by building their capacity to constructively impact the communities they serve, addressing the social, economic, and political barriers to egalitarian community development. Since 2003, PiLA has placed over 400 fellows with partners in 20 countries throughout the region.
  • Princeton in Asia Fellowships
    10/30/24
    Princeton in Asia arranges year-long fellowships with Asian host organizations that contribute to important global issues at the local level: education, public health, environmental sustainability, access to information/media, economic development and social justice. Fellowships are the means of fostering person-to-person diplomacy, enhancing mutual understanding, contributing to communities with unmet needs and providing transformative experiences for fellows and host communities.