Embark Carolina Funding Finder | First Year Experience: Cultural Immersion Trip to Trinidad

Monday, June 19, 2017

Application Details

Deadline(s) Friday, August 10, 2018 Current Year Deadline Past, Check Website
Applications due before 5pm EST.

Good For Financial Need, First-Generation College Students, First-Time Travelers

Award Amount Fully funded program (airfare, accomodations, ground transportation, activities, passport fees, etc.)

Can be used for

Activity Type Group

Location Abroad

Region Latin America & Caribbean

Timeframe Breaks

Minimum Length no minimum

Eligibility

Citizenship Requirement International Student, Permanent Resident, U.S. Citizen

Degree Level First-Year, Incoming Student

Minimum GPA None

Other Restrictions

- Applicants must live on campus.
- The majority of past program participants have demonstrated financial need and have limited to no travel experience.

Description

The Carolina Housing First Year Experience program, in collaboration with UNC Global, the Center for Global Initiatives (CGI) and the University of the West Indies at St. Augustine, brings you the 3rd annual cultural immersion trip to Trinidad over Fall break from October 18-21, 2018. This program will sponsor up to 10 first-year Carolina students to travel to Trinidad on an experiential trip to learn, engage and build a closer connection with diverse students, faculty and staff. The trip is fully funded covering flights, ground transportation, hotel accommodations, activities, tours and passports.

Carolina Housing is a member of the Center for Global Initiative’s Opening Access working group on campus.

Sponsor

Organization or Department
Carolina Housing

Contact
Keith Jones
krjones2@email.unc.edu

Last Updated Friday, June 15, 2018

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