North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) Scholarships 2009

The North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) is again providing scholarships for up to ten college students to attend NANPA's Fifteenth Annual Nature Photography Summit in Albuquerque, NM from February 16-21, 2009. At the Albuquerque, NM Summit, scholarship winners will participate in a pre–summit photo field trip, daily sessions with professionals, and portfolio reviews. In addition, students will be provided with the opportunity to interact with keynote speakers and mentors throughout the conference and apply for a variety of photography internships.

Students qualify for scholarships via an online application process including a portfolio submission. A major in art or photography is not required, but students must demonstrate their passion for nature photography to a selection committee. Applicants must be full-time students at a two or four year college, university or trade school and be at least 19 years of age by December 31, 2008. The deadline for applications is November 12, 2008.

NANPA is an international nature photography organization whose mission is to provide education, foster professional and ethical conduct, gather and disseminate information, and to develop standards for all persons interested in the field of nature photography. NANPA also promotes nature photography as an art form and a medium of communication for the sciences, nature appreciation and environmental protection.

Overseas Scholarships for Intensive Summer Language Institutes

The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of overseas scholarships for intensive summer language institutes in eleven critical need foreign languages for summer 2009.

Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi,Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.

Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.

Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) provide seven to ten week group-based intensive language instruction and extensive cultural enrichment experiences

Beginning, intermediate and advanced levels (beginning not offered for Azerbaijani, Russian, Chinese or Persian).

Full program details and the on-line application are available online. http://www.clscholarship.org/

Benefits of the scholarship include:

• Travel to and from the student's U.S. home city and program location,
• Mandatory Washington, D.C. pre-departure orientation,
• Applicable visa fees,
• Room & board,
• Group-based intensive language instruction,
• Program-sponsored travel within country, and
• All entrance fees for CLS Program cultural enhancement activities.

The CLS Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply, including those with and without disabilities.

Deadline to Apply: Friday, November 14, 2008