Study Abroad

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HON 124: POP! Art and Culture that Rocked British Society in the 1960s

What better way to spend your spring break, than in London learning about all things pop culture!

Embedded in the Spring course Honors 124, you will have the opportunity to use London as your living textbook as you visit museums and sites connected to the works discussed in class. Guest lectures from local experts and curators will complement your in-country learning.

In this course, students will learn about the far-reaching changes that swept the UK in the 1950’s and 1960’s, exploring topics such as shifting notions of class and genders; Pop Art and Op Art movements; 1960’s photography, fashion, design and film; “Swinging London;” and the music of the Beatles and Rolling Stones.

Eligibility & Application Process

Students who meet the following eligibility criteria are invited to apply to this program:

  • Have completed 1 semester (minimum of 12 credits) at UIC by the time the program begins
  • Be in good standing both academically and according to UIC’s Community Standards

To apply, please click here: https://uic.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=67911

Admission priority is given to Honors College students.

*Priority Deadline: October 15, 2021
Final Deadline: November 1, 2021

*Honors College students who submit a complete application by the priority deadline of October 15th will be eligible to receive an automatic $1,500 grant from the Honors College to reduce the overall cost of the program (first-come, first-serve as funding is limited to 15 students)

To see a flyer that will provide more information about the program, please click here. To see the UIC Study Abroad program overview, please click here.

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Churchhill Scholarship

Provides full tuition plus living stipend, travel allowance, and potential additional research funding toward one year of graduate study in the physical or natural sciences, engineering, or mathematics at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

  • Eligibility: Be a U.S citizen. At the final deadline, be a current senior or recent graduate between the ages of 19 and 26.
  • Deadline: September.
  • Website: https://www.churchillscholarship.org/

 

Gates Cambridge Scholarships

For outstanding students with a 3.7 GPA or higher, research, service, leadership and vision for making a difference; offers graduate study at Cambridge University for 1-4 years. UIC starts to prepare candidates in the spring for fall deadlines.

  • Eligibility: Any country but the United Kingdom (different deadline for non-U.S. citizens; seniors or recent graduates.
  • UIC Deadline: Mid-April.
  • Website: https://www.gatescambridge.org/apply/

 

Marshall Scholarships

For outstanding students with a 3.7 GPA or higher, research, service, leadership and vision for making a difference; offers graduate study at any British university for 1-2 years. UIC starts to prepare candidates in the spring for fall deadlines.

 

Mitchell Scholarships

For outstanding students with a 3.7 GPA or higher, research, service, leadership and vision for making a difference; offers graduate study at any of the 9 universities in Ireland for one year. UIC starts to prepare candidates in the spring for fall deadlines.

 

Rhodes Scholarships (U.S.)

For outstanding students with a 3.7 GPA or higher, research, service, leadership and vision for making a difference; offers graduate study at Oxford University for 1-2 years. UIC starts to prepare candidates in the spring for fall deadlines.

  • Eligibility: U.S. citizens; seniors or recent graduates (*NOTE: As of 2018, citizens of all nations may compete for the Rhodes, as long as they meet the criteria and the eligibility appropriate to their country of. Other nations have different deadlines).
  • UIC Deadline: July 1st.
  • Website: http://www.rhodesscholar.org/

 

 

Interested in finding out more? Contact OEF: https://oef.uic.edu/about/contact-us/

Critical Languages Scholarship

For overseas summer intensive study of critical languages abroad. Funding includes airfare and housing. Locations of summer programs vary.

  • Eligibility: U.S. citizen; undergraduates, professional and graduate students, must have completed a full year of college by the start of the program.
  • Deadline: November.
  • Website: http://www.clscholarship.org/

 

Interested in finding out more? Contact OEF: https://oef.uic.edu/about/contact-us/

 

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Elements in Motion: Move and Be Moved Heading link

Vered Arbel, AHS

Are you interested in studying abroad but unsure about how a term abroad will fit in your UIC degree plan? The UIC Study Abroad Office has created a series of events to help you understand how to fit a term abroad in your academic schedule!

You are invited to attend this session to learn about UIC study abroad opportunities for AHS majors.

Featuring presentations from faculty director Vered Arbel

  • Cambridge: Qualitative Human Movement [Spring Break 2022]  Vered Arbel, Instructor
  • Elements in Motion: Move and Be Moved in Israel [Summer 2022] – Vered Arbel, Instructor

 

Cambridge: Qualitative Human Movement Heading link

Vered Arbel, AHS

Families as They Really Are: Dutch/American Comparison Heading link

Barbara Risman, LAS, Sociology

Disaster Preparedness and Global Health in the Caribbean Heading link

Gwyneth Milbreth, Nursing

Field Ecology in Ecuador Heading link

Karin Nelson, LAS, Biological Sciences

Social Service Internships in Paris Heading link

Kathryn Engel, LAS, Applied Health Sciences

Global Supply Chain Management in Mexico Heading link

Tony Pagano & Juan Jose Cabrera, CBA

Honors College Fellow Led Programs Heading link

Elements in Motion: Move and Be Moved

Vered Arbel, AHS

 

Cambridge: Qualitative Human Movement

Vered Arbel, AHS

 

Families as They Really Are: Dutch/American Comparison

Barbara Risman, LAS, Sociology

 

Disaster Preparedness and Global Health in the Caribbean

Gwyneth Milbreth, Nursing

 

Field Ecology in Ecuador

Karin Nelson, LAS, Biological Sciences

 

Social Service Internships in Paris

Kathryn Engel, LAS, Applied Health Sciences

 

Global Supply Chain Management in Mexico

Tony Pagano & Juan Jose Cabrera, CBA