Of
the 172 SF State students selected to participate in the California State
University (CSU) International Programs this year -- twice more than
any other of the 23 campuses in the statewide system -- 29 will enjoy
significant financial relief as they attend universities throughout Asia,
Europe and South America. Their scholarships range from $200 to $14,000.
Even without the aid of a scholarship, students who
study abroad pay the same fees as if they were attending
SF State. They
are not charged overseas tuition, administrative costs or other fees.
"We want to dispel the myth that study abroad
is expensive," said
Kati Bell, senior study abroad adviser in the Office
of International Programs.
Despite the relative affordability of studying abroad, students like
Kenny Loui are grateful for the support.
Loui, a political science graduate student who will
study Japanese at Mejiro University in Tokyo, earned a $14,000 scholarship
from
the Japan Student Services
Organization.
Loui, who has long been interested in Japanese culture and studied
the language for several years, aspires to become a Japan-based legal
attaché for the FBI.
"With the scholarship, I won't have to worry as much about money," Loui
said by phone from Washington, D.C., where he has a summer internship
with the bureau.
SF State students study abroad through two state-supported
programs: the CSU
International Programs and SF State Bilateral Exchanges. The CSU International Programs enable
hundreds of students to pursue their studies abroad each year at 65
affiliated universities in 20 countries. The Bilateral Exchanges program
allows students to study abroad for one semester or more while studying
at one of 31 associate universities in 14 countries.
For details on study-abroad programs, visit the SF
State Study Abroad Web site.
Other SF State students awarded study-abroad scholarships:
- Three
students received $14,000 scholarships from the Japan Student
Services Organization. Matthew Hunter and
Raymond Langley will attend Oita University in Tokyo. Kenny Loui
will attend
Mejiro University in Tokyo.
- Eight
students received $12,000 Ministry of Education Teaching Assistant
Awards from the French
government. Alexander Aquino-Kaljakin,
Jack Bowers, Nathaniel Dunstan, Megan Johnson, Christopher Overston,
Sarah Poole, Patrick Russel and Toper Simon will attend University of Paris.
- Four
students received $5,000 Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships, a federal
grant program. Kelly Campbell will attend University
of Madrid in Spain. Jonah Cho will attend Waseda University in
Tokyo. Anna Hernandez
will attend Pontifica Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile. Thomas
Palmer will attend Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in Japan.
- Three
students received the $7,000 Freeman-Asia Award, administered
by the Institute of International Education. Jon Klubock
will attend Oita University in Japan. Claire Northall will attend Waseda
University in Japan. Adam Sands will attend Peking University
in
Beijing.
- One
student, Luis Calero, received a $6,000 award Baden-Württenburg
Scholarship. Calero will attend Fachhochule Furtwangen in Germany.
- Eight
students received CSU Wang Family Scholarships, more than any
other campus in the CSU system. Each scholarship
is $4,000. Grace Chiang, Patrick Ehrhard, Alison Greenlee and Lily Lau will
attend National
Taiwan University. Eric Carter, Jamie Louie, Nathan
Parker and
Adam Sands will attend Peking University in Beijing.
- Two
students received $200 SF State Office of International Programs
Scholarships
for Overseas Study. Karim Derqaoui
will attend University of Aix-Marseilles in France. Norma Kaminski will attend
Pontifica
Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile.
--Student Writer Lisa Rau with Matt Itelson
Photo: Courtesy of pmorgan
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