Schedule for the Winter 2008-2009 and Summer 2009 STOCS scholarship program

The Office of International Education invites all CUNY faculty and study abroad administrators to submit the STOCS Program Eligibility Proposal so that students who participate in short-term programs will have the opportunity to apply for a STOCS scholarship.

STOCS Program Requirements

The program must meet the following criteria:

1. The program must provide education-related travel, be it either a study abroad, exchange, or internship related to a specific course of study.
2. The program must be made available and accessible to all CUNY students without restriction to campus. All CUNY students who meet the individual program's eligibility requirements must be given the opportunity to apply for the program.
3. The program must offer credit-bearing courses for undergraduate students.
4. The program must be directed and staffed by CUNY administrators/faculty or be offered pursuant to an agreement between a CUNY institution and an overseas institution.
5. The program cannot begin before the start of the summer/winter sessions.
6. Summer session programs must be held overseas for 4 or more weeks.
   Winter intersession programs must be held overseas for 3 or more weeks.*
7. To be considered STOCS-eligible, the program must provide evidence of the approval of the campus's chief academic officer, an itinerary, a course syllabus, and a list of designated faculty.
8. The program must address the issues of health and medical needs/insurance for the students. All student participants must sign a "Waiver Release Agreement."
9. The program must require students to submit statements of goals and expectations before traveling, as well as post-travel evaluations upon their return to the study abroad program director.
10. The program must provide a pre-departure orientation in which the students are prepared for their stay overseas.
11. The program must involve returning students in follow-up activities, such as re-entry workshops, program promotion, and student recruitment.
12. Study abroad directors must complete post program evaluations and return them to the STOCS Program Administrator on time. Failure to do so may result in the loss of future eligibility and funding.
13. Programs must have a Study Abroad Account or College Association Fund based at the sponsoring college through which scholarship funds will be dispersed.

*Programs may seek a waiver from the STOCS Steering Committee if there are compelling reasons why the program cannot be abroad for the specified amount of time, and efforts have been made to compensate for the lack of overseas exposure by additional study on the home campus.

Please use this form to submit your program to the STOCS Administrator for consideration.

Note: Study Abroad Program Directors are responsible for immediately notifying the STOCS Program Administrator in the event of a program cancellation or any changes (including changes in the itinerary or in the number of participants). STOCS recipients who were to participate in a cancelled program will be allowed to make an appeal and resubmit an application for another study abroad program if they choose to do so and if time allows.

Evaluation

After the study abroad program is complete, please return a STOCS program evaluation to the Office of International Education.