Scholarships
Semester Abroad Programs
Office of International Education
ISEP Scholarships & Financial Aid
Freeman-Asia Awards
Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan
The American Women's Club in Stockholm, Sweden Scholarship
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships
AIFS Study Abroad Scholarships
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Global Learning Semesters
International Financial Aid and College Scholarship Search
Ambassadorial Scholarships
FinAid
OSA
SIT Scholarships
GRANTS - The database of the Austrian Exchange Service
Saudi Aramco
The Rowe Fund program
Fulbright Program for U.S students
ISEP Scholarships & Financial Aid
Information on scholarships for specific ISEP programs can be found at: http://www.isep.org/scholarship/index.html
2007-2008 NSEP Boren Scholarships for Study Abroad
The Institute of International Education is accepting applications for the 2007-08 National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren undergraduate scholarships for study abroad during fall 2007, spring 2008, and summer 2008. These scholarships provide funding for U.S. students to study abroad in Asia, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, the NIS, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Award amounts range from a maximum of $10,000 a semester to $20,000 for an academic year. For details and an application form, access: www.iie.org/nsep.
Application Deadline: Please contact NSEP at nsep@iie.org to inquire about scholarship deadline.
Also, please come to Randolph Macon College International office to pick up materials and get further information about ISEP.
Freeman-Asia Awards
The Freeman-ASIA Award Program is designed to support American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning on studying overseas in East or Southeast Asia.
- Summer Program $3,000
- Semester/Quarter Program $5,000
- Academic Year Program $7,000
Eligible study abroad programs must be a minimum of 8 weeks for a summer term, 10 weeks for a quarter term, and 12 weeks for a semester term. For more information & application: http://www.iie.org/programs/freeman-asia/
- Spring 2008: Deadline, Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan
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 Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000 (for students on academic year programs). For more information & application: http://www.colorado.edu/ealc/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html
Application Deadline: for students who will be studying in Japan beginning in Spring 2008, is October 5, 2007. Twenty scholarships will be awarded for Spring 2008.
The American Women's Club in Stockholm, Sweden Scholarship
The scholarship which is based on academic excellence is awarded in the form of a travel grant for $1,500. The grant was initiated to cover the cost of a round-trip airplane ticket between the US and Sweden. In order to qualify for the AWC Scholarship, the applicant must be currently living in the USA, 18 years or older, an American female citizen and accepted for a period of study or research at a Swedish educational institute.
In order to qualify for the AWC Scholarship, the applicant must be currently living in the USA, 18 years or older, an American female citizen and accepted for a period of study or research at a Swedish educational institute during 2008.
Applications will be accepted for the 2007-2008 scholastic year starting in fall 2007.
To apply for this scholarship, please send the following material via regular mail to:
The American Women's Club in Sweden
Scholarship Foundation
PO Box 12054
SE 102 22 Stockholm
Sweden
For more information & application: http://awcstockholm.org/scholar.htm
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
"The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries." There are three types of scholarships:
- Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Multi-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships
- Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships
More information can be found at:
www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/prospect/
Application Deadlines are in the spring, and applications are due at least a year in advance.
Marshall Scholarships
Marshall Scholarships are open only to United States citizens who (at the time they take up their Scholarship) hold a first degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the United States with a minimum GPA of 3.7. Marshall Scholarships cover the full cost of education in the United Kingdom for up to 2 years.
Candidates must submit their application on the online form provided. Applications must be endorsed by the President, Provost, or Academic Dean of the applicant's educational institution (or employer). The online application must be submitted and authorized by a designated member of staff at the applicant's educational institution (or employer). NB Your institution may have earlier deadlines for submission of your application. Whether this is the case or not you must submit your application in a timely manner in order for your institution to be able to authorize it for submission by 4 October.
Application Deadline: All items including the four letters of recommendation must be submitted online by the authorized contact and received at the regional centre no later than October 4, 2007. NB: Academic transcripts must be sent by mail (not online), they should be marked with the id code given and be received no later than 4 October 2007
For more information visit:
www.marshallscholarship.org/comp.htm
AIFS Study Abroad Scholarships
AIFS annually awards more than $250,000 in scholarships to students who demonstrate high academic achievement and write an essay as stated on the application
Completed scholarship and program applications must be postmarked by March 15. Students must meet the minimum requirements for the program to which they are applying, have at least a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA, show leadership potential and be involved in extracurricular activities centered on multicultural or international issues.
