This July I attended the DKG International Convention in Austin,TX.  It was an enlightening event, but I'll tell you more about that later.  Right now, here is what I found out at a workshop on the World Fellowship Program of DKG.
You can download the flyer DKG provides>

History:

• Scholarship Program for Non-DKG members outside the US and Canada
• Program initiated in 1946 and 4 German women studied for 8 weeks in Sweden in 1948
• 1952 World Fellowship formed an alliance with UNESCO
• 1958-1960 was the beginning of the present program, which requires that the recipient be pursuing a Masters or Doctorate in her chosen field and be a Fulbright scholar
• In 1960 the award was $2500
• 1972 World Fellowship became a Standing Committee of DKG
• Since 1960, $9.3 million in awards have been given to 963 women representing 122 countries.
• World Fellowship gets all of its funds from chapter, state, and individual donations.  No funding comes from the DKG budget
• We don’t get names for WF until October because the women chosen must first be accepted as Fulbright Scholars at a University in the US or Canada and then they must get to the program and begin their studies before we make the award!  Sometimes the women that we want to choose don’t make it to their programs for personal or financial or visa requirement reasons.

World Fellowship has entries on the DKG Blog – after sign-in http://dkgsi.blogspot.com/search/label/World%20Fellowship%20Committee
You can read the stories of some of these remarkable women.
The recipients are found at dkg.org ->Tools -> Chapter Tools -> World Fellowship.

Sigrun Klara Hannesdottir, Ph.D, from Iceland was the next speaker.

• 1967 World Fellowship Scholar, studied at Wayne State University during 1987-68
• Received permission to remain in the US for a year to work in Michigan (usually the scholars must leace the US as soon as their program is completed
• Joined the Peace Corps o work in Peru for the Bank of International Development.  While she was there and earthquake devastated the economy of Peru.
• In 1975 DKG came to Iceland and Sigrun was the initial contact person.
• She was Regional Director for Europe 2002-2004
• Received the European Achievement Award in 2009
• Received the DKG International Achievement Award in 2013
• She has been a professor of library science, the Director of NORDINFO and was the first woman to serve as national librarian.  Wayne State gave her the Distinguished Alumni award in 2009.
• In 2003 she received the Order of the Falcon for contributions to Library Science in Iceland.
• And more!

Sunday, May 6, 2018,
Just a note to say hello and hope you had a great semester.
We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
Good luck with end of the year projects, exams and presentations.
Take care,
Your Delta Kappa Gamma sisters, Alpha chapter, New Jersey
Judy Jaeger and Helen Allen
World Fellowship Chairs
Replies:
Dear Judy Jaeger, Helen Allen and Cheryl Stafford,
Thank you so much for this email! I just finished this first year finals last week, attached you may find a picture of that happy moment at Harvard Kennedy School.
This second semester has been intense and full of new experiences and learning. The highlight of it has been taking new challenging classes and getting to know better my classmates and professors. But also other things have been super enriching, like closing the year having organized plenty of talks and activities as part of the leading team of the Argentine Society at HKS (photo attached), being recognized by my peers for being Academic Coordinator of the class the whole year, being editor of the Latin American Policy Journal which was released last month, etc. While winter was harsh, I already have my "uniform" to support it, it provided me the opportunity of going skiing nearby for the first time (photo attached), and not even the cold stopped me from biking everywhere. Its a shame I am leaving now that the weather is nice, but new adventures are to come in Sri Lanka, where I will do my summer internship in the government there for 10 weeks.
Regarding more adminsitrative matters, I wanted to ask if you could send me the confirmation letter of the $500 award for next academic year.
Also, feel free to share the photos with the rest of the DKG community.
Finally, please let me know if there happens to be a DKG meeting at Cambridge/Boston some time soon, would love to meet some of the fellows in person.
Thanks a lot for all the support ou and all DKG has given me and I hope you have a great summer and new academic year!
Best,
Malena Acuña
Dear Judy, Helen, and the rest of the DKG community,
Thank you so much for keeping me in your thoughts! I am so grateful for the encouragement I continue to receive from you all. I am set to graduate on May 15th, and could not have done it without all the support from DKG.
Thank you again for everything. I hope to make you all proud as I begin a new chapter serving the education sector in my home country, the Philippines.
Sincerely,
Anna Alejo
Dear Ms Judy Jaeger, Ms Helen Allen, Ms Myrna Santos
I would like to thank you so much for supporting me during my Master of Public Health Program. I am extending my most sincere thanks for the fellowship you provided me for two years.
Your support was extremely helpful and was paramount to my academic and professional success at the University of South Florida. It allowed me to dedicate sufficient time to my studies and research thereby excelling academically and professionally. I am graduating with a 3.86 GPA, experience in working in research with three professors, winning two research awards, two leadership awards and representing my school in committee and leadership groups.
I was fortunate enough to be mentored by Ms. Myrna Santos, who invited me to the regional convention and was morally supportive. She was one of my strongest social support, who helped me to remain encouraged and motivated. She created opportunities for me to share my experience in the U.S with more than 100 DKG women.
Please receive my sincere gratitude for the support you provided me as well as your contribution to support women educators globally.
Gratefully,
Marlene Joannie Bewa
Thank you very much, Judy.
I really appreciate your note and your warm words.
I wish you too have a wonderful time,
Paty Fernandez
Thank you so much Judy and Helen. I appreciate it all. Thank you for everything you have done for me.
Martha.
Thank you so much. Have a great week.
Nicole
My dear Sister from DKG,
Thank you so much for your kind words and for supporting my education.
Best regards,
Bethanie
Hello Judy and Hellen,
Thanks for your support. I have been working so hard , but it’s been an amazing semester. This week we are working on Sandanona TEASOL Conference and I am part of the social committee and a presenter as well. I wish I had contacted you before so that you could have come. Everybody is welcome and I will be presenting on Wednesday May 9th at 1:30 p.m.
Thanks for checking on me .
Best regards ,
Karla Mena
Thank you very much for your kind message. I’m going through my finals week with such positivity, and looking forward to the summer!
Hope you have a great day,
Michelle
Good morning,
Thanks for the greetings :) I hope you are doing well too and enjoining the spring weather.
Best,
Isabel
Dear Ms. Judy and Ms. Helen,
Thank you for the greetings! The semester has ended and now I will spend more time for research. Hope you enjoy your summer!
Best regards,
Kriza
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Masooma Jafari