{"id":1876,"date":"2018-07-17T13:49:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T13:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/global\/?page_id=1876"},"modified":"2022-05-09T10:26:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T14:26:44","slug":"flynnscholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/study-abroad\/affording-study-abroad\/study-abroad-scholarships\/flynnscholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"The William &amp; Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Opportunity Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Background:<\/strong> Recognizing the transformative impact of international learning experiences, the William &amp; Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Opportunity Fund provides grants for undergraduate and graduate students for international study related to their academic area(s) of interest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selection Criteria:<\/strong> To qualify for this grant, applicants must be engaged in an intensive language experience that emphasizes in-depth experiential learning and\/or scholarly research. This scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis, with preference given to those students who demonstrate financial need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> Current matriculated undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Rhode Island (URI) in any academic field who are engaged in a credit-bearing intensive language experience that emphasizes in-depth experiential learning and\/or scholarly research. Applicants must be participating in a program that is at least one month in duration during the upcoming summer term or fall semester, spring semester, or for the academic year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding Level:<\/strong> Awards typically range from $500 to $2000.<\/p>\n<p>Since its inception during the 2016-2017 academic year, more than 50 URI students have received scholarships to help fund their study abroad experiences thanks to the William &amp; Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Fund.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Process:<\/strong> Applicants must complete and submit The William &amp; Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Opportunity scholarship application by the posted deadline. Visit the URI Scholarship Opportunity portal, sign in, type \u201cThe William &amp; Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Opportunity\u201d into the search bar, apply by the application deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles\">\n<div><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/uri.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2641\" title=\"\">Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe URI Office of International Education<br \/>\nTel. 401-874-2395<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:oie@etal.uri.edu\">oie@etal.uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background: Recognizing the transformative impact of international learning experiences, the William &amp; Sharon Flynn International Study Abroad Opportunity Fund provides grants for undergraduate and graduate students for international study related to their academic area(s) of interest. Selection Criteria: To qualify for this grant, applicants must be engaged in an intensive language experience that emphasizes in-depth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4861,"featured_media":0,"parent":1872,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1876","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27453,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1876\/revisions\/27453"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}