Application Deadline: March 7, 2023 (by 5:00 pm ET)
Travel Dates: Sunday, May 7 – Sunday, May 14, 2023
The Center for European Studies is collaborating on a project supported by the German Marshall Fund (GMF) and organized by Sandra Bartol and Kristijan Lezaic. The program focuses on European security and the integral relationship between the EU, NATO, and the US. As part of the program, GMF is providing funding to send three UF undergraduate students to Sweden and Belgium for one week (May 7-14, 2023) to meet with representatives from the Swedish government and EU institutions to learn more about the transatlantic security relationship.
GMF and CES will cover the cost of students flights, accommodation, and some meals.
The competition is open to UF undergraduate students from any department. Three students will be selected for the trip. Students must be US citizens or permanent residents and hold a valid passport (e.g. expiration date is at least six months after date of return). Priority will be given to students who have not previously participated in CES-GMF student travel.
The selected students will be required to participate in a negotiation simulation while on the program (further details below).
Info Session: PowerPoint Presentation
Interested students should submit the following:
- Award Application Form
- Statement of Purpose: 3-4 pages (750-1250 words) that must include the following:
- Introduction – tell us about you (e.g. major(s), minor(s), year, interests, etc.)
- What are your academic and career interests and how would the GMF trip and participation in the negotiation simulation help you toward those interests or goals?
- The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU has identified security and implementation of the EU Strategic Compass as a top priority for its six-month tenure. Please identify 2 objectives from the Strategic Compass that will be instrumental for the transatlantic security relationship and that relates to your academic or career interests.
- Students should be specific in their responses, indicating the specific basket and objective addressed from the Strategic Compass.
- The Strategic Compass is a comprehensive plan that touches upon many facets of policy beyond traditional political science or security studies. These include, but are not limited to, infrastructure needs, transportation, technology, cyber security, climate change, energy, space, regional partnerships in Africa, Latin America, and Asia etc..
- Any additional information you would like to share with the review committee
- Unofficial UF Transcript
Completed applications should be emailed to Corinne Tomasi, corie@ufl.edu.
Please include “GMF Trilogue Competition Application” in the subject line.
CES-GMF Negotiation Simulation Information:
Students on the trip will participate in a negotiation between the EU, US, and Sweden on a topic related to the situation in Ukraine. Students will each represent the interests of one of the three negotiation actors with the aim of finalizing a joint statement for a new trilateral agreement.
Contact
Corinne Tomasi
University of Florida
3318 Turlington Hall
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 294-7144
corie@ufl.edu