Room 201 | Fine Arts Building The UGA Theatre and Film Studies in London Program will be having its second information session! If you are seriously considering taking part in this program please make every effort to attend this meeting. This is our last meeting before the break and applications are due in January upon return. Here's your chance to ask questions and get tips on how to apply for scholarships and guilt your family into covering the trip! 😀 Lots of information to go over at this meeting. Application Process thru Study Away Dates and Deadlines for Applications and Payments Withdrawal Penalties Overview of Day to Day Itinerary of Trip Scholarship Information Living Arrangement/AIFS partners Courses offered Q n A Come meet Program Director: George Contini, Professor, Theatre and Film Studies https://www.drama.uga.edu/directory/people/george-contini Discover the theatre scene over the centuries in London for a month! From the ritual of Roman Amphitheatres, to Medieval Mystery Plays, to the wicked satires of the Restoration, the wit of the Victorians, the rawness of In Yer Face, the devising of Punchdrunk. Professor Contini leads you on a month long celebration of British Theatre over the years. We will be attending varied theatre performances throughout London, Stratford, and Bath, taking tours of iconoclastic historical venues like The Tower of London, Stonehenge, Roman Baths, Salisbury Cathedral, The Globe, The National Theatre, and RSC. The West End is yours for a month! The Globe awaits! Join us for a one of a kind experience! Please put in an application of interest through the Study Away website https://studyaway.uga.edu/ Or contact Professor Contini directly for more information, gcontini@uga.edu. More information on the program available at https://drama.uga.edu/londonstudyabroad SCHOLARSHIP INFO If you have never had an ADULT passport before, apply for funding from UGA to cover the expense. UGA Study Away Passport Initiative Scholarship Amount: up to $150 The Office of Global Engagement is excited to announce our new initiative to increase the number of UGA students with passports. This Passport Initiative is in place to reimburse students for the cost of getting a passport through UGA Passport Services up to $150. This application is open to all UGA undergraduate students who have never received an adult passport before (meaning this would either be their first passport ever, or their last passport was issued to them before the age of 16). Cost breakdown of U.S. Passport fees: Application fee $110.00 Execution fee $35.00 Passport photo from Tate UGA Passport Services $5.00 Total cost for student: $150.00 Total cost covered by UGA Study Away Passport Initiative: $150.00 ALSO See OGE & other scholarships available through the StudyAway Portal Scholarships & Financial Aid: Investigate Scholarship options early as there are many OGE, UGA, National competitions, as well as scholarships for study in certain countries/regions of the world, which may be available to help fund your studies abroad. Many scholarship deadlines are still coming up soon & if you do not apply you can’t be considered. Office of Global Engagement (OGE) General Scholarship February 15 German & Slavic Language Scholarships February 14 Watanabe Study Abroad Scholarship for Japan February 17 Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship for Pell grant recipients March 3 Gilman-McCain Scholarships for students who are dependents of ACTIVE duty military & receiving any type of Federal Financial Aid March 3 Next Gilman/Gilman-McCain Info Session - February 20, 5:30-6:30 pm, MLC 367 Gilman Essay Review Table - February 25 & 26, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, MLC across from Jittery Joe's ATJ Bridging Scholarships for Japan April 1 IEE Freeman for Study in Asia April 6 Tanaka & Green Scholarship for Japan Opens May 2020 See Additional scholarships & Education Abroad: Scholarships for UGA Students Brochure (PDF) Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 5:30pm
