Financial Aid and Scholarships for Study Abroad

In recognition of the importance of study abroad, Congress designated 2006 as The Year of Study Abroad. To encourage students to participate in study abroad, a number of government-funded scholarships are available, such as Gilman, NSEP, Freeman-Asia, and Fulbright. Several other governments and private organizations offer similar opportunities.

All state and federal financial aid and Stetson scholarships apply to Stetson Abroad semester programs. Students accepted to Stetson Abroad programs should visit the office of financial aid to discuss the increase in their cost of education during the semester abroad-airfare, for example.

Students planning to study abroad on non-Stetson programs should check with the office of financial aid about the transfer of state and federal financial aid to their program of choice. Also, be sure to pick up the leaflet on obtaining approval to earn credit in a non-Stetson Abroad program.

It is the responsibility of the student to inform him/herself about financial aid and scholarships for study abroad and to meet all requirements and deadlines.

All prospective study abroad students for Stetson Abroad and non-Stetson Abroad programs should peruse the following web sites. A number of these scholarships are quite generous.

Scholarships that apply to various countries:

• Gilman Scholarship (www.iie.org/gilman)
• National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship (http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/abroad.htm)
• Fulbright Scholars Program (contact Dr. David Dysart at Stetson University) (www.iie.org/cies)
• Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships (www.rotary.org)
• Critical Language Scholarships (www.clscholarship.org)
• The Hattie M. Strong Foundation: interest free student loans (www.hmstrongfoundation.org/student_loans)
• The Jane Howard Scholarship (for legal residents of Massachusetts). Contact jhoward@mountida.edu
• United Negro College Fund scholarship for underrepresented minority students http://www.uncfsp.org/IIPPApplication.pdf
• Student loans for study abroad: www.StudentLoan.com
• Delay the Real World Fellowship http://www.delayingtherealworld.com/fellowship07/index.html

Scholarships for specific countries:

Australia

• University of New South Wales Study Abroad Scholarship: www.studyabroad.unsw.edu.au. Click on "Semester Courses" and then "Course Details and Fees" on the left column.

Egypt

• Simpson Scholarship in Egyptology, The American University in Cairo aucegypt@aucnyo.edu

France and Spain

• Elrod-Berge Study Abroad Travel Endowed Scholarship for Spanish and French majors.(Contact the Office of Financial Aid, Stetson University)

France, Germany, Russia, Spain:

• Lynch Scholarship for Modern Language Majors (contact Cathy Burke, Dept. of Modern Languages, Stetson University)

Germany:

• The Baden-Württemburg Scholarship* (contact Elizabeth Poeter, Dept. of German, Stetson University)
• DAAD Scholarships (www.daad.org)
• Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (http://www.cdsintl.org/cbyx/)

Hong Kong

• Freeman Asia Award (www.iie.org/pgms/Freeman-ASIA)

Ireland and Northern Ireland:

• The George Mitchell Scholarship (www.usirelandalliance.org)

Japan:

• Bridging Scholarships and Morgan Stanley Scholarships www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships
• Freeman Asia Award (www.iie.org/pgms/Freeman-ASIA)

Russia:

• National Security Education Program http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep

United Kingdom:

• Marshall Scholarship (www.marshallscholarship.org)
• Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford University www.rhodesscholar.org
• The British Council's comprehensive list of UK scholarships www.britishcouncilusa.org/learning/scholarship.asp
• BUTEX (http://www.butex.ac.uk)

Other Listings:

http://scholarships.goabroad.com/index.cfm?utm_id=SCH1

Revised January 2009