STUDENT FUNDING INFORMATION:

For further information on funding, see www.bard.edu/academics/globalstudies/.
Graduating Bard students are eligible for a number of scholarships and fellowships that will allow them to study or conduct research abroad. Application information can be obtained at the Office of Career Development. Students interested in fellowships that require institutional endorsement should contact the office of the Dean of the College (doc@bard.edu). Examples, The Watson Fellowship: A year to travel and explore the world outside the U.S. while undertaking an independent study project. The Fulbright Scholarship: For recent BA/BS graduates, masters and doctoral students to provide an international experience teaching or conducting research.

See also inside.bard.edu/career/scholarships/

For best Chinese language study abroad, try these Bard-approved programs:

• PIB (summer only) Princeton in Beijing http://www.princeton.edu/pib January 31st deadline (better to apply earlier) Located at Beijing Normal University, Beijing (1/12 for aid)
• ACC (year-round) Associated Colleges in China http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/acc October 15, March 1 (summer, rolling admission) Located at Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing
• IUP (year-round) Inter-University Program, http://ieas.berkeley.edu/iup January 10, January 31 (summer, rolling admission) Located at Tsinghua University, Beijing
• ICLP (year-round) International Chinese Language Program, http://iclp.ntu.edu.tw April 30, March 31 (summer) Located at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Consider Intensive Language Institute

Think you can't afford study abroad? If you received a Pell grant, try http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman

China-related grants:
http://www.blakemorefoundation.org, The Blakemore Foundation for study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean
http://www.cckf.org/e-dornation-2.htm, The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (VA)
http://www.hluce.org, Henry Luce Foundation, Inc. (NY)

And many more. Ask your grants office to start you off on your web search.