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Dr. Donald R. Culton was the first-full-time administrator for international education at a California community college and laid the groundwork for community college study abroad that expanded opportunities for more students to have an internationalized experience.
AMOUNT: Each scholarship will be up to $1,000. The number of awards and amount of awards will be determined by the CCIE scholarship committee. Please note that only colleges current with their dues can apply (https://ccieworld.org/join-ccie/)
The scholarship can be utilized for any aspect of the study abroad experience including reimbursement of tuition, airfare, or for use while abroad. The student will receive her/his award only after there is confirmation that his/her study abroad tuition has been paid by at least 50%. All awards will be disbursed to the student’s college scholarship office.
PROCEDURE: Applicants are reviewed and ranked by CCIE Scholarship Committee.
REQUIREMENTS
1) Student must attend a study abroad program that is offered by a CCIE member college. Preference is given to programs that are a minimum of 21 days in duration. The CCIE member college must be current with their dues.
2) Student must have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA
3) Student must have completed 1 modern language course while in high school, community college, or university
4) Student must agree to volunteer a minimum of 10 hours prior to or upon return from the program to assist the study abroad coordinator in future outreach efforts.
5) Student must complete an out-reach project that promotes expanding study abroad opportunities at the student’s home institution or within the local community.
6) Student must submit a final report indicating how the award was utilized and results of the out-reach project.
APPLICATION
Submit all application components here: https://forms.gle/ZxKSFE1qWqiaKxXPA. Please send any questions to Rosalind Raby at rabyrl@aol.com
1. Personal statement describing (500 words)
a) why you want to study abroad
b) why you deserve this award
2. Description of the out-reach project (500 words)
Examples of out-reach projects include:
a) writing for the student newspaper;
b) maintaining a blog;
c) visiting college and high school classrooms;
d) organizing a study abroad fair, etc.
3. Copy of your unofficial transcript
4. Note from your study abroad office indicating that you are attending the study abroad program