> This news from Provost Jeff Herbst may be of interest:
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>  I am pleased to announce a new financial aid initiative to help 
> students study overseas.  Starting in Fall 2007, Miami will provide 
> students with demonstrated financial need a $600 grant toward airfare 
> if they study overseas for at least a semester.  For airfares higher 
> than $600, students may receive the remainder of their ticket price in 
> the form of an interest free university loan.  Students studying at 
> Luxembourg are eligible for this program.
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> More information on this new initiative will be provided at the annual 
> Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday (Shriver Center, 2-6 p.m.).  Starting 
> next week, information on the grant will also be available at the 
> Office of Student Financial Assistance web site ( 
> http://www.units.muohio.edu/sfa).
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> I hope that this new program will make study abroad for a semester a 
> real option for all students.  The ability to gain cultural competence 
> in other areas of the world will be a key skill in the twenty-first 
> century. Please encourage all of your students to consider study 
> abroad in light of this new initiative.  Please also encourage them to 
> attend the Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry
Lecturer, Journalism Program
Miami University
513.529.5893