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31 Travel Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants to Fund Your Next Trip Abroad

DO YOU HAVE A worthwhile project or field of study that involves traveling? If so, consider having your travels funded through a grant, fellowship, or travel scholarship.

Begin by contemplating where you want to go and potential projects you could build around those destinations. (Or vice versa.) Always wondered how sustainable agriculture works in Guam? How about local conservation practices in Central America? Once you have a clear vision of a travel / research project, begin looking for funding possibilities that give you the most freedom to pursue your goals.

When applying, take advantage of the resources and support systems you have. Your school, present or past, will have an adviser who can help you navigate the application process.

Writing grant proposals can take a lot of time, but good advice can help focus your efforts. Your school or area may even offer their own scholarship opportunities–talk to your department or your study abroad office.

Finally, even if funding from your school or other org close to home isn’t an option, you’ll find lots of other opportunities out there to fund your travel / project.

Major Grants

These are highly sought-after, competitive post-college grants that offer a full ride for a year or two of graduate study overseas.

Marshall Scholarship fully funds 2-3 years of graduate study in the UK. Open to US students finished with or finishing college.

Rhodes Scholarship funds two years of graduate study at Oxford. Includes full tuition and expenses and living stipend.

Fulbright offers year-long fellowships to American graduating seniors, grad students, young professionals and artists for study abroad or to teach English abroad. Program requirements vary by destination.

Watson Fellowship funds one year of independent research. $25,000. Open to graduating seniors from participating, small American colleges.

Program-based funding

These include grants tied to participation in the giver’s program, and can take various forms.

Institute for International Public Policy Fellowships is a five year program with study abroad component to prepare underrepresented minority undergrads for careers in international affairs. Open to US citizens or permanent residents who apply sophomore year.

Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships multi-year program also for women and members of minorities underrepresented in foreign service. Open to US citizens to apply by Feb. of sophomore year. Foreign service commitment.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a State Department program supporting study abroad. Up to $5000 offered to enrolled students with financial need.

Rotary Ambassadorial and World Peace Scholarships fund study and language training abroad for undergraduates and masters degrees for graduate students in international studies, peace studies, and conflict resolution to be completed at one of seven Rotary Centers. Ambassadorial grants from $11000 to $24000 depending on duration of study.

Fogarty-Ellison Overseas Fellowships in Global Health and Clinical Research from the NIH funds one year of clinical research training abroad. $25,000 plus $6000 for additional travel and materials expenses. Open to graduate students in health professions.

CIEE Scholarships offers several grants to participants in CIEE’s study abroad programs. Certain grants fund study in particular regions. Essay required upon return. Must demonstrate financial need.

AIFS Scholarships offer a variety of grants covering up to full tuition and airfare for individuals in AIFS programs.

SIT Scholarships fund participation in SIT program. $500 to $5,000. Based on financial need.

Hispanic Study Abroad Scholars reduces costs of Global Semesters programs. Open to students attending member institutions of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.

Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship is a multi-year program of summer institutes and study abroad. Funds up to 1/2 of junior year study abroad tuition. Open to underrepresented minorities.

Regional Grants

These grants are tied to study or travel in specific regions or countries of the globe.

NSEP David L. Boren Scholarship pays for undergraduate students to study in understudied areas of interest to national security. $8000 to $20000 depending on duration of study. Comes with federal government service requirement.

NSEP Boren Fellowship for graduate students. $12000 to $30000 maximum award. Federal service requirement.

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes funds study of a list of lesser-studied languages. Covers all program costs. Open to US citizens enrolled in a college or university.

The Killam Fellowships Program fund semester or academic year study in Canada. $5000/semester plus a travel allowance. Open to US or Canadian undergraduates.

George J. Mitchell Scholarship sponsors one year of graduate study at an Irish University. Funded by the US-Ireland Alliance. Includes tuition and stipend. Open to American citizens, ages 18 to 30.

BUTEX Scholarships offer $1000 for US students accepted to study at a member University of the British Universities TransAtlantic Exchange Association. Simple application due by September 1.

American-Scandinavian Foundation Awards for Study in Scandinavia offer fellowships of up to $23000 and grants of $5000 to fund study or research. Open to college graduates.

DAAD Fellowships from The German Academic Exchange offers a range of study and research grants to undergraduates and graduate students for summer or school-year study in Berlin.

Kress Travel Fellowships in the History of Art funds research in Europe towards dissertation. $3500 to $10,000. Open to American pre-doctoral students in art history

IREX Short Term Travel Grants Program Fellowships for researchers holding graduate degrees for up to eight weeks in Eurasia. Research must be broadly related to policy concerns.

Freeman Awards for Study in Asia supports study in Asia for students demonstrating financial need. $3000-$7000 based on the duration of study. Open to undergraduates with little to no experience in country of travel.

Bridging Scholarships are offered by the Association of Teachers of Japanese , to fund travel and living expenses for academic study in Japan. Grants range from $2500 to $4000.

Monbusho Scholarships available to current and graduated students between 18 and 30. Funded by the Japanese government. Short term exchange program of particular interest to current undergrad and grad students.

Huayu Enrichment Scholarship for Mandarin language study in Taiwan. Stipend of approx US$790/month. Open to overseas students who apply through their local Taiwan representative.

Halide Edip Adıvar Prize For current undergraduates who have not studied Turkey. $1000. Open to American and Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Other funding

Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants towards study abroad. $1000. Open to all students of universities with a Phi Kappa Phi chapter.

NSF: Developing Global Scientists and Engineers offers funds for international research and study to undergrads, grad students and doctoral students in science and engineering fields. Grant

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How to Get Travel Scholarships, Grants, Fellowships & More

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Money can’t buy you love, but it CAN buy you international plane tickets. So…Love shmove!

Let’s get real for a sec. Travel ain’t free and it certainly ain’t (always) cheap. If you want to see the world—I mean really see it—you’re gonna have to spend some $$$. In a perfect world, international airfare wouldn’t drive us to Google “how much will my kidney sell for?” And that’s WITH all the amazing flight deal hacks !

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Us, once we see the cost of our dream program abroad.

So, how are we, the not-Beyonce’s of the world, supposed to afford to study, intern, volunteer, or teach abroad? How do we go from being trifling good-for-nothing type of brothers to a baller?

Travel. Scholarships. Grants. Fellowships.

That’s right, now you can pay your bills and now we DEFINITELY can chill. None of this maxing out cards and acting dumb when the bill comes. Nah-uh. We’re not playing Bey like that. You can apply for scholarships to travel abroad—no joke.

Don’t believe me? Watch the video and read the transcript below. Our travel experts lay out exactly how you can use travel grants, fellowships, and scholarships to make ALLLLLL your adventures come to life.

Video transcript

The only thing more stressful than packing four months of junk into a suitcase is applying for travel scholarships. Deadlines, eligibility factors, essays—trying to impress someone enough in 500 words or less so that they will literally help fund your dreams is a daunting experience.

DON’T WORRY. WE GOT YOU.

Let’s chat SCHOLARSHIPS, y’all! That’s right, you can get FREE MONEY to study, volunteer, intern, get your TEFL certificate, etc.

One more time: Free. Money.

We’re here to tell you about how GoAbroad can help you find travel scholarships to make all your travel dreams come true. So if you have one, wait, I promise it’ll come true! That’s why we put this how-to video together to help you find the right student travel scholarships, get your application game up to snuff, and watch that free money come rollin’ on in.

What kinds of travel fellowships, scholarships, & grants are there?

There’s academic scholarships to travel abroad , which is great if you love report cards—for you smarties out there!

