International/Intercultural Education

The world is what we share...make it your classroom! Gain an international dimension and a global perspective in your major or program.

• Increase your understanding of other cultures and diversity in the world.
• Develop a global resume.
• Experience the increasing interdependence of the U.S. and other countries.
• Sharpen interpersonal and communication skills through interacting with people from different backgrounds.
• Improve your ability to use a foreign language.
• Enhance your sense of independence and self confidence.
• Expand your career choices.

There are lots of ways to "study abroad."

• You could travel for a semester, summer, year or just a few weeks.
• You could go to a college or do some humanitarian work.
• You could travel abroad or, maybe, somewhere else in the USA.
• You could utilize one of Delta College's partners in the College Consortium for International Studies (www.ccisabroad.org), work with a different US group or university, or apply directly to the university abroad at which you'd like to study.
• And...many more possibilities.

If you are interested in studying abroad, please contact Daniel Segura, International Advising Coordinator, in D102 or danielsegura@delta.edu or 989.686.9507.

Delta College International Study Abroad Scholarships

Want to Study Abroad?

The S. Preston Jones and Dr. Betty B. Jones International Scholarship Endowment or the Lola Bishop Whitney Scholarship can help you make studying abroad a reality. The scholarships are offered through the Delta College Foundation, and funded through the generosity of community supporters. They are intended for a broad range of activities leading to better knowledge of foreign languages and of their people, their countries, and their cultures.

Betty B. Jones and S. Preston Jones International Travel Scholarship
The S. Preston and Dr. Betty B. Jones International Scholarship Endowment was established to award scholarship(s) for International travel and related expenses for the purpose of student educational exchange. Please note that study of a foreign language is not a requirement for this scholarship. The scholarship was created and named in honor of Betty B. and S. Preston Jones, Midland residents and longtime supporters of Delta College. The preference is to support students traveling and studying internationally in developing countries.

Betty B. Jones retired from Delta College in June 2000 as Vice President of Instruction and Learning Services, after 24 years of dedicated service as a teacher and administrator. S. Preston Jones retired in February 1998 from The Dow Chemical Company after a 42-year career in patents. The endowment was established in recognition of their joint support to global education in student learning, and to honor Betty B. Jones' legacy in global international education at Delta College.

Eligibility Criteria: Delta College students with a Delta College GPA of at least 2.8 who have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours at Delta College. Applicants for the scholarship will document an educational plan for earning academic credit, field practice or work experience in another country to be accomplished as a result of the scholarship. Recipients of the scholarship must maintain continuous enrollment (fall and winter semesters) at Delta College until the scholarship is used. Awards will be given on a one time only basis per student.

The recipient must send a thank you letter to the donors to the Delta College Foundation prior to the trip: Office A012, University Center, MI 48710. The recipient is required to submit a written report within two months of completion of the activity (including transcripts, if any) to the International / Intercultural Studies Office: Office A008, University Center, MI 48710.

Lola Bishop Whitney Awards
Lola Bishop Whitney majored in French at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She began teaching at the West High School in Bay City in 1907. She taught French and history there and later at Bay City Central High School and Bay City Junior College [the predecessor to Delta College]. She retired in 1948 as the Chairperson of the Bay City Junior College foreign language department. She married at age 68 and lived with her husband in Los Angeles until his death. She returned to Bay City where she lived to the age of 92.

She and her family wanted to assist and encourage students in their educational objectives and so they established an endowment at Delta College to provide money to help foreign language students continue their education. The Lola Bishop Whitney Fund was the very first endowment established at Delta College.

Foreign Language Study / International Travel:
The funds for this award are intended for a broad range of activities leading to better knowledge of foreign languages and of their people, their countries, and their cultures. Included are various workshops, conferences, courses, travel, etc., within the United States or abroad. These activities may be offered through accredited domestic or international institutions or national professional organizations.  Delta College invites and encourages high quality applications each year, but in the event no applications are deemed to be of a caliber worthy of the award, no award will be made for that year.

Eligibility Criteria: Delta College students with a Delta College GPA of at least 2.5 who have successfully completed at least four credit hours of a foreign language at Delta College and full and part-time Delta College foreign language faculty. Exceptions may be granted to Delta College students with more advanced language skills. This award is granted on the strength of the written proposal, the qualifications and commitment of the applicant, recommendations, and on a personal interview with the selection committee. Performance within Delta foreign language courses is also a factor in the selection process. Preference will be given to student proposals and to programs where credit is granted. The dollar amount of each award will be based on available funds. Awards will be given on a one time only basis per student.

The recipient is required to submit a written report (within two months of completion of the activity (including transcripts, if any). The student must send a thank you letter to the donors to the Delta College Foundation; Office A012; University Center, MI 48710.

There are limited scholarship dollars that could be awarded to assist you in your studies abroad. If you would like to be considered to receive these dollars, please complete the application process. Visit http://www.delta.edu/financial-aid-office/study-abroad.aspx for more information.