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Triangle Scholarship

This spring, engineering students as well as students from all majors will embark on Semester at Sea's first Maymester voyage . Participants will attend classes aboard the MV Explorer and complete fieldwork in 7 locations, including an exploration of the Panama Canal Expansion Project.

With a curriculum designed around the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, students will work in multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with partners in each country, working to understand the context of engineering problems in each place, and applying technology appropriate to cultural context.

This 26-day voyage will offer the opportunity to examine both the promise and the limitation of technology with Central America as a case study. For members of Triangle Fraternity, this multidisciplinary experience and relevant fieldwork will be a powerful complement to conventional engineering course work.

For the May 2011 short-term voyage, one full tuition scholarship will be awarded to a registered member of Triangle Fraternity.

How to Apply

  1. Apply for admission to the May 2011 voyage.
  2. After you've been admitted, create your video essay on this topic: "Describe how the Fraternity's purpose and the mission of the voyage fit into your personal and professional growth as a member of Triangle Fraternity."
  3. Upload your video to YouTube. For YouTube upload tips, watch this video
  4. Name the video "Semester at Sea Triangle Scholarship – YOUR NAME". Insert your first and last name.
  5. Include this list of tags: Triangle, Semester at Sea, Maymester, short term, voyage, global education, global citizen, engineering, Millennium Development Goals
  6. Submit the link to [This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it] with the subject line "SAS Triangle Scholarship".
  7. Post the link to your Facebook wall.
    • First you’ll need to friend the Semester at Sea profile
    • Then "like" the Semester at Sea page
    • When you post the video to your Facebook wall, tag Semester at Sea by typing "@SemesteratSea" and select our profile from the auto drop-down menu like this:

Applicants without access to the necessary technological resources may submit a written essay of approximately 500 words to [This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it] . In your email, please include the subject line "SAS Triangle scholarship - YOUR NAME"