Middlebury Language School Fellowships

Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace:
Investing in the Study of Critical Languages

Summer 2008

The Monterey Institute is pleased to announce 25 full fellowships - including tuition, room, board, books, and travel - to attend Middlebury Language Schools, June - August 2008.

This intense study, equivalent to a full year of college-level language learning, will allow students to enhance language skills to meet enrollment prerequisites at the Monterey Institute for Fall 2008. To be eligible for the fellowships, candidates must be admitted to the Fall 2008 semester in either the Graduate School of International Policy Studies or the Fisher Graduate School of International Business at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.*

Languages of Study at Middlebury College’s Language Schools Fellowships:

* Arabic - beginning or intermediate
* Chinese (Mandarin) - intermediate
* Japanese - intermediate
* Russian - intermediate

AND

The Monterey Institute Fellowships are offered only for students admitted to one of the following master’s programs:

* International Business - MBA
* International Policy Studies
* International Environmental Policy
* International Trade Policy
* Public Administration in International Management - MPA

Qualifications

By the time of enrollment at the Monterey Institute in Fall 2008,
students must demonstrate language proficiency at the following levels:

* Arabic - Ready to begin studies at the second or third-year
college level.
* Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Russian - Ready to begin studies at
the third-year college level.

Students who successfully complete their studies at Middlebury should meet the Monterey Institute entry requirements.

For the application and more information, please see the Kathryn Davis
Fellowships for Peace.

http://www.miis.edu/finaid/fellowships_for_peace.html

Application Deadline

All application materials must be postmarked by:
January 5, 2008 for Arabic
January 14, 2008 for Chinese, Japanese, or Russian

Monterey Institute of International Studies
Admissions Office
460 Pierce Street
Monterey, CA 93940 USA

831-647-4123
admit@miis.edu

About the Fellowships

These fellowships are made possible by a $1 million gift from Kathryn Davis to address today’s critical need for more effective language proficiency. Fellowship recipients will study Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, or Russian through the Language Schools’ signature immersion model: "No English Spoken Here." This intense study, equivalent to a full year of college-level language learning, will allow students to
enhance language skills to meet enrollment prerequisites at the Monterey Institute for Fall 2008.

In establishing the "Fellowships for Peace," philanthropist Kathryn Davis challenged Middlebury College and its affiliate, the Monterey Institute, to use the institutions’ combined expertise in language acquisition, policy studies, and international business, to recruit and train future potential peacemakers. Announcing the program, Middlebury President Ronald Liebowitz stated, "Mrs. Davis wants to improve the prospects for peace in the 21st century...We thank her not only for her
generosity but also for her sense of immediacy and urgency in bringing new ideas and new voices to serve the peace-building process."

With this unusual offer of combined study, the Monterey Institute seeks individuals committed to rigorous language study, master’s-degree training, and professional skill development to address global issues of development, fair trade, international commerce, environmental preservation, nuclear nonproliferation, and other critical issues of our time. "Fellowships for Peace" recipients will be chosen on the basis of academic credentials, experience, and commitment to building a more peaceful world.

* (Students who are currently enrolled at the Monterey Institute should apply directly to Middlebury through their separate Kathryn Davis fellowship program).

UH SHAPS Graduate Student Conference

The 19th Annual University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Pacific & Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference

Moving Tides: Rearticulating Space in Asia and the Pacific

Wednesday, March 12 - Friday, March 14, 2008
Korean Studies Center, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

The 2008 SHAPS Graduate Student Conference is an event open to students from ALL disciplines. Our aim is to provide a forum for graduate students from a broad range of specialties to discuss their latest innovative research relating to Asian and/or Pacific Islands Studies. UH-Manoa students and students from other colleges and universities -- local, mainland, and international -- are all encouraged to participate.

Call for submissions!
Seeking papers and presenters by graduate students in Asian and Pacific Studies.
Abstract submission deadline: Monday, January 28, 2008
Final paper submission deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2008
A limited number of stipends for student presenters coming from off-island will be available. These funds are earmarked for food and accommodation expenses for non-O'ahu students only (will not cover cost of air travel). Please check the website over the next few weeks for more information.
Top presenters in each area study will receive cash prizes!
Submit your abstract for consideration.

Call for volunteers!
Seeking UHM faculty and graduate students interested in previewing abstracts.

Travel Information
Indulge yourself in Asia-Pacific academia and then enjoy Spring Break in Hawai'i!
Register as an attendee to receive conference updates.

Conference Coordinators
Sugato Dutt (Geography)
Nichole La Torre (Asian Studies)
Marata Tamaira (Pacific Islands Studies)
James Viernes (Pacific Islands Studies)