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How To Fund Your Experience Abroad: Scholarships

Scholarships and resources listed in the article: Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program  Foundation for Global Scholars’ GRIT Program  Go Overseas Study & Intern Scholarship  IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding  InternationalScholarships.com  SoftOrbits Scholarship 2019   Note: The term “study abroad” includes a variety of international experiences including studying, interning, and volunteering abroad.

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November 3, 2015 No Comments
Peri Bowman
Stinters' Corner

A Chat with Peri Bowman, Architecture Intern

My name is Peri Bowman. I’m 21, from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. I’m currently midway between my Bachelor of Architecture and Masters of Architecture degrees and I’m here doing an internship with Paul Keogh Architects.   So, why Ireland?   I didn’t have a particular place I wanted to go. I’d

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October 7, 2015 No Comments
Hotel in Dublin
Life Abroad & Travel

What Are Your Working Holiday Job Prospects?

You are old and grey, sitting on a leather couch by the fireplace, sipping on a steaming cup of Barry’s tea, when a little child crawls around the corner of the armrest.   “Grandma, can you tell me a story?”   You pick him up and sit him down on

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August 25, 2015 No Comments
Kelly-Ann and Ben
Stint Stories

A Q&A with Kelly-Ann, Animation Intern

My name is Kelly-Ann and I am an art student hailing from the glorious and almighty frozen tundra known as Canada. I did an internship in Ireland this spring with an animation distribution company called Monster Entertainment.

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August 13, 2015 No Comments
Hanna at the Cliffs of Moher
Stinters' Corner

Discovering Me: My Intern Abroad Experience

by Hanna Sise. Photo courtesy of Avenley Horner.   On June 19, 2010, my life changed forever. As I boarded the Iberia airbus from Chicago O’Hare to Madrid Barajas, I took a deep breath knowing adventure awaited. Sevilla was my final destination. After arriving in the breathtaking Spanish city, I

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July 27, 2015 No Comments