Application deadline April 30, 2006

For more information: 718-565-8862
Website: http://www.philippinestudies.org/

Filipino-American students and international students of Philippine studies rarely have the opportunity to study Philippine history,
society, and culture with the leading Philippine studies scholars in the world. Many of these scholars are based at the University of the Philippines, one of the few universities that offer bachelor's, masteral, and doctoral degrees in Philippine Studies. Since 1995, the College of Arts and Letters of the University of the Philippines, has been conducting an Intensive Philippine Studies Summer Program which offers language classes, lectures and symposia on Philippine society and culture, field trips to historical sites, and interaction with the different sectors in Philippine society.

The University of the Philippines Philippine Studies Program is a study abroad program designed for Filipino American students and international students of Philippine Studies. Students from the United States stay at the 493-hectare UP Diliman campus with its American colonial architecture, sprawling lawns, gardens, lagoons, and acacia-lined streets.

The program's four components include: lectures on Philippine studies, Filipino language classes, culture workshops, and field trips to diverse destinations - historical sites, museums, and lakeshore and farming communities.

The University of the Philippines (UP) is the country's premier university, with Diliman as its flagship campus. It is the first university in the world to offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in Philippine Studies. The College of Arts and Letters (CAL) boasts of a faculty of leading Philippine Studies scholars. The UP CAL's program partner in the United States is Philippine Forum, a New York-based non-profit, multi-issue organization that promotes the rights and welfare of the Filipino-American community.