The International Section presents Student/New Professional travel scholarships yearly as finances allow.  Because of a generous donation from Dr. George Kurian, Managing Editor of the Journal of Comparative Studies, four Student/New Professionals were each awarded a $500 travel scholarship to assist in attending the 2011 NCFR Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.

The 2011 International Section Travel Scholarship awardees are:

Kayo Hashimoto
Graduate Student of Ochanomizu University
Tokyo, Japan

Mari Nakagawa
Doctoral Student of Ochanomizu University
Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences
Toykyo, Japan

Hui-Hua Chen
Assistant Professor
TransWorld University
Yunlin, Taiwan R.O.C.

Jaerim Lee
Department of Family & Housing Studies
College of Human Ecology and Kinesiology
Yeungnam University
South Korea