Study Abroad Funding Opportunities

University of Chicago Study Abroad Scholarships and Grants:

University of Chicago Summer International Travel Grants
https://sitg.uchicago.edu/
Each year the College awards approximately 100 Summer International Travel Grants to support outstanding undergraduates for intensive language study or research abroad.  The deadline to apply for an SITG is February 17, 2009.

• Foreign Language Acquisition Grant (FLAG)- The FLAG Program offers awards of $3,000 to defray the costs of intermediate or advanced language study abroad. Study programs must be at least eight weeks in duration of intensive language study (at least 15 hours/week) and located in a setting where the target language is predominantly spoken. Applicants must have completed or tested out of the 103 level of the target language by the program start date. For French and Spanish language applications, preference will be given to students who have completed some intermediate language study.
  
  Please note that a generous College alumnus has made it possible for us to offer an additional $500 award to all FLAG recipients studying Arabic in Egypt.
  
  
• F. Champion Ward Third Year International Travel Grants (Ward International 3rd Year) - F. Champion Ward Third Year International Travel Grants provide $3,000 to support students conducting summer research outside the U.S. In most cases these awards support research leading to a BA paper, however, other academic research projects may also be considered. In 2008, 20 grants were awarded.
  
  Although this award is primarily for third-year students in the College, exceptional second-year students and fourth-year students who plan to spend part or all of a fifth year in the College are also eligible to apply.
  
  
• Square D foundation Travel Grant (Square D) - The Square D Travel Grant ($3,000) is offered to a College student wishing to undertake a summer research project in France. This award is provided by the France Chicago Center
  
  
• African Studies Research Grants - F. Champion Up to four grants in the amount of $4,000 each will be awarded to students in their third year who will spend a minimum of eight weeks conducting research in Africa. Applications need to indicate a related topic for the BA paper and specific research goals for the summer.
  
  
• Nassef Sawiris Research Grant- The Nassef Sawiris Research Grant is a $3,500 award intended to underwrite the costs of conducting undergraduate summer research in Egypt.

Ana Julie Calderwood Scholarship Fund
The Calderwood Fund provides up to $3,000 to a Romance language concentrator (particularly Spanish) who wishes to spend a summer abroad to improve their language skills.  First-, second-, and third-year students in the College who are Romance language majors, demonstrate financial need, and are planning to enroll in an educational program abroad for the summer are eligible to apply.

Contact Name: Office of College Aid
Office Location: Walker 309
Telephone: (773) 702-8666

University of Chicago International Experience Grant
https://caps.uchicago.edu/programs/SumActIntExpGrants.pdf
The International Experience Grant will offer a select few undergraduate students the funding to work or intern abroad. Students will be selected on the cogent nature of their plan (including a budget and a back-up plan). Students will also need to demonstrate how the experience will enhance their academic and/or professional goals and share their experience with the University of Chicago community upon return. Regional and thematic diversity of proposed projects will also be taken into account.

University of Chicago Office of Multicultural Student Affairs
http://omsa.uchicago.edu/resources/omsaresources.shtml
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) has a number of academic and financial resources specifically crafted to support the needs of students of color. For more information about the Academic Support Grant, the Emergency Contingency Fund, the Kaplan Scholarship, or the Laptop Loaner Program, please contact Robin Graham at rgraham1@uchicago.edu or (773) 834-6826.  

The College of the University of Chicago FROGS (Fellowships, Research Opportunities and more..)
https://frogs.uchicago.edu/
This website comprises three individual sites intended to assist college students in finding fellowships, internships and research opportunities. Each site allows students to search a database of opportunities, as well as giving tips, advice, and additional sources for finding these types of funding.

NON-COUNTRY SPECIFIC AWARDS:

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html
The Gilman scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Students who apply for and receive the Gilman Scholarship to study abroad are now eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Program for a total possible award of up to $8,000. 25 Critical Need Language Supplements were offered to Gilman Scholarship recipients during the 2007-2008 academic year.

