UNT Among the first U.S. Universities to Receive 100,000 Strong in the Americas Grant

Secretary of State John Kerry shaking hands with UNT's Vice Provost for International Affairs Richard Nader. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of StateUNT field courses, research and internships in Chile can expect to have a robust increase in students participating, thanks to President Obama's 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative.

This spring, Secretary of State John Kerry announced that UNT is the first of four U.S. higher education institutions to receive grants under the initiative.

The UNT Sub-Antarctic-Biocultural Conservation Program was awarded the grant to support about 30 undergraduate and 20 graduate students participating each year in field courses, research and internships in Chile, including at Omora Ethnobotanical Park at the pristine UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.

The grant will more than triple the number of students who participate in research and courses, including the UNT "Tracing Darwin's Path" study abroad course.

The goal of the initiative is to increase the number of U.S. students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean to 100,000, and vice versa.

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