Athletic scholarships for travel are a slam dunk! Now you don’t have to be a pro, but if you’re really good and play a sport in college this might be the right scholarship for you.

Is your ethnicity or gender under-represented in travel? Demographic scholarships to travel abroad are for you.

Destination based student travel scholarships —different countries have different scholarships for international students. [So be sure to check those out]

Find a scholarship based on your field of study. [AKA— major-specific travel scholarships for college students. ]

Do you receive the Pell Grant or other financial aid? Then, apply for need-based travel scholarships .

OR, your alma mater could hook you up with university-specific scholarships to travel abroad . And to help undergraduate students afford to take on unpaid or underpaid summer internships, study abroad programs, or service trips abroad, or even summer research. There’s just heaps of options! I could go on and on and on all day.

Stop doodling and dreaming, and start doing! Seriously, those applications won’t finish themselves.

Where can I find travel scholarships for college students?

We’re glad you asked! We’ve got a handy dandy little thing over at GoAbroad called a “ Scholarships Directory .” This is your go-to for all things travel scholarships! Again: Go. Abroad. Scholarships directory. Filter your search by experience to find great opportunities across the web, all in one place.

PRO TIP: For those of you still in school, if you haven’t popped by your international programs or financial aid offices, you better make an appointment! It’s right there, it’s easy to use, they’ll be there with you throughout the whole process and you’ll be on your way to your next adventure in no time.

How do I apply for travel grants, fellowships, & scholarships without wasting my time?

Another great question, class! Very nice! My mother’s always told me that if you’re not nervous about a job interview, then you probably don’t really care about the job. I think the same thing stands true for a lot of other things as well. [**Like applying for scholarships to travel abroad.]

Here are a few insider tips so that you don’t waste your time, and, you’re ultimately getting the most bang for your buck! (Buck for your bang???—Whatever, here’s how to kick ASS at scholarship apps.)

Get organized! Put everything in one place—Google drive, a spreadsheet, or an *actual* folder with printed materials. [Whatever your style is, just make sure you have everything together and easy to find.]

DUE. DATES. DO MATTER. They do, do, do, okay? So mark all your due dates and create reminders for them one or two weeks out. You don’t want to be scrambling to get everything together last minute. Trust me, it’s not enjoyable.

Ask for letters of recommendation. Now this could be something from your past boss or your teacher. Some scholarships will require letters of recommendation. Start this process early to give recommenders plenty of time to craft a meaningful letter for you. [Plus, if one falls through, you’ll want time to queue up a backup!]

Next stop: Adventure abroad!

Craft a KILLER application essay. Yes, you have to write. This is like, 90% of the application, right? You’ll need to check the specifics of each prompt. Some might be looking for a personal narrative, some might want you to answer a very specific question or speak to a current event or major world issue. In order to get the dough you gotta put in the time.

Understand your goals — ask yourself why this experience is important, what will you bring to the table, and what do you expect to take away from the experience.
Outline your essay —but like, seriously. Even if it starts only as “Intro, body, and conclusion,” at least you need to know where you’re headed so you don’t end up submitting a two-page ramble about nothing.
Then you want to edit, edit, edit.
Edit again, edit again, and edit AGAIN. There’s going to be no typos for you. You want to look professional and you want to look smart.
Send your draft to someone you trust to give you feedback and edit it, again. Like your mom, or your English teacher.
ONE LAST TIME. Review submissions requirements so you know you’re following all the directions and submitting your essay in the correct format.

Submit all of your materials. (Early, you pro!) and await your fate! Good luck! Now, waiting for your acceptance letters can be anxiety inducing. So, check with your scholarship offices about when you can expect to hear a decision by, and keep yourself as busy as you can while you’re waiting.

Are travel fellowships worth all the fuss?

PFFFT. Is it worth it? Are overpriced avocados low-key the worst? Is Beyonce an angel we don’t deserve? Could your brow game be even stronger? YAS. Of course travel scholarships are worth it.

They make meaningful travel that much more affordable by helping you cover the pesky costs of things like: round trip flights, housing, FOOOOOD, your new backpack. That stuff adds up quick. It’s a really great resource for students to take advantage of because it really opens up a whole world of opportunities.

You know, that way you can save your hard-earned cash for fun stuff! Like weekend trips with new friends! Or that visit to the Van Gogh museum! You might even fall in love with a country and decide to move there permanently. Hey! That’s how I ended up here in Namibia. Apply to travel scholarships for college students so you can get out there and make all this fun, and life-changing stuff happen.

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Ri-ri knows you if you want that $$$, you better werk.

Listen, we were all pretty clear about what you’ve got to do in order to get that sweet, sweet cash money, but we’ve got some more resources for you either way.

Looking for study abroad scholarships? Check out the COMPLETE guide.
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Write an award winning study abroad scholarship essay with these tips

Now you’re ready to ROCK those applications.

Go out and get your travels funded!

Stop dilly dallying. Those due dates are coming up! So reach out to your recommenders and start tip-tapping away on your keyboard. Those travel scholarships application essays won’t write themselves! Your next great adventure awaits.

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50 Scholarships and Grants to Help You Study, Volunteer & Travel Abroad

One of the biggest myths about going overseas is that it’s outrageously expensive — but the reality is there are hundreds of organizations offering scholarships & grants dedicated to helping students realize their study and volunteer abroad dreams.

So before you get discouraged by the price of the program you have your heart set on, remember that there are millions of dollars out there available to students just like you. All you have to do is strategically select which opportunities you’re eligible for and be willing to put the hard work into preparing those applications.

At Global Nomadic, we believe all students can have the opportunity to study, volunteer, and work abroad — experiences that profoundly shape the individual and contribute to a more conscientious global society.

Because we want as many people to have these opportunities as possible, we’ve sifted through the internet to come up with 50 of the best scholarships that will help you make traveling overseas a reality.

Once you have found your opportunities, read our Ultimate Guide to Successfully Applying & Getting a Scholarship to Travel Overseas !

[Last Updated March 2019]

General Study, Volunteer and Travel Abroad Scholarships

1. Global Nomadic Scholarship

We are proud to announce our Scholarship programme for 2019. Simply submit your 2-minute video to enter for your chance to win a $500 USD credit to be used for any of our programmes. We have also teamed up with our partners Global Travel Academy and World Nomads , to get you a Certificate in International Volunteering, and 2 weeks complimentary Travel Insurance .

2. Asia Exchange Scholarship

Offers up to €500 grants to students from Europe, the Americas, and Australia who are studying at select universities in Indonesia, Thailand, China, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea.

3. Fund for Education Abroad

Offers a range of scholarships with an emphasis placed on supporting students who are underrepresented in the study abroad population. Awards up to $10,000 for academic year programs or $5,000 for semester programs for US undergraduate students.

4. Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

Awards range from $13,000 to $25,000 for an academic year, multi-year, or 3-6 months of cultural immersion abroad. Applicants must be a citizen of a country that has Rotary Clubs and have completed at least two years of university coursework.

5. UniPlaces Scholarship

Live rent-free for a semester by applying for the Uniplaces Scholarship. The criteria: tell UniPlaces about acts of kindness you’ve done! Two scholarships are available to students worldwide.

6. David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships

Supports US undergraduate students with awards of between $2,500 and $20,000 to study abroad in exchange for a commitment to seek work with the federal government. Must be studying in regions of critical interest to the US (i.e. Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded).

7. Chevening Award

Funded by the UK government and open to graduate students worldwide, this grant helps recipients study at a British university.

8. Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

Eligibility: Must be a US citizen, permanent residents are not eligible

9. Confucius Institute Scholarships

Eligibility: Open to students worldwide

10. BUNAC Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST)

Eligibility: Must hold a UK passport

11. The Study Abroad Journal Scholarship

$500 awards based on how you creatively record and share your memories from study abroad with the world. Application includes a response to a short answer question and a photo/video submission via Instagram. Open to US and international students enrolled in US universities.

12. uVolunteer Travel Scholarship

Covers the full cost of volunteering abroad in Costa Rica for 3 weeks, including airfare and housing. Applicants must submit a video demonstrating their dedication to making a difference in their home community.

13. Cultural Vistas Fellowship

Covers the majority of the costs for 12 underrepresented US university students to take part in eight-week summer internships in Argentina, Germany, and India.

14. Fulbright Scholars Program

Fulbright offers multiple awards for English-teaching, research, creative storytelling, and graduate study.

15. Allianz Global Assistance ScholarTrips Award

Up to six $2,500 awards to study or volunteer in the country of your choice are available if you answer the question “What inspires you to travel abroad?”

16. Hostelling International USA Explore the World Scholarship

Eligibility: Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.

17. Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship

Eligibility: Must be a US citizen to apply

18. Go Overseas Study and Intern Abroad Scholarship

Go Overseas sponsors $500 awards for US undergraduate students to study, volunteer, or intern abroad. Rewards creative approaches to their application.

19. Tortuga Backpacks Travel Scholarship

Tortuga Backpack’s mission is to “help people take amazing trips.” Awards $1,000 and a Tortuga backpack for students from any US university studying abroad. Applicants don’t have to be US citizens or residents if enrolled in an American university.

20. Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) Scholarships

Provides scholarships for US undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia for semester, summer, or academic year programs. Awards range from $3,000 to $7,000.

21. Henry Luce Fellowships

The Luce Scholars Program provides financial support to college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals who want to enhance their understanding of Asia. The program provides stipends, language training, and professional placements for approximately 15 scholars every year.

22. Omprakash Ambassador Travel Grants Volunteer Grants

Omprakash is dedicated to ethical cross-cultural volunteering. Their travel grants pay the travel and living expenses for individuals volunteering abroad within the Omprakash network of health, education, and environmental partner organizations. Applications are considered independently of age or nationality.

Eligibility: Must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at a HACU-member institution.

HACU provides scholarships to students studying with their numerous study abroad partner organizations.

23. Travelocity Travel for Good

Every year Travelocity provides travelers with awards to volunteer abroad with one of their partners. Submissions are done via Twitter or Tumblr — with big points for creativity!

24. Volunteer Forever Scholarship

Awards travel scholarships of $500 to $1,000 to study, volunteer, teach, or work abroad participants. Applications are open twice every year.

25. Samuel Huntington Public Service Awards

This generous scholarship provides a $15,000 stipend for a college senior to pursue one full year of meaningful public service anywhere in the world after graduation. Applicants don’t have to be US citizens or residents as long as they are graduating from a US university.

Program-Specific Scholarships

There are numerous scholarships that are program-specific. If you’ll be traveling with any of these programs, make sure to apply for their grants — or see if the program you’ve already chosen has a similar offering. If you’re still undecided on which provider you’ll go abroad with, you can start by prioritizing the organizations that offer financial support to their own participants.

26. CIEE Scholarships and Grants

27. School for International Training (SIT) Scholarship

28. DIS Scholarships (Scandinavia)

29. Academic Studies Abroad (ASA)

30. IFSA-Butler Study Abroad Scholarships

31. Academic Programs International (API)

32. The Education Abroad Network (TEAN Grants)

33. ISA Scholarships

34. CEA Study Abroad Scholarships

35. USAC Scholarships

36. American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)

37. The Intern Group

38. Eastern European Study Abroad Program

39. Spanish Studies Abroad

Destination-Based Grants

If you’ve already decided on where you want to travel to, you can look for scholarships based on your destination. There’s an incredible wealth of both private and government-funded scholarships on every continent, so here are just a few to get you started. Most of these are open to students from all countries, but check all eligibility requirements before applying.

40. Kosciuszko Foundation for study in Poland

41. Go Overseas New Zealand Scholarship

42. Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships

43. Australia Awards

44. Shanghai Government Scholarships

45. Swedish Institute Study Scholarship (SISS)

46. German Academic Exchange Scholarships (DAAD)

47. Korean Government Scholarship

48. VLIR-UOS Awards for study in Belgium

49. New Zealand Pacific Scholarships

50. Holland Scholarship for study in the Netherlands

While we’ve been able to generate an extensive list of scholarships and grants available for study and volunteer abroad, this is not an exhaustive compilation. In addition to browsing here, make sure to explore financial aid options offered directly through your university and through your prospective study abroad or volunteer program. You should also check for support offered by your home country as well as the government of the country you plan on visiting.

The Ultimate Guide to Successfully Applying & Getting a Scholarship to Travel Overseas

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As an educational nonprofit, HI USA strives to help young Americans get out and experience the world. That's why we're proud to provide two signature travel scholarship programs, Explore the World and Explore America, to travelers who need a financial boost along the way. Each year, these scholarships help over 100 young people transform their travel dreams into meaningful cultural experiences.

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For young people just getting started on their travel journey, sometimes it helps to begin in their own backyard. That’s why each year, we award $1,500 stipends and free HI USA hostel overnights to young Americans who want to kick-start their travel dreams at home.

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For U.S. College and University Students Are you pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree? Study abroad to enhance your education. You will gain important career skills and knowledge, and alumni of some U.S. government exchange programs even receive special hiring authorities that make it easier to pursue federal jobs. Find a program that’s right for you. Information for U.S. Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program supports U.S. undergraduate students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad. Under the Gilman Program, the John McCain International Scholarship for Children of Military Families supports U.S. undergraduate students who are children of active duty military personnel to study or intern abroad.
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program provides fully funded intensive summer language institutes overseas in fifteen critical languages.
The Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) provides merit-based scholarships to recent vocational graduates and young professionals for a one-year professional study and training experience in their fields of interest in Germany.
Fulbright U.S. Student Program sends recent college graduates and early career professionals to live, study and conduct research abroad in 140 countries.
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program places recent college graduates in classrooms in 75 countries to help teach English and serve as cultural ambassadors.
The Boren Award for International Study is an initiative of the National Security Education Program that provides funding for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.
The Language Flagship offers programs at 22 universities and colleges across the U.S combined with overseas study opportunities at ten Flagship Overseas Centers.
Project GO provides scholarships to ROTC students in three services for critical language study domestically and abroad.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Grants are given in all world areas except Western Europe as the program aims to encourage the study of regions and cultures that are not commonly explored.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships provide opportunities for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to engage in area studies and world language training at schools that have established a FLAS fellowship program. FLAS provides allocations of fellowships to institutions of higher education, which then make awards directly to meritorious undergraduate students and graduate students. Students must be enrolled at and apply through a FLAS-recipient institution.

Below are additional programs that provide funding for education and research. While not exclusively for international programs, they do allow for study and research abroad.

Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program provides a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue research careers in these fields.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Student Scholarships are available to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program recognizes outstanding scholarship and encourages independent graduate level research -- particularly by female and minority students -- in NOAA mission-related sciences of oceanography, marine biology and maritime archaeology, including all science, engineering and resource management of ocean and coastal areas.
Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship seeks to increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities.
Export.gov provides internship opportunities with the U.S. Commercial Service in U.S. embassies abroad.
Cobell Scholarship is annual, non-renewable, and available to any full-time and degree-seeking American Indian or Alaska Native post-secondary student attending any nationally, regionally and industry accredited non-profit, public and private, institution while pursuing a vocational certificate or diploma, associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, professional degree or certificate.
Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Undergraduate Fellowships The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers fellowships for undergraduate students in environmentally related fields of study
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation awards merit-based scholarships to college students who plan to pursue careers in government or elsewhere in public service. Truman Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, participate in leadership development activities, and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government.
Hubert Global Health Fellowship provides third- and fourth-year medical and veterinary students with public health experience in a developing country.
National Science Foundation (NSF) supports international research and education through a variety of programs, including fellowships, travel grants, summer institutes, workshops, and research and education projects.
NIH Fogarty International Center supports and facilitates global health research conducted by U.S. and international investigators. Fogarty seeks partnerships between health research institutions in the U.S. and abroad who will train the next generation of scientists to address global health needs.
NOAA Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study to students at Minority Serving Institutes majoring in STEM fields that directly support NOAA's mission. Participants conduct research at a NOAA facility during two paid summer internships.
Registered Apprenticeship Program provides the opportunity for workers seeking high-skilled, high- paying jobs and for employers seeking to build a qualified workforce. In this regard, the Registered Apprenticeship system effectively meets the needs of both employers and workers. Registered Apprenticeship is highly active in traditional industries such as construction and manufacturing, but it is also instrumental in the training and development of emerging industries such as healthcare, energy, and homeland security.
Saul T. Wilson Jr., Scholarship Program offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Students interested in a career in veterinarian services are encouraged to apply.
Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program is an opportunity for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to receive a full scholarship and be gainfully employed upon degree completion.
Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Supports masters and doctoral candidates in environmental studies. Students can pursue degrees in traditionally recognized environmental disciplines as well as other fields such as social anthropology, urban and regional planning, and decision sciences.
Stokes Scholarship Program develops students for future permanent employment while they pursue a degree relevant to NGA’s mission. The intent of the Stokes Scholarship Program is to recruit high-caliber undergraduate students who have demonstrated financial need and provide them with financial assistance to complete their undergraduate degrees.
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship provides undergraduate and graduate students with financial support, mentoring and professional development to prepare them academically and professionally for a career in the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service.
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to American Indian nations or to the environment.
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USDA/1890 National Scholars Program Designed to increase the number of minorities studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and the related disciplines.
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10 Scholarships to Fund Your Travels Abroad

Be an ambassador for peace, master a foreign language, give back through services…and do it all in another country!

These ten scholarship opportunities can help make it happen. Although each one has its own eligibility requirements, all of them are open to U.S. citizens with disabilities.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
Open to undergraduates
Universal – Can be applied to most study abroad programs
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State
Award/Benefits – Up to $5,000 ($8,000 for those studying a Critical Need Language)
Critical Info – Must be Pell Grant Recipients
Minimum Time Required Abroad – 2 weeks for community college students, 4 weeks otherwise

It’s all about diversity by awarding scholarships to students who have been traditionally underrepresented in study abroad – students with high financial need and who represent various underserved audiences, including people with disabilities – the Gilman Program is diversifying the kinds of students who study and intern abroad.

Christianson Grant
Critical information – Open to applicants ages 18-28
Award/benefit – $2,500-10,000
Minimum time required abroad – 6 months

If you’re not currently in school, you can still travel without going the traditional study abroad route. For those who want to work or volunteer overseas, the Christianson Grant has you covered! Programs may not be part of a degree requirement or for class credit.

Critical Language Scholarship Program
Open to U.S. undergraduates
Open to U.S. graduates
Award/benefits – Program costs are fully covered
Minimum time required abroad – Summer, eight to ten weeks

The Critical Language Scholarship Program offers fully-funded language instruction and cultural enrichment experiences overseas for 13 languages in countries where the languages are widely spoken. Think Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Russian and a number of other languages. New to critical languages? Not to worry. Several languages are offered at all levels, including those for beginners.

David L. Boren Awards

Boren scholarship.

Universal – Can be applied towards most study abroad programs
Award/benefits – $8,000–20,000
Minimum Time Required Abroad – One semester, preference for a full year (8 weeks for students in select fields)
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense

Boren Fellowship

Award/benefits – Up to $30,000
Minimum Time Required Abroad – 12 weeks, preference for 6 months or more

Boren scholarships and fellowships offer ample financial support for adventurous types seeking less-traditional destinations abroad. Because recipients commit to a year of working in the federal government, they are also a great way to get your foot in the door for a career in the federal sector.

DiversityAbroad.com Blogging Scholarship
Award/benefits – $500
Critical information – Must be accepted to an overseas program offered through a DiversityAbroad.com Partner Organization

Share your knack for story-telling by blogging your overseas adventures! Diversity Abroad strongly encourages students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students, first-generation students, and ethnically and racially diverse students to apply.

Foundation for Global Scholars
Award/benefits – $2,000
Minimum Time Required Abroad – 4 weeks

Foundation for Global Scholars awards several study abroad scholarships three times annually and designates over half of its scholarship funding to students who are underrepresented in study abroad. It’s that simple!

Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Open to U.S. graduating college seniors
Award/benefits – Round-trip transportation to the host country, funding to cover room and board, health benefits
Minimum Time Required Abroad – Varies, generally one academic year

Chase your passions on the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, whether they involve international graduate study, advanced research, or English teaching assistantships worldwide. With approximately 1,900 grants awarded annually and 140 countries to choose from, it is the largest U.S. exchange program around — and one of the most prestigious.

Fund for Education Abroad
Award/benefits – Up to $10,000

The Fund for Education Abroad scholarships have very few requirements, so why not apply? In addition to awarding general scholarships up to $10,000 towards four or more weeks abroad, FEA also offers dedicated scholarships for students who identify as LGBTQI or who live in certain regions of the United States.

Rotary Peace Fellowship
Open to graduates
Award/benefits – Program costs are fully covered (tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses)
Minimum Time Required Abroad – 15–24 months

Give peace–and study abroad—a chance! Each year, Rotary International selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully-funded master’s degrees at select institutions in Australia, England, Japan, or Sweden. Fellows earn their degrees in peace studies, conflict resolution, or related fields.

Watson Fellowship
Open to recent graduates – Apply in your senior year of college
Critical information – Must attend and be nominated by one of 40 partner colleges
Minimum Time Required Abroad – 1 year
Award/benefits – $30,000

The Watson Fellowship challenges students to engage in their deepest interests on a world scale. To do this, Watson Fellowships provide grants for one year of independent study in one or several countries outside the United States just after graduation. All majors and fields of inquiry are eligible.

Where Else to Look for Funding

The study abroad office at your school. It’s a no-brainer! Or faculty who lead overseas programs in your academic department.
Third-party providers like AIFS Study Abroad, CEA Study Abroad, CIEE Study Abroad, IES Abroad, SIT Study Abroad, and others sometimes offer fee waivers or reductions on their overseas programs for qualifying students. Find them at StudyAbroad.com and GoAbroad.com online databases.
Many scholarships fund study abroad in specific destinations, such as those through the US-Japan Bridging Foundation, German Academic Exchange Service, and others.
Almost any kind of scholarship can be a study abroad scholarship! Do you already receive scholarships and funding through your school, the government, foundations, or private organizations? Check with the sponsor to find out whether and how that money can be used for study abroad.

Did you know: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), Social Security funds (SSI and SSDI), and the GI Bill (for military veterans) can sometimes be applied towards study abroad expenses or disability-related expenses while abroad?

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Scholarship and Grant Opportunities for Student Travel

Student trips are exciting opportunities to extend learning beyond the classroom. Funding a student trip, however, may be daunting. Don’t let the cost of a trip overwhelm you—or your students and their families. Organizations and companies that believe in the power of travel to enhance education offer scholarships and grants to help cut costs. Consider these opportunities, for individual students and for classrooms.

