{"id":368,"date":"2019-07-25T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegreenprogram.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2022-11-02T12:45:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T12:45:03","slug":"welcome-to-our-funding-crash-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegreenprogram.com\/blog\/welcome-to-our-funding-crash-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to our funding crash course\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
My name is Zo\u00e9. I\u2019m a 2018 TGP alumna that never had the money or the time for a semester of study abroad. I know universities say you can always find a way to make study abroad work, you can find the money, take a light semester, and so on, but that just wasn\u2019t in the cards for me. 4 years of university was the max money wise. I heard about TGP, and sure, it sounded like me, but there was no way I could scrape up a few grand to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And then? Magic happened. I\u2019m not a big believer in miracles, but a professor I am close to heard about the program and wanted me to go. I wrote a statement of the program\u2019s expected benefit to my career and academics, and we found the funding through my department and an additional university fund that allowed me to only need to pay for insurance and a flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I never even knew money for things like this was out there. This got me thinking, how many other students are there like me? Those who love to travel and have new experiences and learn, but couldn\u2019t find the money?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Iceland, I met fantastic people who I\u2019m still in touch with. We learned together about energy, sustainability, and experienced the wonder of the Icelandic outdoors. We even bought one of Iceland\u2019s trademark wool sweaters that we send around to each other as a way to stay in contact and up to date on each other\u2019s lives. TGP was what I needed to stay passionate about sustainability in today\u2019s world and it changed my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which brings us to this guide. With the help of TGP, I\u2019ve put together information on types of funding, how to find it, and how to ask for it. It might take some work, but this is worth it; we swear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n