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What Next: Submit your Rotarary Ambassadorial Scholarship application

Want a flat grant of US$27,000 for one academic year of study in another country? We bet you do! The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships offer both undergraduate and graduate students the chance to study at universities in the 200 countries and geographical regions where Rotary clubs are active. So whether you were hooked on international education through your participation in…

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What Next: Enter your company for one million dollars of travel

Do you remember your Australia study abroad with fondness and desire to return Down Under? Or have you never been to Australia but would love to travel there? Well, if you and your company win Tourism Queensland’s Million Dollar Memo competition, then you receive one million dollars (AUD) worth of travel experiences in Queensland, Australia. The travel is tailored to…

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What Next: Job opening at Embassy of Australia

Calling all those in the field of international education! Look no further for an ideal job opening. The Australian Trade Commission’s Washington, D.C. office, located in the Australian Embassy, seeks an Assistant Education Manager. The self-motivated candidate would be promoting Australia as an overseas education and training destination. Previous experience in Australia is a plus, but not required. Other job…

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What Next: Embassy of Australia marketing internship available

Looking for something worthwhile to do in the coming months? Look no further! The Embassy of Australia is offering an Education Marketing Internship in the 2011 winter/spring. The intern will be hired for six months to work four to five days per week and receive a $1000 stipend. You must have completed at least three years of college and have…

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What Next: VT North Queensland 2010 reunion continues bonds

With potluck dishes abound from baked brie to crab dip and from ice cream cake to pumpkin cupcakes, Dr. Lori Blanc’s Blacksburg home was filled with delicious smells this past Sunday afternoon. And with 18 students from her Virginia Tech North Queensland 2010 study abroad group laughing and recounting memories, the house couldn’t have been filled with more excitement. During…

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What Next: Avoid rental car age differential fees

What’s one of the biggest pains of traveling under the age of 25? You guessed it, the under 25 age differential fee charged by car rental companies. Sure you can fly many places but once you’re there, taking public transportation and taxis aren’t always sufficient, and a rental car becomes necessary. Eleanor, pictured right with a rental in Australia, and…

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What Next: Win two roundtrip Australia tickets in video contest

We know you have a hilarious video of you talking to the kangaroo, like the Virginia Tech students pictured left. And what about that video of your friends singing and performing hand motions to “Home Among the Gum Tree” on Paul Harris’ bus? Well, break out your Australia video footage and enter the Study in Australia 2010 Video Contest. Running…

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What Next: WWOOF gives chance to live and work on Australian farm

A firm favorite of our students on the North Queensland program this year was having the chance to experience real Australian culture away from the tourist trail and stay in a farm stay accommodation. The farms students stayed on ranged from beef to permaculture to buffalo in the remote areas surrounding Malanda. Pictured right, AUIP’s Donna and Virginia Tech teaching…

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What Next: Australian-American public policy scholarship offers up to A$140,000

Ready to further your undergraduate degree? Want to accomplish it Down Under with a master’s program? Well, the Anne Wexler Australian-American Public Policy Scholarship enables a U.S. citizen to enroll in an Australian master’s degree program in public policy. The scholarship will be awarded for a maximum two-year period and valued at up to A$140,000. The scholarship is aimed at…

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