Telluride House The Cornell Branch of Telluride Association

Telluride Association, Cornell University and the Central European
University in Budapest are pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Reese
Miller International Exchange Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIP TO
CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY
IN BUDAPEST

The Miller Exchange Scholarship provides an exciting, fully-funded opportunity for Cornell graduate students and undergraduates within two years of graduation to study at Central European University in Budapest.  Students in the Department of History, the Program in Medieval Studies, the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, and the Department of City and Regional Planning are eligible to apply, as well as members of the Cornell Telluride House.

Recipients of the scholarship may attend CEU as:
1) a non-degree seeking student for one year or one semester or
2) a master’s student for one year

The scholarship provides full funding, including:
1) university housing
2) health insurance
3) a stipend
4) travel costs, and
5) tuition

This year’s application deadline is February 20th, 2009.  For details and to download the application, visit:
http://www.tellurideassociation.org/programs/university_students/us_awards.html#reesecornell

Some useful links:

Central European University home page:
http://www.ceu.hu/

Information specific to CEU departments:
http://www.ceu.hu/academics.html

An information page for international students living at CEU, particularly those entering History:
http://www.hist.ceu.hu/?q=node/184

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When I’m not in a meeting discussing our bright and funny future house members or planning the formal Halloween party, I make up useless strategies for convincing house members to buy a new pool table. Step one is to get them addicted to playing pool. Step two is to beg faculty guest members to express their wishes for a new pool table in our guest book. Step three quickly takes me back to square one: playing pool and getting fond of the old mini-golf/pool table, with it’s winding cushions and brick legs.. The picture above shows one of our professors during his PubSpeak at the house. His major and distinguished contribution to establishing the new rules for playing pool shall be remembered as the Austro-Hungarian Rules. The picture below shows the corruptible youth willing to play by the rules.

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