Montana Tech graduate students have the opportunity to study abroad by applying to the Thesis Abroad Program. The intent of the program is to provide qualified graduate students with the opportunity to augment their graduate research while obtaining cultural and academic experiences in a foreign host institution.
Students Who Have Participated in Thesis Abroad
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Program
The program provides one semester of financial support to Montana Tech graduate students participating in approved thesis research at collaborating foreign institutions. Students must be full time graduate students in good academic standing. Typically applicants will be expected to have completed their first year of graduate study at Montana Tech. Students are required to participate in ongoing research projects at the host institution under the mentorship of an approved host faculty member.
The student’s Thesis Committee and their Department Head must approve the research topic and the collaborating foreign institution in advance.
The program provides up to one semester of living stipends to these students to cover per diem expenses while visiting the host institution. These costs will be reimbursed at the fixed rate of $3,000/semester. Visits for shorter periods of time will be supported at a per diem rate not to exceed $1,000 / month.
The student must be registered at Montana Tech for 6 hours of thesis credit during their foreign exchange visit. The host institution will not charge tuition but may require the student to register at the host institution.
How to Apply
Students interested in the program should contact the Department Head of any of the five academic departments of the campus currently participating in the program. They can provide specific details of ongoing research and thesis abroad opportunities.
For general program information please contact the
Graduate Office at Montana Tech.
Funding for these programs has been partially supported by grants from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State, under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act of 1961, as amended , under current Agreement S-ECAPE-05-GR-107 (JY) and under previous Agreement PEPS-0262. |
