IPD International Summer Academy Programs — 5/15/2015 The Institute for Peace & Development is offering two programs after its successful organization of the International Summer Academy in Peacebuilding, Conflict…
Jessica Reilly Sails Around Latin America with International Fellowship Energy and Resources Group Ph.D. student studies the impact of rising sea levels on coastal life.
Humanity in Action: Diplomacy and Diversity Scholarship — 10/30/2014 Humanity in Action has opened applications for the 2015 Diplomacy and Diversity Fellowship, a graduate-level educational fellowship. This transatlantic program brings together 24…
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science — 7/7/2014 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is now accepting applications for 2014-2015 fellowships in Japan. Programs last from 1 month…
Berkeley Recognized as “Top Producer” of Successful Fulbright Program Applicants In the latest funding cycle, 18 Berkeley students — 11 graduate students and seven undergraduate students — were awarded Fulbright fellowships.
HarvEst Distinguished Women Lecture Series Kicks Off Harriet Mayor Fulbright presented the inaugural HarvEst Distinguished Women Lecture Series at the International House.
Seminar on Work Visas and Permanent Resident Options There will be a visa seminar by nationally renowned immigration attorney Adam Green this Thursday entitled “Work Visas and Permanent Resident Options: Know…
First Time GSI? Register Now for the Fall Teaching Conference All GSIs teaching for the first time at Berkeley are required to attend the workshops.
International Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity — 10/01/2013 Applications for EPFL international postdoctorial research fellowships accepted July1-October 1, 2013.
25th Annual I-House Celebration and Awards Gala You are invited to join the International House community April 18th for its annual gala, this year honoring Ambassador Kenneth D. Taylor (IH '57-'59) and Dr. Patricia E. Taylor (IH '58-'60) in recognition of their heroism during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. Tickets to the fundraising dinner and exciting raffles can be purchased online.
Fulbright International Education Administrators Program Through its short-term seminars, the Fulbright International Education Administrators Program can help U.S. higher education administrators establish lasting connections within the social,…
A Passport to Opportunity Françoise Tourniaire Ph.D. ’84 has an adventurous spirit—except when it comes to the cold. That’s how Tourniaire, as a young math student from France, happened to land at UC Berkeley for a yearlong study-abroad program in 1979. Berkeley got the nod over chilly Cornell.
Steps to success, or how the fellowship was won Sending in all those applications can pay off, and sometimes we hear about it. Case in point: Ph.D. student Vasundhara Sirnate was selected for a $30,000 award. She tells us how that happened.
A new workshop series for international students All members of the Berkeley community are welcome to attend a new series of workshops presented by the Berkeley International Office this spring. It’s called The International Student Experience at Berkeley: Pathways to Personal and Academic Success. Workshop titles include "Popular Culture: Why is Everything Super-sized?", "History of Berkeley", "Do You Speak American?", and more.
In his own words: Edouard Servan-Schreiber, Ph.D., Computer Science “After graduating from Carnegie Mellon with my B.S. in mathematics and computer science, I worked in consulting, traveled in Asia, did my military service in France, before wishing to return to academic endeavors. After considering carefully my options, Berkeley stood out for its exceptional "value proposition," as the business world likes to say — stunning academics and fabulous quality of life.