Critical Need Languages include:
Arabic (all dialects)
Chinese (all dialects)
Turkic (Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgz, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbek)
Persian (Farsi, Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Tajiki)
Indic (Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi)
Korean
Russian
FALL 2009 DEADLINE: APRIL 7, 2009

Boren Scholarship to participate in the Chinese or Russian Language Flagship Overseas Program
http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/
This year, Boren award recipients can use their awards to participate in the Chinese or Russian Overseas Flagship Programs only. We expect additional Flagship language programs to be available to Boren award recipients in future years.  To be eligible, applicants must possess a minimum level of proficiency of “Advanced” (ACTFL scale) / level 2 (ILR scale).

PLEASE NOTE:  Boren applicants to these overseas Language Flagships MUST obtain a separate admissions application from one of the Chinese or Russian Flagship Programs.            

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
https://clscholarship.org/home.php
The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) are pleased to announce the availability of scholarships for intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu for Summer 2009.

As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and/or advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners.

Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.

The Global Studies Grant for Student Travel and Study Abroad
http://www.globalstudiesfoundation.org/ShowContents.cfm?CategoryID=64
Designed to support foreign language training and other academic studies abroad, this grant provides supplemental funds for American students who already are studying abroad under the auspices of an official study abroad program conducted by an accredited academic institution. As with our faculty grants, GSF seeks to support a formative experience abroad for the recipient, who also must share this experience with others upon his or her return – ideally, with multiple audiences and varied media. We are particularly interested in funding the study of strategically significant countries and languages.
DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2009

Golden Key International Honor Society
http://www.goldenkey.org/GKIHS/MemberBenefits/ScholarshipsandAwards/
This scholarship assists members who participate in a study abroad program. There are ten US$1,000 awards will be presented each year (seven for the 15 April deadline). Those eligible are undergraduate members who are currently enrolled in a study abroad program or will be enrolled the academic year immediately following the granting of the award. Award recipients will be expected to contribute an article about their study abroad experience to CONCEPTS, Golden Key’s annual magazine. 

The Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellowship Program
www.uncfsp.org/iipp
The IIPP Fellowship Program provides students from underrepresented minority groups with education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers. Students from underrepresented minority groups, especially those from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and Other Minority Serving Institutions (OMIs) are particularly encouraged to apply. Though not a requirement, applicants are strongly encouraged to complete at least one of the following courses before starting the IIPP Fellowship: international affairs, foreign policy, a foreign language, political science, sociology, macro/micro-economics, statistics or a course in journalism. 

IIE Passport Study Abroad Funding
http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/
This valuable funding resource allows you to search by country or subject to find the study abroad funding information that you need. The comprehensive database of study abroad scholarships, fellowships, and grants can help make your dream of studying abroad a financial possibility and a profound reality.

The National Security Education Program
David L. Boren Scholarships for Study Abroad
www.borenawards.org
Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. students to add important international and language components to their educations.

Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 for an academic year’s study abroad. Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for language study and international research.

Applications and detailed information on the Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available on www.borenawards.org – our newly designed website.  
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 11, 2009

Rotary International
Ambassadorial Scholarships
http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/Am
bassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx
The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. The program sponsors several types of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people of the host country and give presentations about their homelands to Rotary clubs and other groups. Upon returning home, scholars share with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to greater understanding of their host countries. 
For 2010-11 awards, club deadlines may be as early as 1 March 2009 or as late as 15 August 2009.

Thomas R Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship
http://www.woodrow.org/fellowships/foreign_affairs/pickering_undergrad/
index.php
The Thomas R. Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship program provides funding to participants as they are prepared academically and professionally to enter the United States Department of State Foreign Service. Women, members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, and students with financial need are encouraged to apply.

The Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship seeks to recruit talented students in academic programs relevant to international affairs, political and economic analysis, administration, management, and science policy. The goal is to attract outstanding students from all ethnic, racial, and social backgrounds who have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. The Program develops a source of trained men and women from academic disciplines representing the skill needs of the Department, who are dedicated to representing America's interests abroad.
DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 6, 2009

U.S. Fulbright Student Program
http://us.fulbrightonline.org
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Fulbright is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature, and Culture
http://www.pbk.org/infoview/PBK_InfoView.aspx?t=&id=27
The Walter J. Jensen Fellowship is awarded for at least six months of study in France. The purpose of the award is to help educators and researchers improve education in standard French language, literature and culture and in the study of standard French in the United States. The fellowship is awarded annually and has a stipend of at least $10,000. Phi Beta Kappa will also cover a single round-trip, economy-class ticket for the recipient to travel to France; some additional support may be available to those with dependents.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens under the age of 40 who can demonstrate their career does or will involve active use of the French language. They must have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year institution with a 3.0 minimum GPA in French language and literature as a major. They must demonstrate superior competence in French, according to the standards established by the American Association of Teachers of French. The recipient must report to Phi Beta Kappa every two months in both English and French. At the end of the fellowship, the Fellow must submit a summary report in English and French, which may be submitted (preferably in French) to a scholarly publication such as The French Review. Preference may be given to members of Phi Beta Kappa and educators at the secondary school level or higher.
FALL 2009 DEADLINE: October 1, 2009

Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program
http://www.whitakerawards.org/home.html
Today, biomedical engineering (BME) is a global discipline. Biomedical engineers know that, as work in the field becomes more refined, the best place to study or conduct research is not always in the U.S. Although there are currently few opportunities to go abroad to leverage international expertise, the Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program makes available just such an opportunity.
Biomedical engineers can use the Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program to go overseas to help further their careers, and the field of BME. Potential overseas activities could include:

• Conducting research at an academic institution
• Interning at a policy institute
• Establishing ties between home and host institutions
• Pursuing post-doctoral research

Eligibility
Because university graduates are taking a little more time before returning to graduate school, we are increasing the gap (amount of time since last degree) for those applicants who are not currently enrolled in a program. You now may be no more than three years out, instead of two.

Tuition Allowance
Because $15,000 has lost value versus world currencies (particularly the Euro and Pound), the tuition cap will be increased. The new cap is still under discussion by program administrators, so you can expect an announcement of the new policy in late January.

COUNTRY SPECIFIC AWARDS:
ASIA:

Bridging Scholarship for Study in Japan
http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html
Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000 (for students on academic year programs). Students studying in Japan on summer programs are not eligible to apply.

Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and must be enrolled as undergraduates in a college or university in the United States before and during the time they are studying abroad.
FALL 2009 DEADLINE: APRIL 6, 2009

Morgan Stanley Scholarships for studying in Japan
http://www.colorado.edu/ealc/atj/Bridging/Morgan.html
Morgan Stanley will award two $7,500 scholarships to undergraduate students who will be studying abroad in Japan during the 2009-20010 academic year and who have an interest in economics and international finance.
DEADLINE: APRIL 6, 2009

EUROPE:

United Kingdom
The BUTEX North American Student Scholarships
http://www.butex.ac.uk/
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 at a UK university which is BUTEX affiliated. Your study abroad or exchange place must be for the academic year 2008/09 and your place must be for a minimum of one semester.

The value of each scholarship is $1000 and will be paid to the winners once they have arrived and registered at their host university.

Marshall Scholarships
http://www.marshallscholarship.org/applications/
Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom.  Forty individuals are selected each year to study at a graduate or, in some cases, undergraduate institution each year in the United Kingdom. Fellows are supported for two years. The fellowship award includes: university fees, living expenses, and annual book and thesis grant, grants for daily research and travel, and travel expenses to and from the United States. In some cases, where applicable, the scholarship will also pay towards supporting a dependent spouse. Applicants may be from any area of study and will need to have graduated from their institution after April 2006 for the 2009 award.

