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Short Course Scholarship Deadline
Scholarships worth nearly $75,000 will be awarded to students attending the Farm and Industry Short Course at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences this year. Applications for the scholarships are due April 1, according to Short Course director Richard Daluge. Applications are available from high school agriculture instructors, ag extension agents or from the Short Course Office, 116 Agriculture Hall. They can also be downloaded from http://www.cals.wisc.edu/students/fisc-app.pdf.

The application should include a high school transcript and three letters of recommendation.

CIBER Grants Available
The CIBER grants program encourages and supports teaching and research in international education in many disciplines from business, engineering and law to area/international studies, foreign languages and communications. The nature of all requests must have bearing on CIBER’s mission to increase the competitiveness of U.S. business abroad. UW–Madison faculty and Ph.D. students are eligible to apply. Program categories and award ranges, which have been recently updated, are:

• Global Research/Curriculum Development. Request range is $2,000-$7,500; applications are accepted only for April 1 and Oct. 1 deadlines.
• CIBER Travel/General Support. Request must be less than $2,000, application deadline is the first of each month.

Grants can support international research (e.g. travel), purchase of curriculum development materials, support visiting guest speakers for classes and/or public programs with an international focus, etc. Information, including applications and instructions for each category, can be found at: http://www.bus.wisc.edu/ciber/facdev/grants.html; Sachin Tuli, tuli@bus.wisc.edu, 265-4938.

Executive Education Courses
The Professional Development and Recognition Committee of the Academic Staff Assembly announces the 2003 Competition for Executive Education Courses. The UW–Madison Executive Education program in the School of Business will offer five single course enrollments as a contribution to academic staff professional development. The successful applicant will benefit from a negotiated course registration from the typical $431 per day to the reduced rate of $50 per day. Departments may have discretionary funds available to support this administrative fee. Individual courses may be selected from any of 300 programs. Any member of the UW- Madison campus academic staff is eligible to apply for a single course. The catalog of courses is available by calling 441-7357 or faxing 441-7325, or by going to http://uwexeced.com/ and clicking on Highlights 2003 Executive Education Catalog. Selection criteria will be based on improved effectiveness in present position. The main objectives are individual professional development, improved program quality and improved institutional effectiveness. Applications must include a letter of purpose identifying the course and how it will enhance professional development; and one or two letters of support from supervisor or colleague. Send five copies of materials to the Office of the Secretary of the Academic Staff, 270 Bascom Hall, by Friday, April 25.

Nominations Sought
The Wisconsin Historical Records Advisory Board and the Wisconsin Historical Society are seeking nominations for the 2003 Governor’s Archives Award, which recognizes outstanding work to preserve historical records and make them more accessible. Eligible accomplishments range from founding an archival program to classroom use of historical records. Deadline for nominations is Tuesday, April 1. Information: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/archives/whrab/; Nicki Saylor, 264-6447, nasaylor@whs.wisc.edu.

Camp Explores Engineering
Camp Badger Exploring Engineering is a one-week residential program for Wisconsin students entering eighth grade. Students learn about engineering. The camp encourages them to see the study of science and math as a path that can lead to great careers. Applications due Tuesday, April 15. Information: http://campbadger.engr.wisc.edu.

Raymond J. Penn Scholarship Fund
The Raymond J. Penn Scholarship Fund gives small grants to UW–Madison dissertators whose programs and dissertations relate to institutional and policy aspects of development, resource conservation and environmental protection. To qualify, a student must be in good standing in a social science department. Awards will be based on scholarly merit and financial need. Students can apply by a letter to the Penn Scholarship Committee. The letter should indicate whether the student is applying for a fall or spring semester award. The deadline is Tuesday, April 15. Official transcripts and a letter must accompany the letter from the applicant’s adviser, which must address the student’s academic status, financial need and scholarly performance. Materials should be sent to the chair, Penn Scholarship Committee, Land Tenure Center.