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 IEFA (International Education Financial Aid) http://www.iefa.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.goabroad.com/intern-abroad University of Michigan Work Abroad: https://internationalcenter.umich.edu/abroad/swt/work 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: https://www.annenberg.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: https://www.packard.org/ The Pew Charitable Trusts: http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp The Rockefeller Foundation: http://www.rockfound.org The Starr Foundation: http://www.starrfoundation.org/ 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.us/ 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://graduate.sit.edu/sit-graduate-institute/sn/degree-and-certificate-programs/ Lesley graduate programs: http://www.lesley.edu/masters/ 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 Applicant must be a U.S. citizen undergraduate student at a 2 or 4 year institution in the United States. Applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of study abroad. Applicat must be applying to a study abroad proram eligible for credit at the student's institution of higher education in the U.S. Applicat must be studying abroad for a mimimum of 4 weeks in one country. Study abroad program does not take place in Cuba or a country on the U.S. Department of State's Travel Warning list. Study abroad program takes place in a fall, spring or academic intercessions. Summer only programs are not eligible. 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: Arabic Chinese Korean Russian Indic Languages Persian Languages Turkic Languages The Gilman Program Strongly Encourages Applications From Students from diverse ethnic backgrounds Students going to non-traditional study abroad destinations Students attending community colleges Students with disabilities Students in fields of study underrepresented in study abroad To Apply Complete the online application at www.iie.org/gilman. Contact your Financial Aid and Study Abroad advisors at your home institution to notify them you are applying for the Gilman Scholarship. Send 3 copies of your transcripts from your current institution and any previous institution indicated on your application. Application Deadlines For study abroad during Fall & Academic Year complete online application by April. For study abroad during Spring complete online application by October. Contact Gilman International Scholarship Program Institute of International Education1800 West Loop South, Suite 250Houston, Texas 77027Students: 1.888.887.5939 ext. 25Advisors: 1.888.887.5939 ext. 16 Email Students: gilman@iie.org Advisors: FulbrightScholarAdvisingWHA@iie.org
