Study Abroad Scholarships

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Study Abroad Scholarships

Scholarship Name Eligibility Award Application

Benjamin A. Gilman International

Scholarship

U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or

university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide http://www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program up to $5,000 Online http://www.iie.org/en/Programs /Gilman-Scholarship- Program/Apply#Deadlines-and-Timeline due

Fall / Summer Semester – Mar Spring Semester – Oct

Boren Scholarship U.S. undergraduate students interested in studying less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. Boren Scholarships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security, broadly defined as challenges of global society, including: sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.

$8,000 for a summer program $10,000 for a semester $20,000 for a full academic year Online http://www.borenawards.org/b oren_scholarship/basics.html Due

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Diversity Network Summer Scholarship * Eligible Mills programs through Boston University – Australia, Belize, China, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Niger, Spain

Students must meet grant criteria and participate on a credit bearing

summer research, study, internships or service-learning/volunteer abroad program. Applicants must be full-time undergraduates at a university or community college. Have minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Recipients will share their experiences abroad with the DiversityAbroad.com community via blogs (at least once a week), article submission (one or two article required depending on length of study abroad program) and participate in the DiversityAbroad.com Discussion Boards. $500 for travel costs online http://www.diversitynetwork.or g/scholarships due - April 13

FEA – Fund for Education Abroad

General Scholarship

US citizens or permanent residents currently enrolled as undergraduates in US universities/colleges who plan to study abroad for at least four weeks to participate in high-quality, rigorous education abroad programs.

Rainbow Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a deserving GLBT student who aims to participate in a high-quality, rigorous education abroad program. Applicants must meet general FEA scholarship eligibility requirements & preferences.

Up to $10,000 Online

http://www.fundforeducationa broad.com/applicants/scholars hips/

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British Universities Transatlantic Exchange

Association (BUTEX)

For UK study abroad only

The scholarship is open to all undergraduate students currently registered at an institution in the USA or Canada. To be eligible to apply you must have been offered a study abroad or exchange place a UK university or college which is BUTEX affiliated. Your study abroad or exchange place must be for one semester.

£500 Online

http://www.butex.ac.uk/?q=no de/38

due – Jan

Learn, Intern and Volunteer (LIV) Fund – Latin America

For Latin American

study abroad only Scholarship is available for anyone over the age of 18 interested in learning, interning or volunteering abroad in Latin America. Candidates may apply for the LIVFund

Scholarship at any time, beginning six [6] months in advance of their program start date. Candidates coming to Latin America with an organized program, designing their own program or still waiting to be accepted to an abroad program are all eligible to apply. Students, interns and volunteers who are already abroad are also eligible to receive funding.

$500 award Online

http://www.livfund.org/scholar ship/how-to-apply-application-form/

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Scholarships Specific to Mills Study Abroad Partner Programs

CIS / Mills Program – Spain

CIS Abroad Leadership

Scholarship All students interested in the CISabroad Leadership Scholarship must have at least a 2.5 GPA or higher and complete all scholarship application requirements (please see below for details).

Recipients will be required to maintain in online journal while overseas.

$250-500 for semester programs

$100-200 for summer programs.

One application for all scholarships http://www.cisabroad.com/finances-scholarships/scholarships#grants Interstudy Interstudy is able to award two $250 travel scholarships

each semester and one $250 travel scholarship each

summer. Scholarships are awarded in a competitive process based on financial need and academic merit. To be eligible, students must book their travel through the designated Interstudy travel agency, STA Travel, in Cambridge, MA.

$250 Online

http://www.interstudy.org/p/17 -scholarships

due

Fall Semester - Aug-Dec Spring Semester - Jan-May Summer Programs -- April 1st

Phi Kappa Phi Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and

experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Fifty $1,000 grants are awarded each year.

$1000 Online

http://www.phikappaphi.org/ Web/Awards/Study_Abroad.ht ml

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CIS Abroad Photo Journalist Scholarship

There is no GPA requirement for these scholarships. Interested students should complete all scholarship application requirements and be sure to tell us why you want to be a CISabroad Photo Journalist. Recipients will be required to maintain an online photo journal with at least 100 photos by the end of their program.

$100 plus a digital camera for both semester and summer programs.

CIS Abroad Correspondent Scholarship (semester programs only)

Recipients will be required to maintain an online journal while overseas and participate in at least two study abroad-related events upon returning home.

$500-1,000,

multiple awards per term.

