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Apoyo financiero para estudios superiores en EUA

Nichole Johnson, Coordinadora Regional de Asesoría Educativa para el Departamento de Estado de los EUA
Photo courtesy of Nichole Johnson
Nichole Johnson
Date: Thursday, 20 September 2007
Time: 1:00 p.m. EDT (1200 Mexico City)

 

En 2006, más de 20,000 estudiantes latinoamericanos realizaron estudios superiores en instituciones académicas de los Estados Unidos. Aunque cursar una maestría o doctorado puede resultar sumamente costoso, los estudiantes tienen una amplia gama de recursos disponibles para conseguir financiamiento, ya sea el de las mismas universidades, fundaciones o del gobierno de Estados Unidos. Aprovecha esta ocasión para conocer las diferentes opciones disponibles para seleccionar un programa de posgrado y para solicitar ayuda financiera.

In 2006, over 20,000 Latin American students studied abroad in U.S. academic institutions. Although a Master's or Ph.D. can be very expensive, students at this level have a wide range of resources available to fund their education including universities, private foundations, the U.S. government and many others. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn about the extensive options you have to find and fund a graduate level program in the United States.

Guest Biography: Como Coordinadora Regional, Nichole Johnson asesora a los Centros de Asesoría Educativa de México, Centromérica y el Caribe. Al ser el contacto primario de los Asesores Educativos de Education USA y de la Sección de Asuntos Públicos del Departamento de Estado, ella sirve como enlace con la Universidades y colegios del Estados Unidos y con las organizaciones de intercambio educativo. Johnson trabaja estrechamente con la sección de Asuntos Públicos, el Departamento de Comercio, la Comisión Fulbright y la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional bajo un mismo proyecto denominado EducationUSA que apoya a entidades gubernamentales y privadas que promueven programas de intercambio educativo. En 2005, Johnson editó conjuntamente con el Instituto de Educación Internacional “Cómo financiar estudios en Estados Unidos: oportunidades para realizar estudios de licenciatura y posgrado para latinos” (Funding U.S. Studies: Graduate and Post-Graduate Opportunities for Latin America).

Based at the Institute of International Education in Mexico City, Nichole Johnson is the Regional Educational Advising Coordinator for the Department of State, supporting the EducationUSA Advising Centers for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. As the primary resource for EducationUSA advisers and U.S. Embassy public affairs offices on educational issues and advising, she serves as a liaison for these offices with U.S. colleges and universities as well as with educational exchange organizations. Johnson works closely with public affairs offices, the Department of Commerce, the Fulbright Commission and the U.S. Agency for International Development in organizing the EducationUSA-Mexico umbrella group of government and private entities supporting U.S.-Mexico educational exchange programs. In 2005, Johnson edited the Institute of International Education's publication Funding U.S. Studies: Graduate and Post-Graduate Opportunities for Latin Americans.

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