Ripley Hunter “World is a Classroom” Essay Contest Students who write an essay describing what they learned and how they were affected by travel could earn a $1,000 scholarship from the Student & Youth Travel Association Youth Foundation (SYF). The Ripley Hunter “World is a Classroom” Essay Contest awards students who use their creativity to compose an article or speech that illustrates a student travel experience.

Road Scholarship The SYF Road Scholarship awards funds to youth who, for various reasons, are unable to afford the cost of student group trips. Scholarships are awarded to eligible students or groups of three or more for education or performance-related travel with their class or youth group, and are based on the applicant’s circumstances and need as documented in an application form.

Silver Lining Program Through the Silver Lining Program , SYF grants an all-expenses-paid trip to approximately 35 students and youth, who are selected from the SYTA Annual Conference host city to travel to another part of the world.

Target Field Trip Grants Target stores award Target Field Trip Grants to K-12 schools nationwide, to help fund learning outside the classroom. Each grant is valued at up to $700.

The Verizon Foundation The Verizon Foundation offers education grants supporting projects that promote STEM, including trips that incorporate STEM activities and opportunities available in destinations.

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The deadline for submitting scholarship applications for 2024 has passed. Those interested in opportunities for summer 2025 should check back on this site in December.

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8 ways to find free or subsidized travel in 2022

Grants, teaching programs and seasonal jobs can help unattached travelers looking to fund their adventures.

Even if you’re backpacking on a shoestring budget or hostel-hopping through Europe, you have to spend money to travel. There’s the price of eating and sleeping on the road, plus the financial toll of leaving your job, children, pets or other responsibilities behind.

Fortunately for people with flexibility in their schedules — and even more flexibility with their relationships — there are ways to finagle free (or even paid) travel, particularly for artists, scuba divers, animal lovers, teachers and lucky contest winners.

There’s always a catch, of course, whether it’s working your way through a trip or producing something to show from your experience by the end.

Here are eight ways to see the world on someone else’s dime.

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Sign up to be a sitter

Have you always dreamed of visiting Boston but can’t afford a hotel? Do you want access to the slopes of Tahoe without paying peak-season rates? Generally responsible people can find gigs caring after homes and pets. Companies like Nomador and TrustedHousesitters connect people who love to travel with people who need help looking after their homes or pets in exchange for room and board. There are blogs dedicated to this lifestyle for people looking to learn more about the opportunity before jumping into a trip.

Apply for a travel grant

Just like scientists who apply for research funding, you can try to get a grant to sponsor your travel goals. Scoring one is tough, as not many exist, and many people want free travel.

One way to find them is by entering terms like “grant” or “travel grant” into a search engine alongside topics that relate to your job, interests or field of study.

For example, a quick search of “scuba diving grant” will pull up more than $500,000 in grants and scholarships for divers, according to the Professional Association of Diving Instructors. Try “grants for hikers,” and you will find options such as the American Alpine Club’s McNeill-Nott Award , offering $5,000 a year to female amateur climbers and alpinists (applications are open Oct. 1 through Dec. 31).

There are also widely known grants, such as the Fulbright-National Geographic fellowship that offers U.S. students a paid year of “storytelling on a globally significant theme.” Grantees — or “storytellers” — get standard Fulbright benefits covering travel, health care and a general stipend, plus a reporting allowance and additional materials. They will also get instruction on storytelling techniques by National Geographic staff before they start their adventure. They will have the chance to pitch stories for the publication’s platforms. Although applications are closed for the 2022-2023 competition, you can apply for the 2023-2024 year when applications open this April .

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Teach English

An old-school route for travelers is to become an English teacher abroad. A good place to start your search for opportunities is TEFL, a membership network that provides accreditation and offers a connection to more than 30,000 employers, according to its website. Members can access jobs around the world, whether they want to work four hours a day in Moscow or full time in Santiago, Chile.

Another route is online teaching. Because of the pandemic, there are more online English teaching jobs that could enable you to work from anywhere you would like to travel. Teachers with Magic Ears earn between $22 and $26 per hour, for example.

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Study microelectronics from an RV

Roadtrip Nation is sending three people on a three-week RV trip across the country in the name of microelectronics. They are looking for applicants who want to pursue a career focused on microelectronics, semiconductors and microchips, so if you’re into AI or adaptive manufacturing, this gig is for you.

The trip — set to begin in May, although it could get shifted depending on the pandemic — will be filmed, resulting in a documentary that may end up shown on public television. All expenses will be covered, and road trippers will also get a daily stipend. Applications are due Feb. 6 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time.

Become an ‘artist-in-residence’

For the creative set, one opportunity for free or subsidized travel is an artist residency.

The National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) lists opportunities that support visual artists, writers, musicians, and other creatives, typically for about two to four weeks. One such gig is the Death Valley National Park artist-in-residency program that has two residencies each year. Artists get a $3,000 stipend and are housed (and fed) in a hotel right inside the park.

For writers, there is the chance to stay in a “poet’s cottage” in Central Pennsylvania through the Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing . The program gives recipients four months of time to work, plus a stipend of $5,000. Applicants must be writing their first or second book of fiction or creative nonfiction. The deadline for applications is Feb. 1.

Retreat to Peterborough, N.H., for the MacDowell program, which invites emerging and established artists and provides accommodations, use of a studio and three prepared meals per day for as many as six weeks. Applicants must work in disciplines including architecture, film or video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theater and visual arts. The deadline for fall residency applications is Feb. 10.

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Become a flight attendant

Should a career change suit you, you may want to consider becoming a flight attendant. With airlines’ labor shortage and staffing issues, many are hiring flight attendants — and offering bonuses and extra pay — to make sure flights can take off on schedule. And, obviously, the job is all about travel.

Several big names are hiring right now, including American Airlines , United and Delta . But there are flight attendant openings from lesser-known regional and corporate carriers, too.

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Find a seasonal job

Like airlines, tourist destinations have been hurting for staff throughout the pandemic. Cool Works is a seemingly endless portal of seasonal jobs that appeal to travel lovers, including operating a gondola at a Telluride ski resort, becoming a chef right outside a national park or tending to a historic Cape Cod inn . The website features openings in categories broken down by type of job — brewery, winery and distillery, camp jobs or general labor, for example — as well as season or location, help wanted now, interesting regions and more.

If you have dreamed of shadowing a pasta maker in Italy or learning about permaculture in Malawi , you can also pick up short-term gigs working just about anywhere in the world through WWOOF, the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms. Founded in 1871, the organization features opportunities in more than 130 countries. WWOOF’s mission is to connect travelers with organic farmers in the spirit of cultural and educational exchange while promoting good farming and sustainability practices.

Apply to live rent-free in Sicily

In its latest marketing stunt, Airbnb is offering one lucky applicant the opportunity to spend a year rent-free in the rural village of Sambuca in Sicily. The concept was inspired by Sambuca’s 2019 “1 Euro House” campaign that aimed to solve the town’s declining population problem by enticing new investments through cheap real estate. If you win, you will have to list one of the rooms of the house on Airbnb. You may also be able to learn Italian through a mentorship program.

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Google Travel and Conference Grants

At Google, we believe a diversity of attributes, experiences, and perspectives are needed to build tools that can change the world. Everyone deserves the opportunity to pursue a career in computer science and technology, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, disability or military service. To help break down the barriers that prevent underrepresented groups in computer science from attending leading tech conferences, we're excited to offer Google Travel and Conference Grants for selected conferences in Computer Science and related fields. Grants are available in North America for all traditionally underrepresented groups in technology (including, but not limited to, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, persons with disabilities, women and veterans), in Europe for women in technology, in India and in Africa for students who have their research papers accepted at top-tier conferences in Computer Science and related areas.

