Tip:Program Provider Funding
Scholarships may be available through your study abroad program provider. Contact your program directly for information, applications, and deadlines.
The Gilman program is a highly competitive scholarship open to undergraduate U.S. citizens who are receiving a Federal Pell Grant. The Gilman Scholarship helps students participate in credit-bearing study and intern abroad programs worldwide, provided the country has an overall U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory Level 1 or 2. Award amounts vary and are available for study abroad both during the summer and during the academic year.
Question: Questions about the Gilman scholarship can be directed to Dr. Mya Fisher, in Yale Fellowships.
Gilman requires you to have a Yale study abroad adviser and a Yale financial aid adviser certify your application. Please be sure to contact them at least 2 weeks in advance of the Gilman deadline.
In your email, please include:
The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship honors the legacy of the abolitionist and statesman with a fully funded summer study abroad program. This Fellowship is developed for students of color, and selection is in the spirit of Douglass himself with special emphasis on leadership, social justice, agitation for positive change, and cross-cultural understanding. Yale College students should email studyabroad@yale.edu if interested in applying for credit to participate. The Frederick Douglass Summer Scholars Grant is awarded to all applicants who submit a Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship application and meet all eligibility requirements but are not selected for the Fellowship. The grant can be used toward eligible CIEE summer programs.
Fully funded scholarship for students applying to any of the CIEE programs listed under "qualifying programs" on the scholarship page. Students must have pre-existing public social media accounts to apply. If selected, you will serve as a Latin America Ambassadors and be required to spend 2-4 hours weekly creating social media content on your channels.
The U.S. Department of State supports intensive, overseas language study and cultural enrichment for 7-10 weeks during the summer for undergraduates who are U.S. citizens. Yale College students should email studyabroad@yale.edu if interested in applying for credit to participate.
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) awards several types of grants to assist students in language or cultural study and/or thesis research. Awards may be used during academic year or summer programs.
Freeman-ASIA accepts applications from U.S. citizens or permanent residents studying at the undergraduate level who demonstrate financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.
FEA is committed to increasing the opportunities for dedicated American students to participate in high-quality, rigorous education abroad programs by reducing financial restrictions through the provision of grants and scholarships.
Provides up to $5,000 to study or intern abroad to U.S. undergraduate students who are child dependents of active duty military members and who receive any type of Title IV federal financial aid. Students can also receive up to an additional $3,000 to study one of 15 critical languages.
NAFSA: Association of International Educators maintains a directory of resources for U.S. study abroad scholarships and grants.
A scholarship programme set up to assist students from the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) in certain academic fields seeking to study abroad at the University of Copenhagen. Students could apply for the scholarship if applying for the IARU courses or students wishing to petition to spend a semester at the University of Copenhagen. This scholarship is NOT applicable to the DIS program.
The purpose of the Pierre C. Fraley Scholarship is to give students the opportunity to increase their language proficiency in French and to enrich their understanding of French culture and contemporary society. Preference is given to residents of PA, NJ, and DE.
Provides scholarships for U.S. ROTC college students to study critical languages domestically and abroad.
Studyabroad.com maintains a broad list of scholarship opportunities.
The Boston chapter of the Swedish Women’s Educational Association (SWEA) offers a scholarship to female undergraduate and graduate students or doctoral candidates who want to pursue studies, work/study, or research in Sweden for at least one semester or a full academic year.
This is a "topping off" grant for students with demonstrated financial need who want to study abroad in Korea for a semester or year abroad. To be eligible, students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
The University of Minnesota maintains a searchable database of study abroad funding opportunities, including scholarships and grants for non-UMN students.