Study Abroad Opportunities for History Students

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University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Summer Seminar at Trinity College, Oxford, UK

Now entering its 56th year, the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Summer Seminar at Trinity College, Oxford, is one of the oldest Anglo-American summer programs at Oxford University. It is still guided by its original intention: to introduce a wide range of students to the best of Oxford University's academic and social traditions. Participants also have the opportunity to explore England and Europe, both on their own and on Friday field trips.

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University of New Hampshire -- Cambridge Summer Program

The University of New Hampshire is proud to sponsor its annual faculty-led summer program in the UK at the University of Cambridge. The program will be accommodated at Gonville and Caius College, one of the oldest and best known of the thirty-one colleges that make up Cambridge University. Students stay at the college and choose from a series of courses taught by a distinguished British and American faculty. In addition to taking courses, students will travel on program excursions to London, Stratford-Upon-Avon, and Edinburgh, Scotland, on an optional bonus weekend. The program also provides tickets to Shakespeare performances. The program is open to all second-, third-, and fourth-year undergraduates with a minimum GPA of 2.50; all graduate students with a minimum GPA of 2.50; and a limited number of first-year students with exceptional records.

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Boren Scholarships and Fellowships

Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations. Boren Scholars and Fellows represent a variety of academic backgrounds, but all are interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. As part of the African Languages Initiative, Boren Award applicants have the opportunity to further their study of Akan/Twi, Hausa, Portuguese, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, or Zulu. For a complete list of languages, visit our website. Undergraduate students can receive up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study abroad and graduate students up to $30,000 for language study and international research. In exchange for funding, recipients commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of one year. The Boren Awards are initiatives of the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and are administered by the Institute of International Education

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