To encourage attendance at technical conferences, Google will provide selected recipients:

Free conference registration
North America: A $500 reimbursement to retroactively be used toward airfare and accommodation costs (will be awarded after the conference)
Europe: Up to 1000 EUR towards travel and accommodation costs (will be paid after the conference)
India: An award in the range of $1000 - $3,000 that will cover conference registration, travel, accommodation and other related expenses.
Africa: An award in the range of $1000 to $3000 that will cover conference registration, travel, accommodation and related expenses. Grant amount depends on cost for the international conference.
Japan & South Korea: Up to $3000 towards air tickets and lodging cost (will be paid after the conference). Grant amount depends on cost for the international conference.

Grant eligibility varies by region, so please review the information on the region-specific pages on the left. Grants will be awarded to the most qualified persons based on application review. Every applicant will be notified of their status according to the time frames specified for the region.

North America

Eligibility.

To be eligible for a grant to attend a conference in North America, applicants must:

Be a resident of North America
Be 18 years of age or older
Work or study in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a technical field related to the conference subject
Have a strong academic and/or professional background with demonstrated leadership ability
Def Con Conference (Deadline: May 25, 2018)
International Design Conference (Deadline: July 1, 2018)
ICMCP (International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals) (Deadline: July 6, 2018)
ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference (Deadline: July 13, 2018)
Society of Women Engineers: Women in Engineering (WE) Conference (Deadline: August 10, 2018)
Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) (Deadline: August 27, 2018)
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) National Convention (Deadline: August 31, 2018)

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Recipients will be notified by e-mail approximately 8 - 10 weeks prior to the date of the conference. If you are selected, we will contact you with conference registration details and information about how you will receive your $500 post-conference reimbursement.

For any questions on North America grants, please reach out to [email protected] .

To be eligible for a grant to attend a conference in Europe, applicants must:

Be a woman working or studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a technical field related to the conference subject (no residency restrictions apply)
Women of Silicon Roundabout 2018 (Deadline: April 27th 2018)
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) (Deadline: May 1, 2018)
International Conference of Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining (KDD) (Deadline: June 8, 2018)
European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) (Deadline: June 29, 2018)
SREcon 2018 (Deadline: July 1st 2018)
European Women in Tech 2018 (Deadline: September 1st 2018)

Please submit this form by the deadline for the conference listed above that you wish to attend.

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email, approximately three to four weeks prior to the conference. If you are selected, you will receive additional information on how to register for the conference and how to receive your grant.

For any questions, please reach out to [email protected] .

To be eligible for a grant to attend a conference in India, applicants must:

Be a student enrolled with a recognized university in India who is in need of conference travel funds.
Have a paper accepted at a top-tier top-tier Computer Science conference. We prefer to support conferences in research areas where Google has a strong interest. Please visit research.google.com for a list of areas. The paper must be accepted for full publication and preferably full oral presentation. As an indicator, we have recently approved travel grants for CVPR, NIPS, CHI, STOC, PLDI, COLT, ICML, CIKM, KDD, ICCV, EMNLP, ACL, Interspeech and FSE.
Be the primary author of the accepted paper.
Have a paper accepted for oral presentation in the main conference program. Some conferences may have different presentation guidelines in which case the equivalent of a conventional full oral presentation must be considered. Workshop papers will not be approved for travel grants.

Please complete this application form .

We review applications every week, all year round, therefore you will get our reply within ten days. Once approved for a travel grant, the funds will be paid to the applicant’s university and the student may claim expenses using regular university procedures. For any questions, please reach out to: [email protected] .

To be eligible for a grant to attend an international conference, applicants must:

Be a student enrolled with a recognized university in Africa who is in need of conference travel funds.
Studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a technical field related to the conference subject.
Have a paper accepted for presentation (oral or poster) in the main conference program at a top-tier Computer Science conference. We prefer to support conferences in research areas where Google has a strong interest. Please visit research.google.com for a list of areas. The paper must be accepted for full publication and preferably full oral presentation. Workshop papers will not be approved for travel grants.
Be the sole or joint first author of the accepted paper.

Please submit this form by the deadline for the conference that you wish to attend. We are currently accepting applications for conferences in 2018 only.

We review applications monthly, all year round, therefore you will get our reply four to six weeks from the date of the application. Once approved for a travel grant, the funds will be paid to the applicant’s university and the student may claim expenses using regular university procedures.

For any questions, please reach out to [email protected] .

Japan & South Korea

To be eligible for a grant to attend an international research conference, applicants must:

Be a full-time student enrolled with a recognized university in Japan or South Korea who is in need of conference travel funds.
Have a paper accepted at a top-tier Computer Science conference. We prefer to support conferences in research areas where Google has a strong interest. Please visit research.google.com for a list of areas. Please refer to popular conference rankings to determine the conference tier.

We review applications in the first week of every month, except public holidays. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by email. If you are selected, you will receive additional information on how to receive your grant.

For any questions, please reach out to [email protected] .

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See the world while working on your degree.

Traveling within the realm of higher education has the power to expand the classroom from a brick and mortar building to the outer limits of the globe. Student travel combines the hands on learning of new and different environments with the intellectual growth of the university, enabling students from all countries and spheres to learn from other cultures first hand. Students enrolled in a college or university degree program may be eligible for travel for either study abroad programs or to attend special events, conferences and annual meetings.

In most cases the purpose of student travel achieves a couple of different goals: it widens the experience of those who choose to study and those who choose to teach, and allows participation in venues where academic excellence is applauded and research is shared. Additionally, it can cement the knowledge of history, geography, and culture like no test or term paper, and often becomes a tool in the globalization of the world by dispersing students in foreign lands, whether temporarily or long-term.

Study Abroad Grants

Many students choose to study abroad, but usually on their own dime which can be an expensive endeavor. Study abroad programs are nothing remotely novel; they have been happening among colleges and universities since the close of WWII. Fortunately the international scene has become more open and welcoming of American students. Where once students had few options of location, there are now dozens for each particular field of interest. Study Spanish art history or teach English in Spain, study environmental architecture in China, or immerse yourself in physical sciences in the Netherlands, among dozens of other disparate locations.

Check with the study abroad or international travel department of colleges and universities you are interested in. Many have study abroad guidance counselors who are skilled at matching students with a culture, timeline, course of study, language and location they will gain from.

Emory University’s Center for International Programs Abroad

For example, Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia is home to the Center for International Programs Abroad (CIPA), an office dedicated to fulfilling the university’s commitment to internationalization through travel. The Center is able to connect and fund both undergraduate and graduate students with programs that best suit them, as well as offering scholarship and grant opportunities for students accepted into a country’s program.

The CIEE is a leading administrator and advocate of study and teach abroad programs. Each year they provide over three million dollars in student funding for travel abroad, and they maintain over 100 different programs in over forty countries. Armed with the right skill set – including language and major field of study, a student may find an opportunity to teach or study in Poland, Chile, or Bolivia. The study abroad section of their website links students to home-stay programs as well as cultural excursions offered that are unique to each host country.

Students seeking travel grants will find many maintained by the CIEE such as:

The John E. Bowman Travel Grants . These are awarded to students who wish to study abroad in non-traditional locations.
The Peter Wollitzer Scholarships for Study in Asia. These $2000 awards are given each semester to students with the intention of studying anywhere in Asia.
The Michael Stohl Scholarship . This awards are targeted towards students with a nontraditional background, who are economically disadvantaged or first generation college students, and who have the intention of doing research while abroad.

