Benjamin A. Gilman Undergraduate Scholarship Program
- 300 awards of up to $5,000
- Applicant is applying to or has been accepted for up to one academic year of study on a program approved for credit by his/her home institution of higher education.
- Awarded to U.S. citizens who are Pell Grant recipients
- Non-traditional study abroad sites preferred
- Web site:
Freeman Asia
- U.S. citizen or permanent residents at the time of application
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate and in good academic standing
- Must currently receive financial aid or have verifiable need for financial assistance to study abroad in Asia (study abroad adviser must verify financial need and endorse student's application before it is submitted to IIE)
- Priority will be given to students with no previous experience in country in which they plan to study. Must study in Asia.
- Must promote study abroad in Asia on home campus and in community within 3 months of return.
- Must submit final report to IIE within 6 months after return
- Deadlines: Fall and Academic year: April 1; Spring: November 1; Summer: March 1
- Web site:
IIE Midwest Scholarship
- Participation in a study abroad program of at least one term's duraction
- Good academic standing
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- No previous study abroad experience (at the university level)
- Study in non-western countries encouraged
- Applications for fall of current year and spring of following year due March
- Web site:
National Security Education Program (NSEP)
- Up to $8,000 per term, based on assessment of need Participation in a study abroad program of at least one
- Good academic standing
- U.S. citizen
- Study in non-traditional countries with which US has a security interest
- Service requirement upon return
- Application for fall and spring of the following year are due at your campus study abroad office by January 15.
Web site:
Graduate student funding and requirements slightly different (see below); Web site: http://www.aed.org/nsep
Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship
- Award to cover half the cost of junior year abroad at an approved institution of student's choice
- Includes Sophomore and Junior summer study institutes and internship opportunities
- Sophomores standing at a four-year institution
- Minimum GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
- U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- Emphasis on members of underrepresented minority groups
- Application due March 1 for following academic year
- Application available on the Institute for International Public Policy website
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
- Up to US $25,000 or its equivalent to help cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board and some educational supplies for one academic year
- Must enroll directly in a foreign university as a full-time student
- Two years of college-level coursework or equivalent professional experience before program start date
- Citizenship in a country in which there are Rotary clubs
- Candidates cannot be Rotarians, Honorary Rotarians, or employees of a club, district or other Rotary entity or of Rotary International. Spouses, lineal descendants (child or grandchild by blood or legal adoption), spouse of lineal descendants and ancestors (parents or grandparents by blood) of persons in the foregoing categories are also ineligible.
- Application deadlines vary by club. In general, applications will be due more than a year in advance of the date you wish to commence your studies.
- Application must be made through a local Rotary club in the applicant's legal or permanent residence, or place of full-time study or employment
- Web site:
Alliance China scholarships and internships
- The Alliance for Global Education offers need-based scholarships of up to
$2000 for applicants to our semester programs in Beijing and Shanghai.
Scholarships of up to $1000 are awarded in the summer term. Alliance
applicants should visit our website for more information on how to apply by
the November 15 scholarship deadline.
Beginning in spring 2008, we are offering a limited amount of competitive
internship placements at two of our program sites: Beijing Language and
Culture University (language and area studies program) and the Shanghai
University of Finance and Economics (International Business program). The
internship course is offered in both the semester and summer programs. Our
program at Fudan University does not offer internships but offers other
courses in intensive Chinese language or language and area studies.
The Alliance is accepting program applications for the spring semester
through November 1. Applications for all of our summer programs in China,
including the special 2008 Beijing Olympics program, are being accepted from
now until March 1.
Website : http://www.allianceglobaled.org/
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