2008 Woodie Awards
Regents give grant for study abroad
Paul Caccamise
Issue date: 3/23/06 Section: News
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by Paul Caccamise
Daily Lobo
UNM senior Greg Luther said after studying abroad in Granada, Spain, he returned to campus with much more drive and determination.
"My grades are substantially better," he said. "I'm more motivated. I don't know if I could put a finger on it. Studying abroad is a lot of fun but a challenge. When you come back you keep pushing yourself in the same way that was required abroad."
Luther works as a study abroad assistant in the International Studies Program. He's hopeful the Regents International Study Grant will provide more opportunities for UNM students to study abroad.
The regents gave the program a grant worth $40,000 for the spring and summer semesters. Next year, the program will receive $100,000.
The grant funds a merit-based scholarship given through the International Studies Program.
"The grant provides scholarships for good students that can't do it financially," Luther said.
Ken Carpenter, associate director of the International Studies Program at UNM, said this is the first time UNM has received major scholarship funding for the students hoping to study abroad.
"It happened because UNM students organized and went to the regents for the funding," he said.
Carpenter and his department have been working on the presentation for the regents for years, he said.
"It was pretty easy once the students talked about their experiences abroad," Carpenter said. "The regents seemed pretty impressed."
The regents approved the grant unanimously. But student regent Rosalyn Nguyen said the board can't assure the renewal of the grant after next year.
"The UNM budget is tight," she said. "But we love to support these students and programs. We try and do whatever we can."
Carpenter says one of the department's study abroad programs allows students to attend school out of the country with standard UNM tuition. The student must be responsible for transportation and cost of living. The scholarship can help cover these costs.
Daily Lobo
UNM senior Greg Luther said after studying abroad in Granada, Spain, he returned to campus with much more drive and determination.
"My grades are substantially better," he said. "I'm more motivated. I don't know if I could put a finger on it. Studying abroad is a lot of fun but a challenge. When you come back you keep pushing yourself in the same way that was required abroad."
Luther works as a study abroad assistant in the International Studies Program. He's hopeful the Regents International Study Grant will provide more opportunities for UNM students to study abroad.
The regents gave the program a grant worth $40,000 for the spring and summer semesters. Next year, the program will receive $100,000.
The grant funds a merit-based scholarship given through the International Studies Program.
"The grant provides scholarships for good students that can't do it financially," Luther said.
Ken Carpenter, associate director of the International Studies Program at UNM, said this is the first time UNM has received major scholarship funding for the students hoping to study abroad.
"It happened because UNM students organized and went to the regents for the funding," he said.
Carpenter and his department have been working on the presentation for the regents for years, he said.
"It was pretty easy once the students talked about their experiences abroad," Carpenter said. "The regents seemed pretty impressed."
The regents approved the grant unanimously. But student regent Rosalyn Nguyen said the board can't assure the renewal of the grant after next year.
"The UNM budget is tight," she said. "But we love to support these students and programs. We try and do whatever we can."
Carpenter says one of the department's study abroad programs allows students to attend school out of the country with standard UNM tuition. The student must be responsible for transportation and cost of living. The scholarship can help cover these costs.
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