For more information visit:
http://www.aifsabroad.com/css/scholarships.htm
DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD offers a wide range of highly-selective scholarships, grants, and fellowships to Germany for US and Canadian citizens from freshman to faculty
“We created the Undergraduate Scholarship Program to support undergraduate US and Canadian students interested in studying, doing research, or completing an internship in Germany. We hope to help these 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.”
More information can be found at:
http://www.daad.org/page/46129/
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program!
This 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.
Eligibility
The Gilman Scholarship is open to all US citizen undergraduates, in good academic standing, who meet the criteria listed below:
http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/apply/eligibility.html
More information can be found at:
http://www.iie.org/programs/gilman/apply/fall.html
Global Learning Semesters
Global Learning Semesters offers the Takis Chrysanthou Achievement Scholarship to one student each semester. The student must be attending a semester-long program that is home-based in Cyprus. The scholarship winner is selected based on academic merit, expected contribution to the group experience, and financial need.
This scholarship is a $2,500 direct grant that is credited against program fees.
In order to be eligible for this scholarship a student must first be accepted into a semester-long Global Learning Semesters program based in Cyprus and then send us the following:
- a copy of his or her latest FAFSA
- a list of expected financial aid from other sources
- an essay, not to exceed 600 words, describing what he or she will contribute to the group experience on the program
Students should mail their scholarship material to: Global Learning Semesters, Inc., ATTN: Scholarships, P.O. Box 8458, Reston, VA 20195.
For more Information visit:
http://www.globalsemesters.com/scholarships.html
International Financial Aid and College Scholarship Search
IEFA is the premier resource for financial aid, college scholarship and grant information for US and international students wishing to study abroad. At this site, you will find the most comprehensive college scholarship search and grant listings plus international student loan programs and other information to promote study abroad.
Our mission is to promote international education worldwide through the development and publication of the most comprehensive database of International Education Financial Aid information available on the Internet.
More information can be found at:
http://www.iefa.org/search/index.html
Ambassadorial Scholarships
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
Generous contributions from Rotarians worldwide represent continued faith that the students who are Ambassadorial Scholars today will be tomorrow's community and world leaders.
For 2008-09 awards, club deadlines may be as early as 1 March 2007 or as late as 15 August 2007 bassadorial.
More information can be found at:
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html
FinAid
Generally, scholarships and fellowships are reserved for students with special qualifications, such as academic, athletic or artistic talent. Awards are also available for students who are interested in particular fields of study, who are members of underrepresented groups, who live in certain areas of the country or who demonstrate financial need.
More Information can be found at:
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/
OSA
OSA is committed to helping MSU students make their experiences abroad affordable. OSA offers its own scholarships, but be sure to look at other opportunities, too. Use the following links to check with your MSU college(s) and also sources outside MSU.
New Deadline Dates for MSU Office of Study Abroad Scholarships:
- March 1st* for summer, fall or academic year programs
- October 15th* for winter break and spring semester programs
- February 1st* for spring break programs
- June 8th* for Freshman Seminar Abroad programs
For more information visit:
http://study-abroad.msu.edu/scholarships/index.html
SIT Scholarships
About one-third of those who seek scholarships from SIT Study Abroad receive financial assistance to participate in our programs. Awards generally range from $500 to $5,000
Before You Apply for SIT Scholarships
- Review financial aid options through your home college.
- Note that SIT has one scholarship application for all of our funds. We will review your application for eligibility from all sources that SIT has available.
- Note that your scholarship application will only be reviewed if it is complete and you have been accepted for admission
For more information visit:
http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/scholarships/index.html
GRANTS - The database of the Austrian Exchange Service
The database comprises the scholarships for incoming and outgoing students available in the respective academic year and the requirements for the coming years.
The database is provided and serviced by the Office for Exchange Programs (BAMO) of the Austrian Exchange Service (ÖAD) under the commission of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
Recently, scholarships inside Austria (Inside-scholarships) have been added to to the database.