Central Europe
Central Europe Summer Research Institute
http://www.iie.org//Content/NavigationMenu/Programs7/CESRI/CESRI.htm
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and managed by the Institute of International Education, CESRI is a fellowship opportunity for U.S. graduate students in science and engineering who are seeking a quality hands-on international research experience in:
Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia

Award Benefits
• $3,000 fellowship award
• Round-trip international airfare to Central Europe
• Living costs (room and board) for 8 weeks
• Health and accident insurance
• One-week academic and cultural orientation in Budapest, Hungary

DAAD: German Academic Education Exchange
Undergraduate Scholarship
http://www.daad.org/?p=50407
DAAD created the Undergraduate Scholarship Program to support undergraduate US and Canadian students interested in studying, doing research, or completing an internship in Germany. They hope to help students reach their academic goals while building important and lasting bonds of friendship between our countries and introducing them to the benefits of the German higher education system. 

Highly qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or as part of an individual, student-designed study abroad semester or year.

DAAD: Study Scholarship
http://www.daad.org/?p=50407
Highly qualified graduating seniors (fourth or final year of undergraduate students in Canada) or those who have received an undergraduate degree of all disciplines may apply for the DAAD Study Scholarship for a year of independent study or a full Master's degree program at a German university.

DAAD: University Summer Course Grant
http://www.daad.org/?p=50407
This program provides scholarships to attend a broad range of three- to four-week summer courses at German universities which focus mainly on literary, cultural, political and economic aspects of modern and contemporary Germany. Extensive extracurricular programs complement and reinforce the core material.

Scholarships are awarded to students pursuing full-time study at Canadian or US colleges or universities. There are no restrictions as to field of study, but applicants must have attained at least Junior standing or 3rd year at the time of application.

Scholarships are available for courses lasting a minimum of three weeks. The scholarship is approximately €770, which covers tuition, room and board in whole or in part. Accommodations are arranged by the host institution. In addition, DAAD will provide an international travel subsidy of €210.

Scholarship recipients are expected to devote their full attention to the course and may not concurrently undertake individual research. A written report is requested within four weeks of the end of the course.

DAAD: German Studies Research Grant:
http://www.daad.org/?p=51532
This specialized DAAD program offers up to five German Studies Research Grants to highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students who are nominated by their department/ program chairs. The grant may be used for short-term research (one to two months) in either North America or Germany.  The program is designed to encourage research and promote the study of cultural, political, historical, economic and social aspects of modern and contemporary German affairs from an inter- and multidisciplinary perspective. 

Undergraduates with at least junior standing pursuing a German Studies track or minor may be nominated for the grant by their department and/or program chair. Applicants are expected to have completed two years of college German and a minimum of three courses in German Studies (literature, history, politics or other fields) at the time of nomination.

Grants are restricted to citizens of the US who are enrolled full time at the university that nominates them.  Research support ranging in value from $1,500 to $2,500 is available to individual scholarship recipients and is intended to offset living and travel costs during the active research phase. Support cannot be provided for stays in Germany in the context of study abroad programs. 

DAAD: Research Internships in Science and Engineering
http://www.daad.de/rise/en/
The German Academic Exchange Service in cooperation with science organizations in North America and Germany— is pleased to invite undergraduate students from the US and Canada in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth Sciences and engineering to apply for a summer research internship in Germany. RISE summer placements take place with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany. The RISE interns are matched with a doctoral student whom they assist and who will also serve as their mentor. This program is funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology as part of the European Recovery Program (ERP). To apply for a RISE placement you must:

• be currently enrolled at an United States or Canadian university/college as a full-time student in the field of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Sciences or Engineering (or a closely related field),
• be an undergraduate who will have completed at least 2 years of a degree program by the time of the placement,
• prove that you will be registered as an undergraduate at your university/college for the academic year 2007/2008 (i.e., that you will still have undergraduate status upon your return to North America).

German language skills are not required for most positions but would be helpful to manage everyday life outside of the laboratory. The working language will generally be English.

DAAD will provide a monthly scholarship of Euro 650 for a period of 6 weeks to 3 months (pro-rated depending on length of stay) between the Middle of May and August 2008. DAAD will also provide health insurance and accident and personal/private liability insurance. The host institution will assist the intern in finding reasonably-priced housing for the duration of the internship. The scholarship will not cover international travel costs.

