HACU just received the following communication from the Embassy of Spain informing us of some great scholarship opportunities for students wishing to study at universities in Spain. We have translated the email into English, and have included a link to the original PDF file in Spanish, which outlines all of the scholarship information, including the application deadlines.
Bulletin Information
MAEC-AECI Scholarship Programs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cooperation (MAEC) - Spanish Agency of International Cooperation (AECI) has just published a Resolution approved by the General Assembly on November 17, 2006 in the State's Official Bulletin announcing several Scholarship Programs sponsored by MAEC - AECI for courses for the summer session, masters programs, doctoral programs, and research study in Spain for the summer of 2007 along with academic coursework for 2007-2008 targeted at foreign students including graduate students.
Attached please find information as a PDF file in Spanish. Emphasized are Programs open to US citizens, along with the deadline to submit applications as follows:
Program I.A:
Scholarships for the study of the Spanish language and culture for graduate, doctorate and research study at Universities in Spain (December 29, 2006)
Program I.B:
Scholarships for the study of the Spanish language and culture for summer courses at Universities in Spain (December 22, 2006)
Program I.C:
Scholarships for Spanish language and culture specialists and Spanish language translators (December 22, 2006)
Program II.A:
Scholarships for graduate, doctorate and research study (not including the study of the Spanish language and culture) at Universities in Spain (December 29, 2006)
Program II.B:
Scholarships for research study and the specialization in Public Agencies and Spanish non-teaching centers (December 29, 2006)
Program II.C:
Scholarships for a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and International Relations at the Diplomacy Schools of Madrid (January 15, 2007)
You can access this information and the application on line at www.becasmae.es.
Estimado Sr. Flores:
Con el ruego de su oportuna difusión, tengo el gusto de informar que el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de Cooperación (MAEC) - Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional (AECI) acaba de publicar en el Boletín Oficial del Estado la Resolución de 17 de noviembre 2006 de la nueva Convocatoria General de los distintos Programas de BECAS MAEC- AECI para cursos de verano, de maestría, doctorales y estancias de investigación en España para el verano 2007 y curso académico 2007- 2008 dirigida a estudiantes y titulados universitarios superiores extranjeros.
Se adjunta pdf con el texto de la Convocatoria.
Asimismo se destaca que los Programas abiertos a solicitantes norteamericanos, junto con la fecha límite de solicitudes, son:
- Programa I.A: Becas de lengua y cultura españolas para estudios de postgrado, doctorado e investigación en Universidades españolas (29 diciembre 2006)
- Programa I.B: Becas de lengua y cultura españolas para cursos de verano en Universidades españolas (22 dic. 2006)
- Programa I.C: Becas para hispanistas y traductores de español (22 dic. 2006)
- Programa II.A: Becas para estudios (excepto lengua y cultura españolas) de postgrado, doctorado e investigación en Universidades españolas (29 dic. 2006)
- Programa II.B: Becas para investigación y especialización en Organismos Públicos y Centros no docentes españoles (29 dic. 2006)
- Programa II.C: Becas para el Master de Diplomacia y Relaciones Internacionales en la Escuela Diplomática de Madrid (15 enero 2007)
Puede consultarse toda la Información sobre la Convocatoria, así como para la solicitud "online" de los distintos Programas de becas, en www.becasmae.es
Agradeciendo la mas amplia difusión que pueda darse a esta Convocatoria, con un saludo muy cordial.
Jorge Sobredo
Cultural Counselor
Embassy of Spain
Phone: (202)7282334
Fax: (202)4960328
HACU Member Advisories are a service of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities: http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Scholarship_Resource_List1_EN.asp?SnID=428212700