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In 2011 and 2013, the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW) awarded SUNY grants to establish the JFEW-SUNY International Relations and Global Affairs Scholarship Program for students at SUNY Binghamton and SUNY Stony Brook. The program helps students to become leaders in international relations and global affairs through mentoring opportunities and peer networks. During the course of the program, from 2011 to 2016, 100 SUNY students receive over $1,000,000 in scholarship money and extensive professional support through a two-year program which includes a summer internship.In 2011, the program began with a summer internship for students entering their senior year; 12 Binghamton students were selected. Following a four-day orientation at the SUNY Levin Institute in Manhattan where they learned about international relations and how to succeed in a professional environment, the interns were placed with a variety of international organizations. Along with the experience they gained at their host organizations, they took part in topical weekly seminars, participated in networking events, kept a daily journal and completed several assignments. Students received $5,000 for the internship.

Deanna D'Onofrio '12, a psychology major from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., who interned with charity:water, says, ?The JFEW internship taught me essential skills regarding business etiquette, international relations and how to carry myself as a professional, all of which I will remember for the remainder of my career.?

The second element of the scholarship program is the two-year academic program. Completed during students? junior and senior years, it includes an academic-year seminar series, a paid summer internship with international organizations, professional development activities, and opportunities to create mentor and peer networks.

Each year, ten Binghamton students are selected. The next deadline to apply is early May 2014. During the previous years, students participated in monthly seminars that give them an overview of key themes, vocabulary and resources in international relations and global affairs. They attended networking, professional development and mentoring sessions. They also complete assignments such as writing a detailed reflection piece following each seminar, authoring briefs of Foreign Affairs magazine articles and summarizing editorials authored by New York Times columnists. Students must also maintain a list of women leaders in the news and write a reflection piece about female leadership.

"Working with the JFEW-SUNY program has been an amazing experience," explains philosophy, politics and law major Kristiana Zuccarini '13 from Huntington, N.Y. "Through our monthly seminars and regular assignments, I have had the opportunity to combine knowledge learned inside the classroom and apply it to current, international affairs."

Scholarship recipients receive up to $5,000 each academic year, plus $5,000 for their internship. In all, the JFEW-SUNY grant will provide more than $600,000 in scholarship funding at each campus over three years.

"SUNY is extremely grateful to the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women for their generosity and vision in making the program possible," says Maryalice Mazzara, director of academic affairs, SUNY Levin Institute. "The JFEW-SUNY International Relations and Global Affairs program is world-class in the quality of its internships and programming. The students have excelled and represent SUNY with pride."

Meg Mitzel, experiential educational coordinator for the Career Development Center, serves as Binghamton University's liaison for the program, and Seden Akcinaroglu, assistant professor of political science, serves as an advisor.?

Interested candidates must have a minimum GPA of 3.2, be a US citizen or be eligible for citizenship, must have permanent residendency within a 50-mile radius of New York City, entering their junior year, and have a FAFSA on file with their university?s office of financial aid. Candidates will need two letters of reference, a personal statement, a resume, and have on file an application form and authorization to check financial records. #

For additional information, contact Meg Mitzel, the JFEW SUNY Campus Liaison at mmitzel@binghamton.edu.

Source: http://www.educationupdate.com/homeroom/2013/05/grant-encourages-students-to-enter-international-careers.html

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