Project GO (Global Officers) is a DoD-funded initiative to help ROTC students learn critical language and study abroad. Project GO promotes critical language education, study abroad, and intercultural dialogue opportunities through language study scholarships for ROTC students. US military needs future military officers who possess the cross-cultural communication skills required for effective leadership in the 21st Century operational environment.

Scholarship/Program Details

Application Deadline: February 15, 2012 (see below for application procedures)

Scholarship Selection/Notification Date: No later than March 1, 2012

Georgia Tech 2012 Project GO scholarships start at $6,500 up to complete program costs, depending on how many students apply.

Students typically participate in Georgia Tech’s Language for Business and Technology (LBAT) study abroad program in which classroom lessons in business, culture, and technology are combined with field work, cultural events, excursions, and visits to area businesses-all conducted in the target language. The LBAT programs provide students with unique opportunities to develop a global perspective regarding their target language/culture(s): a perspective that they can apply to their other coursework as well as to their career goals for life after graduation.

However, students are also encouraged to consider a semester abroad at a host university in one of the designated countries to develop their language skills and to complete additional coursework.

Georgia Tech offers scholarships for the following critical languages (please follow the links for additional information on each program to include costs and prerequisites. Please note the $200 application fee will be refunded for students not selected for a Project GO scholarship):

• Arabic: The Arabic LBAT takes place in Amman, Jordan, and offers nine credits at different levels of Arabic over eight weeks.

• Chinese: The Chinese LBAT takes place in Shanghai over six weeks, with an additional two weeks in the coastal city, Qingdao, for a total of 12 credit hours.

• Korean: The Korean LBAT takes place in Seoul, South Korea, and offers nine credits at different levels of Korean over seven weeks.

• Russian: The Russian LBAT takes place in Moscow, Russia, and offers nine credits at different levels of Russian over seven weeks.

Application Procedures

To apply, please discuss Project GO with your ROTC instructors, and fill out this short form: Project Go Application (Please complete and return this form prior to completing additional application steps)

For GT Students, please complete the Study Abroad Application Procedures no later than February 15, 2012.

Non-GT (Transient/Special) students are required to submit TWO separate applications to the OIE. Please go to Application Procedures for Transient/Special/Non-Degree Students (Non-GT Students) for details.The deadline is firm - February 15th.  No late applications from transients will be accepted.

**NOTE: The LBAT application fee ($200) will be refunded for students that are not selected for a Project GO scholarship.

Eligibility

All ROTC students (Army, Air Force, Navy/Marines), contracted or not contracted, at any year of undergraduate study and enrolled in any U.S. university are eligible to apply for a Project GO scholarship. Students do not have to be enrolled at Georgia Tech to apply. Georgia Tech accepts applications from students at universities throughout the U.S.

Contact

For further information, please contact:

Jesse Brannen, ROTC Flagship Coordinator, jesse.brannen@modlangs.gatech.edu, 404-313-9006

Helpful Links

National Project GO website