ETS Excellence Award for Overseas Advising Centers
Through generous support from the Educational Testing Service (ETS), NAFSA is pleased to announce the 2010 ETS Excellence Awards for Overseas Educational Advising Centers.
U.S. government-affiliated advising center (e.g., EducationUSA) are eligible to apply for the grant. A selection committee of overseas educational advisers reviews all applications before selecting the award recipients.
2010 Recipients
Congratulations to recipients of the 2010 ETS Excellence Award for Overseas Advising Centers:
- International Education and Career Advising Center (American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS) – Vilnius, Lithuania
- Centro de Asesoría Educativa EducationUSA de La Fundación Educativa y Cultural Centro Boliviano Americano – Tarija, Bolivia
- CIE- Center for International Education – Tbilisi, Georgia
- EducationUSA Advising Center- Associação Alumni – Sao Paulo, Brazil
Grant Award
Four awards of $2,000 will be given to overseas educational advising centers that have demonstrated excellence and innovation in the programming of center activities.
The grant award will be used to benefit the advising center through the purchase of new equipment or supplies; support of professional development training for center staff; or any other activities deemed beneficial to the operation of the center's advising services.