EXPLORE ASIA

The primary goal of Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) is to increase the number of U.S. undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia, by providing them with the information and financial assistance they will need.

Award recipients are expected to share their experiences with their home campuses to encourage study abroad in East and Southeast Asia by others, and to spread greater understanding of Asian peoples and cultures within their home communities.

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The Fall 2008 & Academic Year 2008-09 application cycle is closed. For funding to study abroad in Spring 2009, please visit our on-line application center on September 3, 2008. See Details
Read about statistics of study abroad in Asia online at Open Doors

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"I have lived in a culture that is different from what I have been familiar with. Studying abroad has made me aware to look at life from different angles and appreciate new things. I have for a long time been caught in the mentality of my hometown, that I rarely discovered things in my own way. Being abroad helped me to discover my own approach to learning and has made me consider what I want to do in the future…"
- Matthew Fedinick, Freeman-ASIA Spring 2006 Award Recipient to Japan

Focus on Thailand

The traditional Thai greeting, the wai, is offered first by the youngest of the two people meeting, with their hands pressed together, fingertips pointing upwards as the head is bowed to touch their face to the hands, usually coinciding with the spoken word "Sawat-dii khrap" for male speakers, and "Sawat-dii ka" for females. The elder then is to respond afterwards in the same way. When children leave to go to school, they wai to their parents to represent their respect for them. They do the same when they come back. It is a sign of respect and reverence for another, similar to the namaste greeting of other cultures. (Wikipedia) More about Thailand

Freeman-ASIA (Freeman Awards for Study in Asia) is designed to support American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning on studying overseas in East or Southeast Asia.Freeman-ASIA Award recipients are expected to share their experiences with their home campuses to encourage study abroad in Asia by others, and to spread greater understanding of Asian peoples and cultures within their home communities.