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Applicants should send the following:
a. A completed application form
You can download a copy of the application form here.
The form is in a PDF format and will need to be viewed with
Acrobat Reader. If you don't have the reader installed you
can download a free copy at the link below:
or choose to fill out our online
form.
b. A letter of reference,
preferrably by a Filipino/Philippine Studies professor and/or
a student/community organization. Reference letters may also
be sent directly by e-mail by the professor or the student/community
organization.
c. A telephone interview with screening committee.
d. Completed waiver form (download here)
e. Proof of Travel Medical Coverage. You can purchase Travel Medical Coverage at www.insuremytrip.com.
Interested students should send an e-mail
to info@philippinestudies.org
or philippinestudies2003@hotmail.com
for more information. Inquiries can
also be made at (718) 565-8862.
Julia
Camagong/Robert Roy
Philippine Forum
40-21 69th Street
Woodside, New York 11377
1. All applicants should
be at least eighteen years of age. We recommend the Basic
Course on Philippine Studies for college students and senior
high school students and the Directed Research Course for
graduate students.
2. Applicants to the Basic
Philippine Studies Course who do not wish to take Filipino
classes should inform Philippine Forum of their intention
upon submission of their application forms. Applicants to
the Directed Research Course should also specify which programs
(lectures, workshops, field trips) in the Philippine Studies
Course they plan to participate in.
3. The application deadline
is on May 15, 2008. There are only twenty-four (24) slots
for the Basic Philippine Studies Course and ten (10) slots
for the Directed Research Course.
4. All application forms
shall be reviewed by a screening committee appointed by the
Program Directors in the United States. The screening committee
reviews the applications weekly. Although the application
deadline is on May 15, 2008, it may be possible that all the
slots would be filled earlier.
5. Applicants who wish
their applications to be reviewed as soon as possible can
initially submit the application form and letter of reference,
and submit the waiver forms and proof of health insurance
later as per acceptance.
6. In screening the applications,
the committee takes into consideration the following: the
applicant's answers to questions in the application form;
the letter of reference; and the availability of slots in
the programs.
7. Applicants shall be
notified of the status of their application within two weeks
after receipt of their application forms.
8. After you have been
accepted to the program, you shall be assigned a Faculty Adviser. You may contact your faculty adviser
by e-mail to ask questions about your study or research
plans.
9. All participants to
the Directed Research Course should submit the first draft
of their Research Proposal to the Faculty Adviser no later
than June 7, 2008. After a series of consultations, the final
draft of the Research Proposal should be submitted to Philippine
Forum by June 14, 2008. The student will then be assigned
his/her U.P. Faculty Adviser. He/She may contact the adviser
before leaving for Manila so that the adviser can best plan
his/her program of study.
10. The program costs include
lodging, language classes, lectures, workshops, field trips,
the mid-program trip to the Cordillera region and vacation
to Boracay Island. Program costs to be announced.
11. Due date for full payment:
To be announced. If the student expects to be out of the U.S.
before May 31, full payment is due before departure. Please
email Philippine Forum if this is applicable.
12. There is a non-refundable processing fee of $ 400.00.
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