Global Studies Grant for Student Travel and Study Abroad

The Global Studies Foundation provides a travel grant for American students already studying abroad through an accredited institution. The grant is particularly targeted towards the study of strategically important countries and language training for the students within them. The application is due in July.

Grants for Educational Meetings and Conferences

Select groups of undergraduate and graduate students have been included in key educational conferences and meetings for decades to provide auxiliary support, represent their peers well, and to compete intellectually. Especially in colleges and universities where students have conducted research and studies they are often asked to make presentations of projects, research studies, even publications that offer current updates to existing knowledge bases and even the results of new and innovative research.

Students often figure prominently in research studies particularly in the area of health care, science, and mathematics. Their participation is often a requirement for their degree and small grants can be awarded to help cover costs of travel expenses. Often stipends of between $500 and $1,000 are typical for educational conference expenses.

John E. Skinner Memorial Scholarship

For example, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) sponsors the John E. Skinner Memorial Scholarship , which sends one deserving graduate student or exceptional undergraduate student to the AFS annual meeting. The Scholarship will provide up to an $800 stipend for a student to travel to and from the meeting. The award is open to any student active in the study of fisheries or the aquatic world.

University of Illinois Graduate Travel Grants

The University of Illinois also provides travel grants to its graduate students to attend professional conferences. These $300 awards support students who plan to share papers or creative work from their studies with the conference attendees, and are intended to be a push toward professional development for their students.

Multiple Roads to Travel

There are many paths a student can travel to find themselves the learner or teacher in another state or country. Travel grants and study abroad opportunities are one of the most fruitful ways for universities to spread their knowledge and resources throughout the globe. The travel resources are abundant for passport-armed students willing to try something new and unforgettable.

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Looking for summer study abroad scholarships? We’ve got you covered, as we offer a variety of need, merit, and other scholarships & grants to help you on your journey.

Ranging from out $200 Go Abroad Again program to our $1,500 Douglass O'Connell Scholars Grant and more, our scholarships & grants help meet the needs of our students and provide more equitable access to our summer study abroad programs. Check out our summer study abroad scholarships & grants below!

* For students participating in 2 consecutive Summer Blocks, please see the Quarter Scholarships page for award amounts.

Based on students' Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) from their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Note: EFC (Expected Family Contribution) is being replaced by SAI (Student Aid Index) for the 2024-2025 FAFSA cycle. Due to unexpected FAFSA delays during the transition, CIEE will accept the 2023-2024 FAFSA (EFC) or the 2024-2025 FAFSA (SAI) for Fall 2024. For students who provide the 2023-2024 FAFSA (EFC), we will continue to guarantee GAIN Travel Grants to those with EFCs of 10,000 or less. For students who provide the 2024-2025 FAFSA (SAI), we will guarantee GAIN Travel Grants to Pell Eligible students. Applications must received by the April 1st deadline for the guarantee. Students with high need should still apply even if they do not meet the criteria noted above.

Based on academic achievement. Complete the Scholarships & Grants portion of your program application, along with an essay, to be considered for all awards to which you are eligible.

Awards are based on program, alumni status, or enrolled institution.

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FAQs About Summer Study Abroad Scholarships

If you’re wondering how to apply for summer study abroad scholarships, we’ve got you covered! Follow these 3 simple steps:

Search for your dream summer program and start an application
Review CIEE scholarships and grants
Complete the Scholarships & Grants portion of your application

For more detailed instructions on how to apply to merit-based and need-based summer scholarships, check out How To Apply To Scholarships or read our blog post: How to Apply to a Study Abroad Scholarship at CIEE: 4 Steps .

Summer term study abroad scholarship applications are always open, meaning you can submit the Scholarships & Grants portion of your CIEE Study Abroad application any time. Remember to submit your application by the April 1 summer programs deadline to be considered for summer funding.

While the cost of your summer study abroad program varies based on the specific program you choose, our summer programs can range anywhere from less than $5,450 to $9,250 or more . See some summer study abroad program examples below:

Summer Ancient + Modern Japan -- $6,950
Summer in Florence -- $5,450
Summer Accelerated Chinese Language -- $8,450
Summer Arabic Language -- $9,250
Summer Global Internship -- $7,450

Terms and Conditions

*Need-Based Grants: Students must submit their CIEE Scholarships & Grants application by these dates and provide proof of an eligible application to the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. **Need-Based Grants: Students with an EFC of 10,000 or less must submit their CIEE Scholarships & Grants application by these dates to be guaranteed a GAIN Travel Grant. Students with EFCs above 10,000 should still apply, but they will be considered after the Scholarships and Grants Deadline. The GAIN Travel Grant is valid toward outbound and return airfare on CIEE programs. This is a credit with our partner travel agency and has no cash value. If you are selected for a GAIN Travel Grant, CIEE will not reimburse you for out of pocket travel costs. If your institution covers your flights, you are not eligible for a GAIN Travel Grant. Review the maximum summer scholarships caps .

Scholarships & Grants

There are many organizations that offer student scholarships for educational travel based upon need and merit. School Tours of America is always looking for available scholarships or grants and will share them here along with our suggestions and other resources on how to best acquire these funds

Jan Wright Memorial Scholarship

The staff of School Tours of America have established this scholarship in memory of our beloved friend & educational tour pioneer. This scholarship of up to $500 is awarded to a deserving student based on financial need, merit & must be nominated by a Group Leader.

Scholarships for Students

A variety of non-profit organizations such as the Student Youth Tour Association ( www.syta.org ) have scholarships for deserving students.

The Program awards funds to youth who, for various reasons are unable to afford the cost of their group's educational travel. visit website
The National Youth Day Out program provides a one-day travel experience for deserving classes around the United States and Canada. visit website
This program recognizes deserving high school students who have demonstrated through their action, intention, or circumstance the desire to expand their awareness, creating a dramatic life change. visit website

Corporate Grants & Grant Programs

A number of national companies have established grants for travel and education. These grants are generally awarded to a group and thus require the Tour Director or Teacher to apply. Please review each program for guidelines and requirements.

Verizon Foundation The Verizon Foundation offers teachers grants to promote literacy and fund educational causes. visit website
Target Field Trip Grant As part of the Target commitment to education, our one-of-a-kind, innovative Target Field Trip Grants program will award as many as 5,000 educators' grants of up to $800 each to fund a student field trip. visit website
Grant Wrangler: Grant Wrangler is a free online listing service of grants and awards for K-12 teachers. New fundraising opportunities are posted frequently, and educators can sign up for a bi-weekly newsletter announcing the latest grants and awards. Find out more about Grant Wrangler
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The Graduate School is pleased to provide research degree students (M.A./M.S., Ph.D., J.S.D., D.M.A., M.F.A.) the opportunity to travel the world to enhance their scholarship. Eligible students are encouraged to apply for grant funding related to professional conferences, research travel, or summer language education.

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Conference Grant – Application Form (Online)

The Graduate School offers Conference Grant awards of up to $700 to research degree students to attend a professional conference at which they are presenting. Online conference presentations are eligible for a grant of up to $200. Grant amounts are detailed in the Locations and Awards PDF . See the application form for more information about eligibility requirements and instructions. Conference grants are reviewed by the 9th of the month preceding the month in which the conference occurs, and grants are awarded to eligible students by the 15th of the preceding month. Applications are accepted up to 30 days following the end of the conference date.

Students are eligible for one conference grant per year and must be within time to degree limits. Masters students are eligible for conference travel grants starting in their first semester until the end of the eighth semester of enrollment. Ph.D. students are eligible for conference travel grants starting in their first semester until the end of the fourteenth semester of enrollment.

