Semester and Summer Study in the Caribbean

Semester-long Study Abroad/Away Programs Credited by Department

University of Puerto Rico

• To apply go to the The National Student Exchange Program (Rutgers college run
  program but open to all Rutgers students)

  Charlie Coogan, Assistant Dean at Rutgers college, coogan@rci.rutgers.edu, is the person in charge

• Considerations:
  • Students who go on exchange through NSE earn credits as transfer credits.
    They are evaluated on a course by course basis, are processed and appear as transfer credits on the Rutgers transcript. This will mean that the grades earned at the host campus do not count here.
  • Exchanges may be for one or two semesters but always must begin in a Fall semester. No exchange can begin with a Spring semester.
  • For any of the UPR campuses, the student must be functionally fluent in Spanish. The LHCS Department will assess the students' language abilities.
  • The deadline this year is February 15. I do not have any flexibility on the application deadline.
  • This year the application fee is $125.00; next year the fee will go up to $150.00. The application fee can not be waived for any student.
  • Students may only apply for federal financial aid while on exchange. No New Jersey state scholarships or aid programs are available to students while on exchange. No Rutgers financial aid or scholarship is available while a student is on exchange. Tuition remission for the children of Rutgers employees does NOT apply while the student is on exchange.
  • Student are charged at the "in-state" tuition rate for the host school (CHEAP!) students are billed by the host school.
• Service-Learning Internship possibilities while at the UPR:

Summer Programs at the University of Puerto Rico

Limon, Costa Rica

• Summer program focuses on Costa Rica's afro-caribbean/West-Indian heritage, culture and history

Mexico

• Credit given for courses that focus on Mexican migration or Caribbean Basin themes

Dominican Republic

• This program is offered through the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), a highly prestigious research insititute. FLACSO is linked to other research teaching centers throughout Latin America and was founded by UNESCO, the UN agency dedicated to education, culture, and science. Its internationally known faculty is also associated with one or more universities in Santo Domingo. Through FLACSO, students in the program are eligible to take selected courses from the nationally recognized Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) and the Instituto Filosófico Pedro Francisco Bonó (El Bonó).

The Institute of Current World Affairs, the Crane-Rogers Foundation

• Fellowships 2009-2010
  • The Institute is currently funding seven fellows and will appoint a new fellow in June 2010 at the earliest. An announcement of this appointment will be made in the autumn of 2009. Candidates who meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to propose fellowships in areas that interest them. They must present a strong rationale for the topic of their proposed fellowship. Areas of particular interest to the Institute include Burma, India, North Africa, Venezuela, and Southeast Asia, but candidates may seek fellowships in any country.
• Eligibility
• Fellowships are for self-designed, independent study only. Candidates must be under 36 years of age. While U.S. citizenship is not a requirement, candidates must show that a proposed fellowship holds promise to enrich public life in the United States by enhancing the understanding of foreign countries, cultures, and trends.

  The fellowships are primarily writing grants. While the Institute has funded and will continue to fund artists, performers, and others who find various ways to participate in the societies they study, the fruits of the fellows' learning are communicated principally through monthly newsletters. Fellows should be prepared to share their experience with a general, well-educated audience, and not only with specialists in their field. Fellows work closely with the executive director, who serves as writing coach, editor, and mentor.

  Fellowships are not scholarships and are not awarded to support work toward academic degrees or for research projects or the writing of books. Applicants must have a good command of written and spoken English and must have completed the current phase of their formal education.

  While many fellows go on to pursue political or social causes at home and abroad, the purpose of a fellowship is to learn about other societies, not to change them. Fellows are not permitted to engage in overtly political activities during their fellowship.

  The Institute does not accept any government funds. Fellows must preserve that independence, in letter and in spirit.