Information for Students

UW-Madison Students:

UW-Madison's WUN office is not accepting direct applications for outbound UW student travel through WUN at this time. Faculty applying for WUN seed grants may propose using a portion of their awards to create student opportunities in the context of their research initiatives. For information about international fellowships currently available to UW-Madison students, see http://www.intl-institute.wisc.edu/fellow/.

Students from other WUN Institutions:

If you are a student at a WUN member institution and are interested in visiting UW-Madison, you may be able to apply to WUN at your home institution for research mobility support. Check with your local WUN program officer for information. In addition to your home institution’s application procedure, you would also need to:

1) Find a UW-Madison faculty sponsor who will host you, and obtain a letter of invitation.

2) Have the UW-Madison host department complete the necessary J-1 visa paperwork and submit it to the International Faculty and Staff Services (IFSS) office. If the department staff is unfamiliar with the J-1 procedure for student coming in on WUN, the staff person may contact Dr. Erin Crawley at fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu.

3) The host department staff person should send Kimberly Coulter (kcoulter@international.wisc.edu) copies of the letter of invitation and, after the visa process has been finalized, notification that the student will in fact be coming.

Note: For the purposes of the visa program, a visitor arriving on a J-1 visa is considered a “Short Term Scholar” and is not technically a student.  You will be given a $0 university appointment of "Honorary Associate" or "Honorary Fellow" and will receive a faculty/staff identification card, not a student one. This means you will not receive student privileges for some university services, such as free use of sports complexes (though with your faculty/staff ID, you may access them for a fee). You will also be eligible for a free bus pass.

Useful contacts:

International Faculty and Staff Services (IFSS):
Check here for information on how to process a request for a J-1. The site will also have updated information concerning SEVIS, the SEVIS fee, and federal financial requirements for J-1 scholars (and dependents, if applicable).
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/ifss/

International Student Services (ISS):
Despite the fact that you will not be considered a UW student, but rather a J-1 scholar, this web site has much useful information, including information on SEVIS, campus events, campus resources, and a link to Madison Friends of International Students.
http://iss.wisc.edu/

Madison Friends of International Students:
This site lists special events for international students, as well as information about furniture loans, coat loans, and temporary housing.
http://iss.wisc.edu/mfis/ISS.htm