David L. Boren Scholarship     http://www.iie.org    (Boren Scholarship link)

• National Security Education program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
• Offers Undergraduates the resources to study the language and culture of a non-western country
• Intern for the federal department of your choice

Fulbright Scholarship     http://www.iie.org (Fulbright scholarship link)

• For study, research, or teaching abroad
• Applications are to ONE specific country
• if more than one semester of study in a country, don't apply to that country
• Funds awarded

Marshall Scholarship     http://www.marshallscholarship.org

• Marshall Scholarships "finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the U.K."
• For study at any UK university, including the "Big Three"
• Need a 3.7 GPA minimum to apply

The George J. Mitchell Scholarship   http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarship.html

• Scholarship for study in Ireland
• NOT for "Irish Studies"
• Competitive - modeled as the "Marshall Scholarship to Ireland"

Rhodes Scholarship     http://www.rhodesscholar.org/

• For study at Oxford University, UK
• Super competitive
• Must have impressive grades and leadership experience

Thomas J. Watson Fellowship     http://www.watsonfellowship.org/

• A one-year grant for travel and study outside the US
• Must be a student at one of the 50 participating institutions
• Free-formed, non-study proposals

Financial Aids Search Engines

• IIE Passport Study Abroad Funding: http://www.studyabroadfunding.org
• IEIEFA (International Education Financial Aid) http://www.iefa.org/
• IEFC (International Education Finance Corporation): http://www/iefc.org

Paid International Internships and Work opportunities

• Carl Duisberg Society (CDS):   http://www.cdsintl.org
• Directory of International Internships (MSU):  http://www.isp.msu.edu
• Idealist - Action without Borders:  http://www.idealist.org
• International Internships, Jobs, Volunteer Opportunities:  http://www.internabroad.com
• University of Michigan Work Abroad:  http://www.umich.edu/~icenter/overseas/work/waoverweb.html

Alternative Sources of Funding

• Finding Funders:     http://www.fdncenter.org/funders
• The Grantsmanship Center:    http://www/grantdomain.com

International Funding Sources

http://research.uiowa.edu/dsp/main/?get=internat_funding_sources

• The Annenberg Foundation:     http://www.whannenberg.org
• The Annie e. Casey Foundation:   http://www.aecf.org
• The Ford Foundation:   http://www.fordfound.org
• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation:   http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation:  http://www.wkkf.org
• MacArthur Foundation:  http://www.macfdn.org
• The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation:  http://www.mellon.org
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation:  http://www.mott.org
• The David and Lucile Packard Foundation:  http://www.packfound.org
• The Pew Charitable Trusts:  http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp
• The Rockefeller Foundation:  http://www.rockfound.org
• The Starr Foundation:  http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/starr
• The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation:  http://www.woodruff.org
• Rotary International Foundation:  http://www.rotary.org
• Federal Student Aid:  http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

Graduate School Search Engines

• Association of Professional Schools in International Affairs:  http://www.apsia.org
• Comparative and International Education Society:  http://www.cies.ws
• GradSchools.com:   http://www.gradschools.com
• International Graduate Programs:   http://www/gradschools.com/international-programs.html
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators:  http://www.naspa.org/gradprep/index.cfm
• Peterson's Higher Ed Guides:  http://www.petersons.com/graduate/gsector.html
• SIT graduate programs:   http://www.sit.edu/degree.html
• Lesley graduate programs:  http://www.lesley.edu/gsass/irpstudents.html
• International Graduate:  http://www.internationalgraduate.net

Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship

The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers scholarships for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad.

Named after retired Congressman Benjamin A. Gilman, NY, the program's goal is to diversify the kinds of studetns who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go. Specifically, the Gilman Program offers scholarships for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in education abroad.

Awards

Award recipients receive up to $5,000 to apply toward study abroad program costs, including program fees, tuition, room and broad, airfare, books and local transportation.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements

Critical Need Language Supplement

Students studying critical need languages are automatically considered for the Gilman Critical Need Language Supplement, which provides Gilman recipients with an additional $3,000 for a total possible award of up to $8,000.

Critical Need Languages include:

The Gilman Program Strongly Encourages Applications From

To Apply

Application Deadlines

For study abroad during Fall & Academic Year complete online application by April. For study abroad during Spring complete online application by October. http://www.nasfaa.org/publications/2010/awgilman081910.html

Contact

Gilman Internation Scholarship Program
Institute of International Education

1800 West Loop South, Suite 250

Houston, Texas 77027

Students:1-888-887-5939 ext. 25

Advisors:1-888-887-5939 ext. 16

Email

Students: gilman@iie.org
Advisors: gilmanadvisors@iie.org