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4 Basque Government scholarships in the area of Diaspora in Vitoria-Gasteiz (2), Argentina (1) and the US (1)

06/16/2014

2012 Scholarship Recipients: Iñaki Goikoetxea (Vitoria-Gasteiz), Shanti Arieta (Buenos Aires), Mayte Galardi (Vitoria-Gasteiz) and Miren Perez Eguireun (NY & Boise)

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The deadline to apply for one of the four scholarships offered by the Basque Government in the area of Basques Abroad and clubs abroad is June 30th. The scholarships are part of the Directorate of the Basque Community Abroad and are for one year of residency in Vitoria-Gasteiz (2), Argentina (1) and the US (1). These are worth 16,000 Euros in Vitoria-Gasteiz and for 24,000 Euros in Argentina and the US.

Vitoria-Gasteiz. These scholarships are aimed at university students with a good academic record. Besides knowledge of the official languages of Euskadi, points will also be given for knowing English, as well as other languages and personal experience and research done by the applicant. If you have previously received such a grant, or another in a similar program from the Basque Government, you are not eligible to apply.

Duration of the scholarship is 12 months (which previously was 24 months) and they will take place in Basque Government departments: two at the Lehendakaritza in Vitoria-Gasteiz; one in the Delegation of Euskadi in Argentina, and another at the Delegation of Euskadi in the US and Canada.

This is only a summary of the information. For complete information and the Basque Government’s Resolution click here.

-Also more information at the Directorate of the Basque Community Abroad