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 Spring 2009 competition is the last Freeman-ASIA competition. Freeman-ASIA awards will not be available for Summer 2009 and beyond. See Details
Spring 2009 and Early Academic Year 2009-10 applicants will be notified of their application status via e-mail by mid-December.
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 Korea

One peculiarity of Korean culture is its age reckoning system. Individuals are regarded as one year old when they are born, and their age increments on New Year's Day rather than on the anniversary of their birthday. Thus, one born on December the 31st would be aged two on the day after they were born. Accordingly, a Korean person's stated age will be one or two years more than their age expressed in the Western tradition. For official government uses, documents, and legal procedures, the western age system is always used. Regulations regarding age limits on alcohol and tobacco use are all based on the western system. (Wikipedia) More about Korea

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.