One application for all scholarships http://www.cisabroad.com/finances-scholarships/scholarships#grants

Scholarships Specific to Mills Study Abroad Partner Programs

The Center for Cross-Cultural Study / Mills Program - Argentina, Spain

CC-CS Merit-Based Scholarship

CC-CS Diversity Scholarship

The Center for Cross-Cultural Study Scholarship Program is open to all students enrolled in CC-CS study abroad programs in Spain, Argentina, and Cuba. Applicants must: Be accepted to a CC-CS program, Have an overall GPA of 3.5 and Submit Merit- Based Scholarship Essay.

Semester and Academic Year Programs: up to $2,500 Summer and Winter Term Programs: up to $500

Online

http://www.spanishstudies.org/index.p hp?id=241

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CIEE / Mills Program – Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, England, France, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam

GAIN Scholarship _{The GAIN Scholarship was developed to}

aide in diversifying study abroad by providing opportunities for students who are economically challenged, from diverse backgrounds, students with documented disabilities, or underrepresented fields of study. Available to CIEE Study Center applicants only. The applicant must self-identify as one or more of the following:

• majoring in an academic area

traditionally underrepresented in study abroad

• a member of a social or ethnic group

traditionally underrepresented in study abroad

• a 1st generation college student • a military veteran or ROTC member • an NCAA athlete

• a non-traditionally aged student • have demonstrated financial need

and/or

• otherwise define barriers to

overcome in order to be able to study abroad

$1000-$5000 online

http://www.ciee.org/study-abroad/scholarships/ due

Summer / Fall – April Winter / Spring - Nov

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GAIN Reward The GAIN Rewards were developed to help provide grants to further assist students who are selected as awardees by the highly respected Benjamin A. Gilman and David L. Boren Scholarship programs.

Available to CIEE Study Center applicants only. The applicant must have been selected to receive the Boren Scholarship for International Study or the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, and have greater than $1000 in outstanding,

documented financial need. (NOTE: Students apply for the CIEE GAIN Reward prior to learning if they have received the Boren or Gilman award, and will be prompted by CIEE at a later date to submit additional documentation that they have been granted these awards, and to update financial aid information.)

$1000-$4000 online

http://www.ciee.org/study-abroad/scholarships/ due –

Summer / Fall - July Winter / Spring - Jan

Michael Stohl

Scholarship Available to CIEE Study Center applicants only. The applicant must be self-identified as a 1st generation college student,

demonstrate financial need, be a traditionally aged student, have a non-traditional background, and/or be planning to conduct research as part of the study abroad program. Preference is given to students from public higher education institutions.

$1000-$5000 online

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Kathleen McDermott Scholarship

Available to CIEE Study Center applicants only, starting in Fall 2012. The applicant must have demonstrated financial need and be either a Public Health or Nursing major, and/or participating in a CIEE Community Public Health study abroad program.

$1000-$2500 online

Summer / Fall – April Winter / Spring - Nov Robert B. Bailey

Scholarship

Available to CIEE Study Center applicants only. The applicant must be self-identified as belonging to an underrepresented group.

$1,500 for semester or yearlong programs

$500 for summer programs

online

SIT / Mills Program – Argentina, Australia, Balkans, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Peru, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tibet, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam

The Compton Fund For SIT programs with environmental, peace studies, or sustainable development themes, with priority for students representing US minority groups.

The Diversity Fund For students who will enhance the racial, national, and ethnic diversity of the student body. $500 to $5,000 for semester programs $300 to $3,000 for summer programs Online http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/schola rships.htm

Summer Program – Jan Fall Semester – April Spring Semester – Oct

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Engineering Scholarship For students enrolled in an undergraduate engineering program and who have demonstrated financial need.

IHP Grant IHP Grant for students participating on an IHP comparative program. These grants are

awarded based on financial need. The Lewy Family Global

Health Scholars Fund

For women scholars hoping to make a positive impact on health projects in needy areas. Recipients are expected to spend a semester in-country living and working with local communities and partners to improve their health care system and contribute to the overall improvement of the community’s general health and welfare.

The Middle East and Islamic Studies Scholarship

For students participating in programs with significant Middle Eastern and/or Islamic studies content.

Pell Grant Matching Matching of a student’s Pell award used for semester study abroad programs with SIT. More than 30 SIT programs across the globe are eligible.

Sally Bragg Baker

Scholarship For a female participant in any semester program who demonstrates international awareness and a desire to create a more peaceful world through international exchange.

SIT Fund For anyone enrolled in any SIT Study Abroad program, to help promote study abroad opportunities worldwide.

The Workum Fund For participants in SIT Study Abroad programs to the Indian subcontinent (India, Nepal, and Tibetan and Himalayan Studies programs).

$500 to $5,000 for semester programs $300 to $3,000 for summer programs Online http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/schola rships.htm

Summer Program – Jan Fall Semester – April Spring Semester - Oct