Saudi Aramco
It is proposed that the DFCM create two scholarships per year to either complete the M.H.Sc. Community Health (Family Medicine) Program or an M.Sc. linked to Family Medicine research for students who are enrolled in full-time graduate studies programs. A selection committee (recommended by the Graduate Studies Program to the Executive Committee) would receive applications for the funding and award scholarships on the basis of merit and the potential to fulfill academic needs within the department on completion of their proposed program. Ideally, each candidate would be sponsored by one of the hospitals with the plan to appoint the individual upon completion of the degree.
The Rowe Fund program
The Rowe Fund program was created in 1948 from an endowment left by Dr. Leo S. Rowe. Since then, the Fund has been granting highly subsidized loans, currently interest-free, to qualified individuals from Latin America and Caribbean countries to help them finance their higher education at accredited institutions in the United States. These loans are made with the understanding that upon completion of their studies, loan recipients commit to repay the loan in full and return to their home countries to apply their knowledge and training as well as to continue fostering friendship and communication among the peoples of the Americas.
Rowe Fund loans are granted to individuals for graduate, post-graduate, and undergraduate studies. Additionally, professionals or scholars who are currently pursuing, or wish to pursue, advanced training, research, or technical certificates at accredited institutions in the United States are also eligible. This includes exchange semester studies and professional development courses in the United States, with the exception of English-as-a-Second-Language courses. The maximum amount lent to an individual is US$15,000 over the course of the studies for which the loan is granted.
Candidates must:
- Be nationals of a Latin American or Caribbean member state of the OAS;
- Have adequate academic records;
- Be able to successfully complete their academic or research studies for which the loan is being requested within a maximum of two years;
- Be able to demonstrate other sources of financing (such as savings, employment, fellowships, funds supplied by the students' family, etc.) to cover the greater part of their academic expenses;
- Be accepted as a full-time student in an accredited institution of higher-learning in the United States.
- Have a visa allowing them to study full-time in the United States; and be committed to return to their country upon completion of their studies. Students staying in the United States for additional training or for any other reason for more than one year after completing the studies for which their loans were granted must repay the outstanding balance of their loans in a lump sum.
- Have a guarantor, usually a citizen or resident of the United States, who pledges to repay the unpaid balance of the debt should the loan recipient default.
Loan applications are usually submitted directly from the students to the Rowe Fund Secretariat and are reviewed year-round by the Rowe Fund Committee. Eligible candidates may download the application forms at www.oas.org/rowe, or may send an e-mail requesting the application forms at rowefund@oas.org or by mail to the Organization of American States. Most of the Rowe Fund beneficiaries learn about the Program through word of mouth. The Fund encourages you to help us reach prospective applicants from Latin America and Caribbean countries by promoting the Rowe Fund loan program by posting website link (www.oas.org/rowe) on institutional websites and/or including a note about the Fund in institutional bulletins, newspapers, list-serve, or other publications.
In doing so, you will be helping to promote the type of cross-cultural learning that Dr. Rowe envisioned, fostering human resource development in the hemisphere, and at the same time, ensuring that students from Latin America and Caribbean countries successfully complete their studies in the United States.
Fulbright Program for U.S students
If you :
- Are a U.S. citizen, and
- Are a graduating senior or hold a B.S./B.A. degree, master's, or doctoral degree candidate, or young professional or artist, and
- Are thinking of studying, teaching or conducting research abroad, and
- Are in good health
You could be one of more than 1,300 candidates who receive a Fulbright grant each year to go overseas. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program operates in more than 140 countries worldwide and grants are available in all fields of study. For detailed information on your eligibility, awards available, and the application process, please review the pages on this Web site.
Students who are currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs at U.S. colleges or universities must apply through the Fulbright Program Advisers (FPAs) on their campuses.
Randolph-Macon College
Dr. Brian Turner
Fulbright Program Adviser
Department of Political Science
Ashland, Virginia 23005-5505
804-752-3743
Deadlines: Upon completion of the campus interviews, the FPA will forward applications ( electronically by October 19, 2007 and in hard copy by October 22, 2007) to the Institute of International Education.
More information can be found at:
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/thinking_enrolledatlarge.html#enrolled