Student Opportunities
Programs, web resources, and travel opportunities for students looking for enriching global experiences.
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AllAfrica
Resource for research projects and papers. Up-to-date content and relevant information on everything African.
“AllAfrica Global Media is a multi-media content service provider, systems technology developer and the largest electronic distributor of African news and information worldwide. Registered in Mauritius, with offices in Johannesburg, Dakar, Lagos and Washington, D.C., AllAfrica is one of a family of companies that aggregate, produce and distribute news from across Africa to tens of millions of end users.“
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EarthWatch Institute
Earthwatch Teen Expeditions are specifically designed exclusively for 16 and 17 year olds, and are completely different to any other experience teenagers can have.
Operating both globally and locally, they’re hands-on, engaging and meaningful. Providing unrivalled opportunities to undertake vital, peer reviewed scientific field research under the supervision of skilled research teams in a professional setting.
http://www.earthwatch.org/expedition/teenteam
EF Tours
EF makes it easy to see the world with your friends. EF tours show you the very best of each destination, bringing the city and local culture to life. Plus, EF tour directors make traveling easy, so you and your friends can relax and enjoy your trip.
Global Explorers
This is no ordinary travel experience. This is life-changing. This is nonprofit, educational travel. Participants get wet and muddy as they explore the cultures and natural wonders of their destinations. Students experience the joy, spontaneity and inspiration of travel. And they return poised to make this world a better place.
http://www.globalexplorers.org/
Explorica
Explorica educational tours are all about giving travelers moments where everyone connects with new cultures, languages and people through authentic meals, activities, interactions and conversations. The experience is everything at Explorica, and it shows on every one of the tours.
http://www.explorica.com/students/explorica-advantages.aspx
Heifer Study Tours
Heifer Study Tours are specialized expeditions through spectacular geography and unique ecosystems to visit remote villages and isolated peoples. But a Heifer Study Tour goes beyond sightseeing. It is a journey into the daily lives of extraordinary people.
http://www.heifer.org/site/c.edJRKQNiFiG/b.201457/
iLanguage Link
Spanish immersion programs at a minimal cost. The program is open to stduents ages five through collegiate, as well as teachers at any level. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required and all programs are ability-based. Participants select travel dates and trip durations.
http://www.langlink.com/spanish-language-schools
Listen to the Land
Classroom program encourages Nebraska students to become historians through the creation of essays, poetry, class-made books, digital stories, plays, or recorded interviews. Project is open to students in 4-12th grades. Winner receives a $200 grant.
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Ruan-Borlaug Internship
International Internship provides all-expenses-paid, eight-week hands-on experiences, working with world-renowned scientists and policymakers at leading research centers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Only Hank Beachell Fellows are eligible to apply.
http://www.worldfoodprize.org/youth_institute/brinternship/2009.htm
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World Food Prize Global Youth Institute
Information on the World Food Prize and information on how to attend. Nebraska sends six student/teacher teams to the conference in Des Moines. Winners are designated Hank Beachell Fellows .
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www.worldfoodprize.org/youth |  |
www.ianr.unl.edu./wfp |
