Study Abroad Scholarships
Many students interested in international education opportunities are surprised to learn how many financial aid options are available to them. First of all, federal aid is often transferable to a semester or year abroad if you already have a demonstrated need at your home institution. If you can demonstrate that a semester or year abroad will cost more than the amount attending your school requires, you may even find that you can receive an increase in the amount of aid you are offered.
In addition, there are numerous scholarships that are offered to encourage students to study abroad in particular countries or areas of the world. For instance, the Freeman-Asia Award Program is designed to encourage students who want to study in Asia with the financial resources to make their dreams a reality. Another major factor in studying abroad is that tuition and other costs may cost far less than a semester or year at your home institution would. This makes studying abroad an extremely cost effective decision for many U.S. students.
Featured Study Abroad Scholarship Providers:
AIFS Minority Scholarships - are awarded one per semester, full tuition foran AIFS study abroad program. One hundred AIFS International Scholarships are awarded annually---$1000 toward an AIFS program.
British Council - lists funding and scholarship information for study in the United Kingdom.
Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowships Plan - provides lists of scholarships and fellowships to and from over 480 universities drawn from the Commonwealth countries of Africa and Asia, Australasia and the South Pacific, Canada and the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Cyprus and Malta.
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service - offers SHORT-TERM scholarships for participation in summer study abroad, internships, senior thesis research or summer courses at German universities and LONG-TERM scholarships for semester or year study abroad.
Fulbright Scholarships - For both Americans going abroad and incoming foreign students. Grants are made to citizens of participating countries, primarily for: university teaching, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools.
Gilman International Scholarship Program - The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education. This program seeks to lower barriers to undergraduate study abroad by offering scholarships to students with financial need, and we encourage those underrepresented in study abroad to apply. The award is up to $5,000 for semester or academic year programs.
NAFSA Grants and Scholarships - including ASEAN Student Assistance Awards Program (ASAAP), Korean Student Assistance Awards Program (KSAAP) and Rhys Glynn-Jones Memorial South Pacific Scholarship Program
National Security Education Program (NSEP) - offers undergraduate scholarships to U.S. citizens of up to $16,000 for summer, semester or academic year study abroad.
