Travel Grants for Overseas Educational Advisers
The program provides U.S. $2,000 travel grants (pending funding) to overseas educational advisers needing support to attend the NAFSA annual conference.
Overseas educational advisers work with students, scholars, and trainees interested in opportunities for education, research, and training in the United States. They play a vital role in the development of services and opportunities for NAFSA members.
2011 Recipients
Congratulations to the awardees of the 2011 OEA Travel Grant Program:
- Edgar Gonzalo Claure, La Paz, Bolivia
- Shazia Khan, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Johanna Lahti, Helsinki, Finland
- Bianca Macena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Arona Maskil, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Zsuzsanna Nagy, Pecs, Hungary
- Rebecca Payiata-Chishios, Nicosia, Cyprus
- Erik van den Berg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011 Overseas Advising Travel Grants Donors
NAFSA appreciates the contributions made to the OEA Travel Grant Program by the following NAFSA Global Partners:
And by:
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be an adviser at an EducationUSA certified educational advising center.
- Preference will be given to advisers who are presenting at the 2011 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo, hold a NAFSA leadership position, and/or reside in underrepresented areas/countries.
- Must not be receiving a financial grant from the Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, to attend the 2011 NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo.
- Must devote at least 50 percent of their professional duties to advising undergraduate or graduate students regarding study in the United States.
- Preference will be given to advisers who are subscribed to the NAFSA Overseas Educational Advising Professional Network (www.nafsa.org/OEAnetwork).
A selection committee of overseas educational advisers reviews all applications before selecting the award recipients.
