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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Eligibility Criteria:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Students who have or who will have completed at least one course in German Studies at the University of Waterloo before beginning their study abroad and who have registered
for courses or a study-abroad program (approved by their Department) at a university in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland are eligible to apply for the
<i>WCGS International Opportunities UWaterloo Travel Grants</i>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:artsannounce-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">artsannounce-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:artsannounce-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">artsannounce-bounces@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Lori Straus<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 26, 2014 1:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Arts Announce<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Award for students traveling to Germany<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please find below an announcement and short deadline for a German travel scholarship open to all faculties.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Lori (Wolf-Heffner) Straus</span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="https://artsonline.uwaterloo.ca/wcgs/" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Waterloo Centre for German Studies</span></a></span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><a href="http://uwaterloo.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">University of Waterloo</span></a></span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Phone: <a href="tel:%28519%29%20888-4567%20ext.%2039267" value="+15198884567" target="_blank">(519) 888-4567 ext. 39267</a></span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Email: <a href="mailto:lstraus@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">lstraus@uwaterloo.ca</span></a></span><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Fred & Ruth Stork Awards in German Studies
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Status: </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Active</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Scholarship type: </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Undergraduate, Masters, Doctoral</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Citizenship status: </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Canadian, Permanent Resident, International/Visa Student, Aboriginal</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Category: </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Institutional</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Term deadline: March 10, 2014 (</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Winter)</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><b><span style>Award description </span></b><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Awards are presented annually based on the students’ participation in a recognized institutional, Canadian-organized German language or cultural studies program abroad:</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The
<b>WCGS International Opportunities UWaterloo Travel Grants</b></span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">, valued from $500 up to $1,500 per student, are awarded annually to full-time undergraduate or graduate
students registered within the first four years of their program at the University of Waterloo and taking at least one Germanic and Slavic Studies course. Interested students must complete an application by March 10.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Eligibility Criteria
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">- Students who have or will have completed at least one course in German Studies at the University of Waterloo before beginning their study abroad and who have registered for
courses or a study-abroad program (approved by their Department) at a university in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland are eligible to apply for the
<i>WCGS International Opportunities UWaterloo Travel Grants</i>.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p><b><span style>Application procedure and adjudication </span></b><span style><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In addition to the award description and eligibility criteria given above, we are providing some information about the exact application procedure:
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Students submit an application to the Waterloo Centre for German Studies as an e-mail attachment (PDF only) to
<a href="mailto:wcgs@uwaterloo.ca" target="_blank">wcgs@uwaterloo.ca</a>. The application letter must not be longer than one page. In the application, students should detail their experience and background in studying the German language, culture, and history and their motivation
and plans for their study period abroad. Applicants need to provide a letter of acceptance or equivalent for (summer) courses or a study program at a university in a German-speaking country. Normally students would apply in a given year, if their course(s)
or the program starts between April of that year and March of the following year.
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<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Applications will be adjudicated by the Executive Committee of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies. Successful applicants who are not Canadian citizens and need a visa for their
stay abroad need to provide evidence of having met all visa requirements before the Travel Grant can be released. Award recipients are expected to write a two-page informal report about their studies at a German-speaking university and their experiences and
learning in the country and submit it to the e-mail address of the Waterloo Centre for German Studies at the latest one month after completing their study abroad. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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