Links
Fun Sites
Do You Know Your Geography ?
http://jetpunk.com/quizzes/how-many-countries-can-you-name.php
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/just_fun/games/mapgame.html
http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/worldmap/worldmap.html
Lost in Translation
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/2008-07-31-movietranslations_N.htm
International Exchanges
www.isep.org (International Student Exchange Program)
www.micefa.org (Mission Interuniversitaire de Coordination des Echanges Franco-Americains)
www.codofil.org (Conseil pour le développment du français en Louisiane)
www.britishcouncil.org
www.studyintheuk.org
National Student Exchange
www.nse.org
Travel Links
www.frommers.com
www.lonelyplanet.com
www.fodors.com
www.roughguide.com
www.ricksteve.com
http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/staying-in-touch-internationally-on-the-cheap/?8dpc
Booking a Flight
www.studentuniverse.com
www.1800flyeurope.com (Also covers Asia, Australia, and New Zealand)
www.kayak.com
www.statravel.com
Visas and Passports
www.traveldocs.com
http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
http://travel.state.gove/travel/tips/brochures/brochures_1229.html
www.passportexpress.com
www.americanpassport.com
www.usa.campusfrance.org
Country/Culture Information
http://www.pacific.edu/sis/culture/
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook
www.cp-pc.ca/english
www.nationmaster.com/index.php
www.isep.org
Health and Safety
www.cdc.gov
www.globaled.us/rfsa/health&safety.html
http://travel.state.gov
http://usembassy.state.gov
Money and Currency
http://www.xe.com - Currency Converter
www.oanda.com/convert/classic
Scholarships
www.lsu.edu/financialaid/specialprogramstudyabroad.htm - LSU's Study Abroad Scholarship
www.lsu.edu/financialaid/schlsearch.htm - Several links for scholarship searches
www.excellence.org - National Alliance for Excellence
http://exchanges.state.gov/globalexchanges/gilman-scholarship-program.html - Eligible students are those who receive Pell Grants and want to study abroad.
www.rotary.org/studentsandyouth/educationalprograms/ambassadorscholarships.ps - Rotary Scholarships
www.iie.org/fulbright - Fulbright Scholarship - Contact Harald Leder or Judy Fernandez
www.borenawards.org - NSEP Boren Awards for International Study
www.truman.gov - For juniors committed to careers in government or public service
www.iie.org/gilman - Gilman Scholarships
www.isep.org/students/Programs/financial_aid_scholarships.asp - ISEP's scholarships
www.blakemorefoundation.org - Blakemore Foundation - For advanced study of languages & fine arts in Asia
www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj - Bridging Scholarship - For semester or year-long study in Japan
www.ciee.org/study/scholarships.aspx - Bowman Scholarship - For study in less-popular countries
www.daad.org/edude/htm - DAAD - The German Academic Exchange Service
www.cdsintl.org - Carl Duisberg Society
www.niaf.org/scholarships - National Italian American Foundation
http://lemmermann.nexus.it - Lemmerman Foundation
www.irex.org - International Research and Exchanges Board - For study in Central & Eastern Europe and Eurasia
www.archfoundation.org/aaf/documents/RTKL.Application.pdf - RTKL Traveling Fellowship - For Architecture majors
Friends and Sponsors of Academic Programs Abroad
Community Coffee - www.communitycoffee.com
Tabasco - http://www.tabasco.com/main.cfm
Zatarain's - http://www.zatarains.com/
Benjy Davis Project - www.bdpmusic.com
Jake Smith - www.jakesmithmusic.com
Greg Talmage (the band) - www.gregtalmagemusic.com
David St. Romain - www.davidstromain.com
6 Pack Deep - www.6packdeep.net |
