2016-2017
The College of Education is offering an international doctoral study opportunity through the Fellowship to Enhance Global Understanding. Three different Fellowships will be available for Summer 2017. The Fellowships will include programs to Cuba (on equity in society and education), France (on multicultural identity and education) and the Netherlands (on immigration and education). Please see each Fellowship’s details for more information about dates, itinerary, focus and topics, travel, and accommodations.
Pre-departure Requirements:
Participants are REQURED to attend pre-trip monthly orientation sessions organized by the College of Education and do a modest amount of reading in preparation for these sessions. Each fellow is also responsible for securing his/her passport, visa, and immunizations. The College will provide letters of support as necessary.
Post-Trip Requirements:
During the Fall semester following the Fellowship program, recipients are REQUIRED to participate in synthesis and reflection work related to their learning through their specific fellowship group. Fellowship recipients will also be expected to develop some type of learning artifact in consultation with faculty program leaders.
Eligibility:
Doctoral students in good academic standing in any College of Education doctoral program, who are in the first three years of their program and can demonstrate satisfactory progress toward their degree, are eligible to apply.
Covered Expenses:
The College is offering a fellowship to assist with travel expenses including flight, lodging, health insurance, some cultural experiences, and some meals. The fellowship will NOT help cover passport and visa fees or vaccinations that might be required for travel to particular countries. All travel arrangements will be made by the fellowship program as group discounts will make the costs more affordable. All participants will be required to stay as a group for the duration of the trip. Please note that not all costs can be anticipated, and we offer the best estimate based on current costs. If, at the conclusion of this trip, you wish to stay longer or travel elsewhere, any additional costs must be absorbed by you and will not be part of the overall College allocation. MSU will not be responsible for these post-study tour arrangements.
Travel Companion Policy:
This is a college-sponsored study trip and thus, no spouses or other friends or family members may accompany student participants even if the cost is covered by the participant or other individual. This includes having someone meet up with you during the duration of the fellowship program. Having outside visitors detracts from the individual fellow’s experience and creates additional complications for the program as a whole. Failure to abide by this policy could result in immediate dismissal from the program at the fellow’s expense.
Application Instructions:
Your completed application should include the following in the order listed:
1. The completed form below
2. A two-page application essay
3. A CV or resume of no more than two-pages
4. Your transcript copy, pasted in as it appears in StuInfo.
All of these materials should be, in this order, in one Word or pdf document and sent as an attachment in an email to You may also submit a paper application (2 copies) in a sealed envelope to Christine Caster in the OISE office, 517 Erickson. Applications that do not conform to these submission guidelines will not be accepted.
Application form
Name
Address
Phone number (primary phone, whether cell or landline)
Program within College of Education
Year in Program (or, what year did you begin your doctoral studies?)
GPA
Advisor
Are you an international student or a domestic student?
If you are an international student, what country are you from?
Emergency Contact:
Name
Relationship
Phone number
There are three FEGU programs this year. You may opt to apply to two different programs. If you select two, please rank-order them by marking your first choice with a 1 and your second choice with a 2)
Which Fellowship(s) would you liked to be considered for?
Equity in society and education: Lessons from socialist Cuba
Language, Religion, and Immigration: Multicultural Identity and Education in France
Immigration and education in the Netherlands
In a two-page essay, address the following questions:
· What is your field of study, areas of research interest and particular areas (content, age group, role as in teacher, administrator, etc.) for observation and engagement?
· How and why is participation in a Fellowship to Enhance Global Understanding program this year related to your professional development as a scholar and/or teacher?
· What particular research questions do you want to pursue through your visit? Why?
· What will you be able to contribute to the learning of others on this program, both your MSU peers and your host colleagues? (For example, in what ways might you be able to collaborate with counterparts in the host country? If you were to give a scholarly presentation, what would you present on?)
· Why do you want to participate in this fellowship now, at this point in your studies? What has made you interested in enhancing your understanding of global/ international issues in education? Why do you want to participate in the particular trips/programs you have identified?
· Have you traveled internationally before? If yes, where and for how long? Have you been to the country you propose to visit on your Fellowship? How will the Fellowship enhance your understanding of this particular area?
Please note any health-related concerns (e.g. asthma, mobility) here:
Applications will be reviewed by faculty in the College of Education. The selection process will involve an interview of finalists. Recipients of the fellowship will be notified by Dec. 23.
Deadline for application submission: Monday, November 21, 2016 by 9:00 a.m.
Please direct any questions to or