Deadline:
May 15, 2024
Location(s)
United States of America
HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I
Overview
The East-West Center Student Affiliate Program was established to expand opportunities for involvement in the programs of the East-West Center.
Details
The East-West Center Student Affiliate Program gives externally funded (e.g., Fulbright or other scholarships, graduate assistantships, etc.) or self-funded graduate students at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) the opportunity to participate in the Center’s educational programs and leadership development opportunities, and to live in its international residence halls. The Student Affiliate Program provides an opportunity for these individuals to be part of the EWC community, along with participants from across the US and more than 50 countries, and has proven for many to be instrumental in helping to establish lasting relations that extend into future careers or other endeavors.
Responsibilities
- Maintain enrollment at UHM, make satisfactory progress toward the degree and maintain academic standards deemed mandatory by UHM and EWC;
- Participate in the East-West Center The Exchange (on Mondays evenings, from 6:30-8:30pm) during their first fall and spring semester;
- Maintain active involvement in the EWC degree participant community;
- Participate in community service activities and support events within the EWC for 10 hours per semester in fall and spring, and 5 hours over the summer months for affiliates who remain in Honolulu during the summer;
- Live on-campus in East-West Center housing;
- Make on-time payment(s) of the Student Affiliate Program fee of $250 due before the start of each semester;
- Make on-time monthly rent payment to EWC Housing;
- Maintain enrollment at UHM, make satisfactory progress toward the degree and maintain academic standards deemed mandatory by UHM and EWC;
- Submit a monthly report or reflective journal during the first year, on participation and engagement at EWC;
- Adhere to the East-West Center's policy on academic freedom which bars any classified (secret) activity or research, and condemns any actions or statements on the part of anyone which may tend to interfere with the academic freedom of any participant at the East-West Center.
About
The East-West Center promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific through cooperative study, research, and dialogue.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
Who is eligible to apply to the East-West Center Student Affiliate Program:
- Full-time classified graduate students at UHM in good academic standing or
- Students attending UHM on special graduate exchange programs.
Dates
Deadline: May 15, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
Benefits
- Participation in a dynamic international community of East-West Center participants and alumni;
- Participation in the East-West Center Community Building Institute (this takes place before the UH semester begins and is a requirement for all incoming student affiliates);
- Participant housing rate of $18 per night for a furnished single room in an East-West Center residence hall (the Center has limited availability of double rooms at $29 per night for students whose spouses join them) --- Student Affiliate Housing Information (PDF);
- Eligibility for competitive Center travel awards for field study or conference presentation;
- Participation in the Center’s educational, cultural, leadership development and extracurricular programs;
- Membership in the East-West Center Participants Association (EWCPA);
- Eligibility for participation in a professional mentoring program sponsored by the East-West Center Associates office.
Program Fee & Other Expenses
- A program fee of $250 per semester is due before each Fall and Spring semester. (There is no program fee in summer for student affiliates who maintain their active affiliate status through summer months while enrolled in summer school and are actively engaged in the Center’s student programs);
- The Student Affiliate Program fee must be paid in full before the first day of instruction of the semester based of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa academic calendar;
- Student affiliates are responsible for all expenses connected with their program of study and living expenses in an East-West Center graduate residence hall;
- Student affiliates are required to have sufficient health insurance coverage.
Note: The program fee is not required at the time of application to the program. The payment is made after acceptance to the Student Affiliate Program.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
