Oliver Walter Shanghai Scholarship

Fund shall be used to make scholarship grants to undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Wyoming. If no student is available from the College of Arts and Sciences, any UW student may apply.

To be eligible for this scholarship award an applicant must be enrolled to study abroad in China, long term or short term, ideally at universities in Shanghai. Student recipients must be a sophomore or higher with a minimum 3.0 GPA. If UW students are not able to study in China due to unforeseen circumstances, this scholarship may be awarded to students studying abroad in other universities in Asia.

Award
Varies
College/Department
Education Abroad, Global Engagement Office
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Study Abroad Locale
  2. When will you be abroad? Please list the semester(s) and year(s).
  3. Cost of Program - common costs include airfare, housing, meals, tuition, books. Please be as detailed as possible. No personal expenses should be included.
  4. In order to pay for this time abroad, I have the following financial help. Click "Add Another Answer" to enter more than one award.
    • A. Type of financial help:
    • B. Name or description of the financial help:
    • C. Amount:
  5. Describe the intended program of research or study, including:
      For undergraduate applicants (and graduate students as applicable) - prospective courses, how those courses will fit into your studies at UW, and how those courses will impact your impact on your future profession or career goals. Are these courses you can take at UW? Are these courses unique to your major? Are they unique to this location? How will these courses contribute to your future sucess?

      For graduate student applicants – a brief abstract or executive summary of your research program, and why that research should be done specifically in the location you propose.
  6. Describe your academic and professional goals and how they will be impacted by your time abroad, including: how the research or study program you propose will put you in a position, upon your return to UW, to impact the future of your field of study. In this essay, please explain how your time at your specific location abroad will impact your ability to further your knowledge of your academic field, and how you will be able to further the frontiers of knowledge in your field by participating in this specific program.
  7. What activities could you propose to do upon your return that will further the internationalization at UW?
  8. Have you previously received a scholarship from the Education Abroad Office? If so, explain.
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