Education Abroad & the ieiMedia Experience by Kiara Vance (she/her/hers)Director, Admissions & Outreach Helen Morfit (she/her/hers)Program Manager, Admissions & Outreach Eva Vazquez (she/her/hers)Project Coordinator, Admissions & Outreach WELCOME to the Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia) blog. In this first blog, we wanted to share highlights from our programs to inspire you to combine fun, professional development, and travel! [caption id="attachment_3393" align="alignnone" width="509"] Students visit the Associated Press bureau in Jerusalem and meet with bureau chief, Josef Federman.[/caption] What to consider when combining fun, professional development, and travel: [caption id="attachment_9104" align="alignright" width="250"] A professor shares news from La Provence, the local newspaper. Photo: Deni Chamberlin[/caption] International project-based experience is a great addition to your professional portfolio. Our 4:1 student to faculty ratio allows you to customize your education abroad. ieiMedia programs are open to all schools, all majors - new friends, new adventures! Four-to-six-week programs are a great option for students traveling abroad for the first time or who can’t take off for a semester. As a result, our students customize their projects and create…

WELCOME to the Institute for Education in International Media (ieiMedia) blog. For over two decades, our vision has been to provide students with the confidence and purpose needed for a life in global communications. We train students to be emissaries of truth who are inspired to pursue a future as ethical and professional global storytellers. ieiMedia students have published hundreds of stories from across the globe using text, photography, audio, and video. Here, you'll get to sample some of the amazing work students have produced on location as they develop their journalistic and reporting skills while immersed in local cultures. Programs are held across fascinating travel destinations, including France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Turkey. Students in ieiMedia programs don’t just see the world; they cover it. Our students have tagged along with truffle hunters in Italy, covered pride marches in Norway, shadowed belly dancers in Istanbul, and interviewed Ukrainian war refugees struggling to make new lives in Germany and France. Over the coming months, we look forward to sharing practical information about studying…

Get up to $5,000 to Study Abroad The Gilman Program and Gilman McCain scholarships award up to $5000 to Pell Grant recipients and military family students. Application deadlines are Jan. 4, 2024 (Gilman-McCain scholarship) and Mar. 7, 2024 (Gilman and Gilman-McCain scholarships). The Benjamin J. Gilman International Scholarship Program for Pell Grant recipients has been awarded to more than 41,000 U.S. undergraduates since 2001. The Gilman-McCain Scholarship is for undergraduate children and spousal dependents of active or activated U.S. military personnel to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. Applicants must have been awarded one of the Title IV Federal Student Aid Programs.  Will you be the next gilman scholar? Get Started... Gilman Scholarship recipients gain critical personal and professional skills: We'll help you apply The next 2024 application period for this summer’s Gilman Scholarship awards closes on Thursday, Mar. 7, 2024. To apply, you'll need:Three essays TranscriptsUniversity advisor certificationieiMedia has helped students apply for Gilman Scholarships for nearly a decade. We’ll review your essays and help with any questions you may have. Reach out to admissions@ieimedia.com to schedule a review session with an advisor.…

Program Info Session Recordings The following Information Sessions were recently held for ieiMedia summer courses. Faculty leaders, ieiMedia staff, and program alumni provided course details and answered prospective student questions. Use the following links to gain access to the recorded sessions. When available, session slides are also posted below.  Recorded Info Sessions: Berlin information session (Dec 2023): ieiMedia Faculty Director, Professor Nomi Morris of University of California Santa Barbara, introduced faculty and student alumni of the Berlin program in a hosted an Information Session on Monday, December 4, 2023.   Click the button below to watch the recording. [button text="Recorded Info Session" link="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-lzYgKMHsuzRLj3OZiCQkXdkqqkugtW7/view" style="info" size="medium" target="_blank" display="inline" icon="no"] Berlin information session (Oct 2023): ieiMedia Faculty Director, Professor Nomi Morris of University of California Santa Barbara, introduced faculty and student alumni of the Berlin program in a hosted an Information Session on Monday, October 16, 2023.   Click the button below to watch the recording. [button text="Recorded Info Session" link="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12OK9aXtdOjuXRwmByEffjRmKDB7nJjqR/view" style="info" size="medium" target="_blank" display="inline" icon="no"]   Arles information session (Oct 2023): ieiMedia Faculty Director, Professor Rachele Kanigel of…