EducationUSA Weekly Update: Scholarships and new programs

1. Issue #384 July 14th, 2014
I. Financial Aid
UG: Seattle Central College (WA) Scholarships
UG: Concordia (WI) Financial Aid for International Students
UG/Grad: The United States South Pacific Scholarship Program
UG/Grad/Postgrad: Laureate Online Education Offering Tuition Savings
II. Campus News
• Faculty Learn Chinese to Help Connect with International Students
• Japanese Student Comes 'Home' to Boise State (ID)
• Kansas Women's Leadership Institute Taking Place This Summer at KU (KS)
SEATTLE CENTRAL COLLEGE (WA) SCHOLARSHIPS
Seattle Central is now offering The Global Diversity with Excellence $1,000 tuition waiver to all
students from Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Ghana, France, India, Kazakhstan, Iraq, Peru,
Russia, Rwanda, Sweden, Tanzania, and Turkey who have the equivalent of a B average in their
home country studies. The tuition waiver is open to all programs, including Short Term Certificates,
English Language, and Associate Degree! No need to apply, the waiver will be granted automatically
to all students who qualify!
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1oGWzso
CONCORDIA (WI) FINANCIAL AID FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
All accepted international students are eligible to receive non-need based
financial aid. Awards range from $3,000 to $6,000 depending on previous high
school coursework!
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1oHnx36

2. THE UNITED STATES SOUTH PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The United States–South Pacific Scholarship Program, authorized by the
U.S. Congress and funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department
of State, is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program that provides opportunities for degree
study at U.S. institutions of higher education. The scholarship program will include a four to five-
week community service project in the student’s home country. Candidates from the following
countries, who meet specific selection criteria, are eligible for the program: Cook Islands, Fiji,
Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
The U.S.–South Pacific (USSP) Scholarship Program is administered by the East-West Center on
behalf of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1lO271h
LAUREATE ONLINE EDUCATION OFFERING TUITION SAVINGS
Laureate Online Education is offering a 25% tuition savings to all
international students referred by EducationUSA Advisers, who enroll in a
certificate, bachelor, or master degree program at Walden University by
December 31, 2014. Students pursuing a doctoral program are eligible for
a 30% tuition savings. After December 31, 2014 the tuition savings will be
20%.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1mBOfME
FACULTY LEARN CHINESE TO HELP CONNECT WITH
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
When Oxford College Professor Frank Maddox goes to China on
sabbatical this fall, studying business culture and central banking to enhance what he brings to his
economics classes will be only part of the picture.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1oNyqlx

3. JAPANESE STUDENT COMES 'HOME' TO BOISE STATE (ID)
Former international students Takami Nakagawa and Rie Yoshida both
graduated from Boise State in 1981, before marrying each other a year
later. Next year, their story will come full circle when their son Shuhei will
also graduate from Boise State.
Read more about their experiences in this article.
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1kVqMl2
KANSAS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TAKING PLACE THIS
SUMMER AT KU (KS)
The University of Kansas (KU) is welcoming a group of students from
Afghanistan, India, Morocco, Mongolia, Pakistan, Zambia, and Kansas to participate in the Kansas
Women's Leadership Institute (KWLI) this summer. KWLI "provides a transformative experience
that develops leadership competencies, cultivates a spirit of collaboration, and elevates the power of
women’s voices."
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/1j8W4cO
Contact an EducationUSA adviser near you for guidance on finding and applying to an accredited U.S. college or university.
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and news information contained herein.