Call up meeting for prospective students-September 13, 2024, 6-7 pm (Zoom)

https://iu.zoom.us/my/wazirmohamed

See - Study Abroad Advertisement. Rainforest -1-3.pdf

STUDENT REFLECTIONS-2022 Program

The 2025 program have two components:

1. Semester long coursework and class-see syllabus for details.

2. Travel abroad to the Guyana Shield/Amazon Rainforest.

Iwokrama.jfif

Iwokrama 2.jfif

Iwokrama 3.jfif

Links to sites to be visited on the travel abroad component:

https://iwokramariverlodge.com/

https://suramaecolodge.com/

https://nrddb.org/index.php?q=bhi

https://www.wildlifeworldwide.com/locations/rupununi-savannah

https://www.amazonteam.org/maps/guiana-shield/

Please click here to view the flyer of IU East's Rainforest Sustainability Program in Guyana.

Description
The program is divided into two phases:
1) a 10-day trip to Guyana, the Guyana Shield, and the Amazon Rainforest, and
2) an online component-Students must register must for any of these courses: SOC S382, ANTH A328, and INTL I220

Details

Travel dates: March 12-22, 2025
Semester: Spring 2025
Online Course: Any of these courses: SOC S382, INTL I220, and ANTH A328 (courses taught by Professor Wazir Mohamed. Professor Ron Itnyre will be part of the field aspect of the program.
Prerequisites: SOC S100 (Sociology and other Majors) or with consent of instructor- ANTH A104 (Anthropology Track); INTL I100 (International Studies Majors)
Minimum GPA: 3.00 (or consent of instructors)

Details of Program Fee

NB: Do NOT include in the calculation: IU East tuition, books, personal expenses, and optional activities.

Study Abroad: Spring 2025 (March 12-22)-Amazon Rainforest

Detailed Budget

Itemized List of Anticipated Expenses-per participant

Detailed Budget

Itemized List of Anticipated Expenses-per participant

	Details of IU fee:	Cost
a.	Transportation: Includes: • Return Airfare USA/Geo $1250 • Geo/Rainforest $300 (Bus) • Transfers within the Rainforest (Bus) $150 • Airport transfers (Bus) $30 • Sightseeing Tour (Bus) $30	$1760
a.	Total Transportation:	$1760	$1760
b.	Lodging: Average cost per day: $100-150 / night Type of accommodation (e.g., hotel): 450 (3 nights) Shared rooms (double) - Sleepin International Hotel – 24 Brickdam Georgetown, Guyana, Telephone 592 227 3446 Rainforest Resorts: Accommodation • IWOKRAMA International Rainforest Center – 592 225 1504 (3 nights) $250 – Shared rooms • Surama Eco Lodge – Surama Village, Rupunnuni, Guyana (2 night) $200 – shared rooms • Breakfast, Watooka $25 Food – (Travel, Georgetown and environs, transit to rainforest) $300 Incidentals $200	$1425.00
b.	Total Lodging, Food and Incidentals:	$1425.00	$1425.00
c.	Third Party Fee: Rainforest Facilities and Tours • Forest user fee $20 • Tours to sites $200 • Iwokrama Staff Supervision $50 • Iwokrama-Administrative fee $125
		$395.00
	Total Third-party Company Fee:	$395.00	$395.00
	Total Cost Per Student		$3780.00

Cost per student is $3780.00

Financial Support

Scholarship	Amount	Internal or external?	competitive or not?
Academic Affairs (i.e., campus)	TBD	Internal	Non-competitive (all IUE students enrolled receive it)
School of Humanities and Social Sciences	TBD	Internal	Non-competitive (all IUE students enrolled receive it)
Eleanor Turk International Studies Scholarship	amount varies	Internal	Competitive
Short-term Study Abroad Scholarship	TBD	Internal	Competitive
Allmayer-Williams Scholarships	$500	Internal	Competitive
Gilman Scholarship^[2] or Gilman-McCain Scholarship^[3]	up to $5,000	External	Competitive - APPLY BEFORE October 10, 2024

^[2] For the Gilman scholarship, you need to be a Pell Grant recipient and a US citizen to apply.

^[3] For the Gilman-McCain scholarship, you need to be a dependent child of an active duty military member and a US citizen to apply.

Why should you apply for the Gilman and Gilman-McCain scholarships?
Please click here to find out.

Procedure to Apply and Enroll

Date
November 30, 2024	Deposit $500 fee (non-refundable). Use this link to make your deposit: https://go.iu.edu/payovst · Keep a copy of the deposit confirmation for your records · Email Prof. (wmohamed.edu): -- A PDF (or screenshot or photo) of the deposit confirmation -- A letter of intent (see details below)
October 30, 2024	Acceptance letter sent to selected participants (upon receiving this letter, you’ll be allowed to register for either SOC S382 or ANTH A328, and INTL I220)
Deadline for Deposit-Sunday, Jan. 12	Deposit $500 (of your own money) into the https://go.iu.edu/payovst
November 30, 2024	Complete and return Medical History Form: MedicalHistoryForm.docx
November 30, 2024	Complete and return agreement and release form: https://abroad.iu.edu/docs/forms/agree.pdf
Mid-Feb	Final Payment is due [The amount will depend on final cost of program and final amounts of non-competitive scholarships]

^[4] Maximum number of participants is 10.

^[5] It will be refundable only if for some reason you are not being selected for the program, but not if you change your mind.

^[6] This is a tentative date.

Letter of Intent - We will begin to process applications as they come in. We encourage students to apply immediately.

This letter needs to include:

Your first & last name, email, Student ID#
Two references (i.e., name and contact information of an IU East full-time instructor we could contact if need be)
Copy of Identification page of valid US Passport (valid means at least six months before expiry). If you do not have a US Passport, you must apply immediately. Link to apply for US Passport: https://pptform.state.gov/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Points to address in the letter:

- Why do you want to study abroad?
- What would be the benefits of this study abroad?
- Why do you want to go to Guyana?
- How will this study abroad program contribute to your overall academic/career goals?
- What would be the anticipated long-term effect of this study abroad program on your study and/or career plans?
- See also Short-term Study Abroad Scholarship Download Short-term Study Abroad Scholarship criteria that apply (i.e., criterion 4)