The following are opportunities - mostly for students graduating this year - to work, study or do research abroad.  Deadlines for these options (not Purdue-affiliated) are coming soon. 

Japan Exchange & Teaching Program (JET) 

Teach English to Japanese youth in public schools, experience Japanese culture and gain international experience – all expenses paid!  Application deadline is Dec. 4.

See http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JETProgram/homepage.html

Study or research in Germany

The DAAD (the German Academic Exchange Service) awards grants in a number of different areas.  Grant applications are due in mid-November.  For example:

* DAAD Study Scholarships are awarded to highly-qualified graduating seniors and graduate students of all disciplines to study in Germany or complete a postgraduate or master's degree course at a German higher education institution.  

* DAAD Research Grants are awarded primarily to highly-qualified PhD candidates, but also to master's degree holders and post-doc researchers, for research or a course of study and training at universities or other institutes in Germany for one to ten months.   

* EMGIP Bundestag Internships offers internship opportunities for US and Canadian students in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The internships are two months long in positions matching the student's interest and experience.

* RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering).  Undergrads spend the summer working on a research project with a German PhD student, who serves as a personal and professional mentor.  Students receive a scholarship to cover living expenses.

* RISE Professional, for recent graduates, Master's and PhD students.  Participants are matched with a German company, where they gain insight into the professional applications of science and engineering.

Learn more at http://www.daad.org/

Gain Experience in International Economic Development

AED is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems and building the capacity of individuals, communities, and institutions to become more self-sufficient, with a focus on improving education, health, and economic opportunities for the least advantaged in the United States and developing countries throughout the world.  

The AED Development Fellows Program aims to provide overseas work experience to American students interested in international economic and social development.  This is a fee-based, unpaid opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students.

Fellows will be placed starting in January 2007 in a variety of AED field offices in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeastern Europe.

The deadline to apply to take part in Spring 2007 is November 15, 2006.  For information, please visit website at http://cap.aed.org/

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And of course, there are many more options for international living on Purdue’s page about working, volunteering or interning abroad at

http://www.studyabroad.purdue.edu/programs/pro_work.cfm

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