Aggies Abroad 2018/19 Programs New Zealand + Sydney December 26, 2018 – January 13, 2019 6 credits Application deadline: October 1, 2018 Fiji May 12 – 22, 2019 3 credits Application deadline: February 1, 2019 Australia May 22 – June 14, 2019 6 credits Application deadline: February 1, 2019 www.aggiesabroad.org A&M Faculty-led Courses • Dr. Gerard Kyle • Courses are open to all majors; no prerequisites ~75% hands-on ~25% lecture style Hands On Minds On Local Guides Global Perspective Finances: New Zealand + Sydney Program fee includes: - Lodging and some meals (~45%) - Excursions and cultural site visits - In-country transportation - Textbooks + supplies - International health insurance - University admin fees Not included: - Tuition and fees - Flights (~$3,400) - Travel documents (passport + visa) - Some meals (~$500) - Personal spending studyabroadportal.tamu.edu Finances: Fiji Program fee includes: - Lodging and some meals (~75%) - Excursions and cultural site visits - In-country transportation - International health insurance - University admin fees Not included: - Tuition and fees - Flights (~$1,800 - $2,700) - Travel documents (passport) - Some meals (~$155) - Textbooks + supplies - Personal spending studyabroadportal.tamu.edu Finances: Australia Program fee includes: - Lodging and some meals (~55%) - Excursions and cultural site visits - In-country transportation - International health insurance - University admin fees Not included: - Tuition and fees - Flights ($2,200) - Travel documents (passport + visa) - Some meals (~$530) - Textbooks + supplies - Personal spending studyabroadportal.tamu.edu Financial Aid – Financial Aid Loans – TAMU Scholarships (Study Abroad Fellowship/Intl Education Scholarship for Domestic Students) – http://studyabroad.tamu.edu/Fun ding/Scholarships – College or Departmental Scholarships – Non-A&M Scholarships – Scholarships from Organizations & Groups – Crowdfunding, Employment, Airline Miles, Reward Points TAMU Study Abroad Scholarship Applications (College of Agriculture & Life Sciences) Due: Oct 1 (winter/spring) & February 1 (summer/fall) Contact your Study Abroad Advisor for this program with any questions regarding financial aid or the application. Xiaoshuang Wei [email protected] New Zealand + Sydney Christchurch • Endemic Kiwi bird • Maori cultural experience • Sustainable tourism • Service-learning project Mt Cook • Tasman Glacier boat expedition • Hooker Valley hike: Alpine vegetation + glacial landforms Te Anau Milford Sound cruise: Fiordland geological history Queenstown Ziplining tour: Business management Dunedin Elm Wildlife Sydney • Australian history • Geography, development + tourism in Sydney • Contemporary Aboriginal culture + government • Sydney Opera House – performance • Globalization walking tour • Botanic garden: Colonial + Indigenous, conservation + research programs • Blue Mountains + Royal National Park: Ecology Fiji Sigatoka • Tourism + ecotourism in Fiji • Culture and geography • Rafting tour • Village homestays + cultural activities Nadi • Kula Wild Adventure Park: Unique flora + fauna, breeding programs • Tourism operation in the Fijian market Barefoot Manta Island Field project: Reef biology and ecology North Queensland, Australia Magnetic Island • Balding Bay: Diversity of Australian terrestrial ecosystems + animal adaptations • Collaborative relationships between Indigenous Australian + ‘Western’ science • Sustainable tourism • Protecting the long-term health of the Great Barrier Reef Hidden Valley • UNESCO World Heritage-listed Wet Tropics: Impacts of tourism • Sugar farm: Sustainable farming practices • Wallaman Falls: Tourism development • Solar power Mission Beach • Mungalla Station: Aboriginal Cultural experience • Community for Coastal Cassowary Conservation: Conservation awareness Atherton Homestay: Ethnographic study Chillagoe • Indigenous rock art • Fieldwork: Fire ecology • Caves tour Sheoak Ridge • Australian climate + geological history • Rainforest ecology + relationship with fire • Fieldwork: Bioindicators of ecosystem health Cape Tribulation • Connections between mangroves, the reef + the rainforest • Service-learning: Relationship between revegetation + diversity Port Douglas • Mossman Gorge • Great Barrier Reef • Wildlife Habitat Cairns Apply now Winter: New Zealand + Sydney program Apply by: October 1, 2018 Summer: Australia + Fiji programs Apply by: February 1, 2018 studyabroadportal.tamu.edu Lifetime Memories Career Opportunities Contacts Talk with your academic + financial aid advisors, + family For questions: Dr. Gerard Kyle [email protected] www.aggiesabroad.org Questions?.