{"63262":{"#nid":"63262","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Freeman Awards for Study in Asia re-launched!","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith generous funding from the Freeman Foundation, the Institute of \nInternational Education (IIE) will re-launch\u0026nbsp;the Freeman-ASIA Program \nfor two academic years, beginning in Summer 2011.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFreeman-ASIA (Freeman Awards for Study in Asia) is designed to \nsupport American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are\n planning to study overseas in East or Southeast Asia.\u0026nbsp; The program\u2019s \ngoal is to increase the number of Americans with first-hand exposure to \nand understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n    \u003Cp\u003EAward recipients are required to share their experiences with \ntheir home campuses or communities to encourage study abroad by others \nand fulfill the program\u0027s goal of increasing understanding of Asia in \nthe United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\n    \u003Cp\u003EFrom 2001\u0026nbsp;to 2009, Freeman-ASIA supported over 4,000 U.S. \nundergraduates from more than 600 institutions with their study abroad \nplans in East and Southeast Asia.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents interested in applying for this funding opportunity should contact the GT Campus Representative, Rebecca Miller, in the Office of International Education for assistance with the application process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis scholarship could be used towards the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.chinasummer.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGT China Summer Program\u003C\/a\u003E or any summer program in Asia that is at least 8 weeks in length.\u0026nbsp; It can also be used toward one of the many \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.oie.gatech.edu\/sa\/programs\/semesterprograms.php\u0022\u003EGT Exchange Programs\u003C\/a\u003E for students wishing to spend a full semester or year on exchange in Asia. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStarting in Summer 2011, Freeman-ASIA scholarships will again be available for undergrads wishing to study abroad in Asia.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Starting in Summer 2011, Freeman-ASIA scholarships will again be available for undergrads wishing to study abroad in Asia."}],"uid":"27383","created_gmt":"2010-12-21 15:41:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:57","author":"Rebecca Bacon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.iie.org\/freeman-asia","title":"Freeman-ASIA Scholarship"}],"groups":[{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"3836","name":"asia"},{"id":"802","name":"China"},{"id":"1589","name":"OIE"},{"id":"167132","name":"Scholarships"},{"id":"167872","name":"southeast asia"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGT Campus Representative:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Miller, Office of International Education\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.miller@oie.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}