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Purdue NewsBart Bareither, a junior in the School of Liberal Arts from Indianapolis, Ind. , and Shannon Smith, a junior in the School of Liberal Arts from Lafayette , will study Japanese language and culture at Nanzan University in Nagoya. Shawn Cefalu, a sophomore in the School of Materials Engineering from Lafayette , and Ahyoung Moon, a junior in the School of Materials Engineering from Indianapolis, Ind. , will study materials engineering, as well as Japanese language and culture, at Tohoku University in Sendai.
The scholarship grants range from approximately $8,000 to more than $10,000 and include round-trip airfare, a settling-in allowance of approximately $450, and a monthly stipend of between $710 and $890 to help offset room, board and personal expenses.
"These grants are made available by the Japanese government in an effort to attract qualified American students to study in Japan," Kathleen Fairfax, director of Purdue programs for study abroad, said. "So many Asian students come to the United States to study, yet so few American students head for Asia. This will be a tremendous opportunity for these students. It's the chance for them to learn first hand about this important economic partner, and basically it's a free trip abroad."
In addition, Tohoku University has established two scholarships for next year as well. Fairfax said the university is very interested in attracting American engineering students and hopes this relationship will last for many years to come.
Students participating in the programs remain enrolled as Purdue students during their time abroad and receive regular Purdue credit and grades for their academic work.
For more information about Purdue's study abroad programs contact Fairfax at (765) 494-2383.
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
