ICWA – Apply. An ICWA Fellowship represents a generous investment in the future of a Fellow. The ultimate aim of the ICWA Fellowship program is to cultivate deep expertise in foreign countries and cultures. We achieve this by supporting a Fellow over a two year period, during which she or he carries out an immersive program of self-designed, independent study abroad. ICWA’s mission is to identify and cultivate rare potential, so we are looking for promise, curiosity, and enthusiasm in our candidates. We consider whether a candidate is ready for the rapid personal growth that the Fellowship makes possible. Strong candidates generally propose topics for the Fellowship that are compelling.
Language Skills We expect candidates to have the necessary language skills to allow to them to carry out their proposed project. Criteria for Consideration Candidates must be under 36 years of age at the time of the due date for the initial letter of interest. Restrictions Fellowships are not scholarships. John O. Yes. The US cities luring millennials with promises to pay off their student debts. Sara Brassfield is more than $125,000 in debt for a college degree she never completed. She has no savings and can’t imagine ever buying a home. “For what I [owe] for my education, I could have had a mortgage,” she said. “I could have owned a home. And that would have been a lot more valuable than having nothing.” “I am one pay cheque away from being homeless.”
Brassfield is one of more than 40 million Americans with some type of student debt. Now help may be at hand from unlikely quarters. Among those leaving the coastal cities for towns in the centre that are willing to give them a break is 31-year-old Lee Waldron. When he graduated from college in 2006, he was $30,000 in debt. Designed to reverse the trend of declining population in many of the state’s rural areas, the local lawmakers created a scheme that would offer college graduates tax breaks and up to $15,000 in student loan repayment. “I was making these minimum payments six months after graduation.
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Mastering the Foreign Service exam - Two Crabs. (UPDATE: Since originally writing this post, I passed the Foreign Service Oral Assessment - FSOA - in April 2009. I received Final Suitability and was placed on the Register in November 2009. In January 2010, I received and accepted an invitation to join "THE LEGENDARY" 152nd A-100 Class. We graduated A-100 in April 2010, with Secretary Clinton herself administering the Oath of Office. I am now serving at my first overseas post.) Longtime readers of this blog will know that Mr. Crab has long dreamed of joining the U.S. Foreign Service (FS), and is now about 1/3 of the way through the hiring process. I've taken and passed the FSOT twice, in October 2007 and November 2008.
The pass rate of the FSOT written exam is about 40-45% (Source: Diplomat-in-Residence course, Washington, April 2009), nearly double the pass rate of the pre-2007 exam. "Mr. --READ A DAILY NEWSPAPER. --Read a news magazine. --Read and know the U.S. --Read and understand the Declaration of Independence. Best of luck! Academic Earth | Online Courses | Academic Video Lectures.
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