DAAD: Emgip-Bundestag Internship:
http://www.daad.org/?p=53287
EMGIP (Émigré Memorial German Internship Program) offers internship opportunities for US and Canadian students in the German parliament, the Bundestag. The internships are two months long in positions matching the student’s interest and experience. Interns will be placed with their preferred Fraktion, Ausschuss, with individual members of the Bundestag and their offices. In addition to contributing to the respective offices, interns have the opportunity to study legislative and administrative procedures in the German parliament.

Applicants for EMGIP – Bundestag should possess outstanding academic records and personal integrity as well as some knowledge of the German legislative process. Participants should be advanced undergraduates or graduate students in fields such as political science, international relations, law, history, economics or German. Students must be able to fully communicate in German. US and Canadian citizens and permanent residents are eligible to apply. International students who are enrolled in a full time course of study in the US or Canada may also apply. German nationals are not eligible. Applicants who are graduating seniors should be prepared to show acceptance to a graduate school or further affiliation with their college to ensure student status in Germany. 
The successful applicant will receive compensation of approximately €1,100 per month from the German Bundestag. Subsidized health insurance is available through DAAD for a monthly fee of about €23. DAAD can help the interns to obtain housing in Berlin (the average rent for a room is €250/month) and make contacts with fellow international interns and German students. Travel expenses are the intern’s responsibility.

Spanish Association of the Midwest
http://www.spanishassociation.org/page4.html
The Spanish Association of the Midwest offers scholarships of up to $2000 each to outstanding students who, having already been accepted by a Spanish university or an American university or college study-abroad program, are going to study Spanish language, literature, linguistics, history or other disciplines in the humanities at an accredited university or study program in Spain.

Student candidates must:
• be in good academic standing,
• be currently enrolled at an accredited Midwestern university or college,
• and demonstrate superior achievement in Spanish studies.
• Eligibility is limited to applicants from academic institutions in Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan and Wisconsin .
• The Spanish Association of the Midwest currently does not support summer study abroad programs, and gives preference to whole year rather than semester programs.

ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship
http://www.thinkswiss.org/
ThinkSwiss is offering 15 research scholarships for talented U.S. undergraduate students. These scholarships provide the awardees with a monthly stipend of $700 for a maximum of three months to conduct research at a Swiss university or research lab. The scholarship is open to students of all fields who have an outstanding academic record and a keen interest in conducting research in Switzerland.
Information about and Requirements for the Scholarship:

MIDDLE EAST

Qatar Scholarship Program
http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-scholarships-qatar_s.cfm
The Qatar Scholarship Program offers dedicated Arabic language students from the United States the opportunity to master their skills in an intensive Arabic language program at the Qatar University in Doha.
This program is open to graduate students or those recently obtaining a Bachelors or Masters degree. The scholarship includes round-trip economy air tickets to Doha, Qatar, tuition, university housing, books and a modest monthly stipend of QR 500 (approximately $130 US). Please note, however, that the monthly stipend is modest and students should plan on supplementing this with their own savings). Scholarship students are also required to tutor QU students in English for four hours per week.

The program is designed for those who have already developed their Arabic at the Intermediate and Advanced levels (minimum of 2 years of study is needed to apply).

General Scholarships and Grants:

Go Abroad Scholarship Directory
http://scholarships.goabroad.com/index.cfm
Use the drop-down menus to narrow down your results by type of award, field of study, academic level, and country of choice.

NAFSA: Financial Aid for Study Abroad: An Undergraduate Student's Resource
http://www.nafsa.org/students.sec/financial_aid_for_study
Financial aid for undergraduate study abroad consists mainly of federal grants and federal and private loans. However, scholarship money is also available from organizations and sponsoring companies. You likely have many questions about the cost of studying abroad and this website can be used as a resource.

University of Minnesota’s Scholarship and Funding Database
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/financial/scholarships/index.html
The Learning Abroad Center's Scholarship Database allows you to search for funding and scholarship opportunities to help pay for your next adventure. Searches can be sorted by ‘Non UofM students.’