Research Travel Grant – Application Form (Online)

The Graduate School awards grants of up to $2,500 for Ph.D. degree students and $1,000 for master’s degree students for travel that is directly related to dissertation and thesis research, not conference travel. Recipients must be enrolled (full-time or in absentia) in a graduate research degree program (M.A./M.S., M.F.A., D.M.A., J.S.D., or Ph.D.) through the Graduate School and be registered at the time of the award. Master’s degree students up to their eighth semester of study and Ph.D. students up to their 14th semester of study are eligible to apply. (Note that the post-A exam requirement has been waived beginning with Spring 2022 submissions.)

In a typical year, the Graduate School awards 50-65 grants. Applications are due annually on October 1, February 1, and April 1 with a call for applications circulated a month prior to the deadline. Decisions will be announced by the first of the month following the application deadline. For example, decisions will be announced by November 1 for the October 1 deadline. See the application form for more information about eligibility requirements and instructions.

For students managing mental health while away from campus, please visit the Mental Health While Away from Campus page.

Learn more about graduate students who have received travel grants:

MacKenzie Pierce, Musicology
Jiai Zhang, Food Science and Technology
Mariano Sanchez Talanquer, Government
Kalia Bistolas, Microbiology

Summer Foreign Language Grant – Application Form (Online)

Grants of up to $1,000 are offered to research degree students for summer travel to foreign countries for intensive (non-English) language instruction. See the application form for more information about eligibility requirements and instructions. Applications are due by April 15 with a call for applications occurring a month prior to the deadline.

Important Notification: To ensure the safety of all Cornell students traveling on university-related activities, students traveling internationally must enter their travel itinerary and contact information into Cornell’s International Travel Registry . In addition, those traveling to high-risk countries must get approval for such travel from the International Travel Advisory and Response team (ITART).

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College is an eye-opening experience for all students. However, some students want to take that experience a step further and broaden their horizons by studying in another country. Programs are available to study for a summer, a semester or a full year. For each of these time frames, numerous opportunities are available for grant funding and scholarships to pay the expenses that will be encountered.

It is also important to note here that the student does not need to be fluent in a second language. There are many programs of study in foreign countries that are taught primarily in English or that incorporate language studies into the program so that a student can be immersed in the culture while learning the language.

Flexibility is a very common attribute of many study abroad programs. Students should not be deterred by possible roadblocks. Most issues can be easily resolved before they become a preventative measure.

Before beginning research into the details of a program of study, a notable resource is NAFSA’s page regarding myths and realities of financing study abroad. This page can be found at Myths and Realities .

This page can be a good resource to help streamline the planning for a semester abroad, as it notes the importance of presenting a detailed budget and applying for as much financial assistance as necessary for an excursion that can be pricey.

Other tips included in the myths and realities involve maintaining student financial aid for within the United States while studying abroad, details on whether loan repayment will come into effect or you will retain student status while studying out of the country and whether loans and other aid funds will be available in a timely manner when the school schedule abroad may differ from that of a local university.

The myths and realities are a section of the An undergraduate student’s resource regarding financial aid for study abroad , which covers various important topics on the subject.

When the decision has been made to study abroad and the search for a program and time frame begins, a good place to start is a college of your choice. Many colleges now offer opportunities to spend a semester or longer abroad. As part of a well-rounded education, being exposed to the views and lifestyles of people who were brought up in a different culture is highly beneficial.

For that reason, some of these colleges have developed long-standing relationships with partner universities in various other countries and have well-established methods of applying for the experience and for financial assistance.

Some colleges offer the opportunity at the same cost as a semester’s tuition locally, with the exception of room and board. Other specific agreements can also be in effect to help make a semester abroad cheaper than a semester at the school of the student’s choice locally.

Some examples of colleges and universities in the United States that support strong study abroad programs include: Columbia University, Dartmouth, Duke University and Michigan State University. These four and numerous others were nominated by students and adminstrators for a report in the U.S. News in the spring of 2011.

For the complete list and access to further details on the programs available at each university, visit colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com .

The top ranked program, according to the U.S. News report, was at American University in Washington, D.C. The university provides general mobility awards to help finance the experience, which provides up to $2,500 for each student awarded the assistance.

Also, program specific scholarships are available through the partner universities that host American University students. For more detailed information on the American University study abroad program, auabroad.american.edu .

Summer study programs can be found for any course of study and also for varying terms so that the program can fit into any interested student’s summer, even with other plans already in place. A number of organizations provide connections to programs all over the world and also provide opportunity to apply for a scholarship to help with the financial aspects of such a trip.

CIEE’s study abroad programs are available in numerous countries and a variety of areas of study. Scholarships are also available to assist with the financial side of studying and living abroad for any period of time.

In order to apply for a scholarship for a CIEE program, visit www.ciee.org . This web site provides details of the scholarship application, which requires an essay detailing objectives and financial need, among other things. Also, the scholarship has two annual deadlines, allowing for a second chance if the first deadline is missed.

Other alternatives include similar programs with CEA Global Education , CCIS Study Abroad , Academic Studies Abroad , just to name a few of the many options available. All of these sites offer details on the programs a student can choose and any financial assistance that can be attained for the adventure.

Each group or program that offers study abroad opportunities has a special focus and an opinion of how the experience should play out for each student. Some believe bigger groups visiting a country together can experience the local culture without feeling too distant and cut off from their own country. Others, such as Academic Studies Abroad, believe that groups should be smaller to allow greater interaction with the destination culture.

Most understand the importance of helping a student face the unknown and therefore have detailed orientations both prior to departure and once the student arrives in the destination country to begin the program of study. Other considerations such as health insurance for the student while abroad and guarantees that credits will transfer to other schools are factors that should be considered also.

Details that may seem unimportant can become huge factors in hampering the experience at a later date. Therefore, a thorough program that looks at all angles before the student commits to the study program and leaves for the adventure are the best programs to devote time and effort to for the experience.

Rotary scholarships

Rotary chapters exist in almost every town or city across the United States. Rotary goals include advancing world understanding goodwill and peace. These goals are reached by helping provide healthcare, education and general improvement to financial circumstances in foreign countries.

The Rotary foundation also hopes to help younger generations better understand other countries by experiencing life abroad. A program called Rotary Youth Exchange help both high school and college students spend up to a year with a family in another country, fully immersed in a new culture.

This helps gain understanding of and empathy for people who experience life differently. For more information, visit The Rotary Youth Exchange .

The Rotary Foundation also offers an Ambassadorial scholarship to not only undergraduate students but also graduate students and young professionals hoping to begin their careers with experience in a foreign country.

For more information on Ambassadorial Scholarships, visit www.rotary.org .

Institute of International Education

The IIE offers detailed information to those who wish to spend time studying in a foreign country. A good place to start is IIE’s student passport, located at IIEpassport . This site offers a student toolkit, which not only helps a student find the right program for him or her, but it also provides information on scholarships for those programs.

Application deadlines are clearly listed on the site as well, helping any prospective student keep on track and apply on time. Also, the site has an option to choose the part of the world you are most interested in and see what areas the IIE is connected to. From there, scholarship management links and contacts within the organization that can best assist a potential study abroad student are displayed for easy use.

Delaying the Real World and Circumnavigators’ Grants

For those who want to travel to expand their horizons without the consideration of further education, grants are available for you too. The Delaying the Real World travel grant is for individuals age 21-29 who do not intend to seek further education and yet are not ready to find a career path and join the working world.

A book, Delaying the Real World by Colleen Kinder, is a resource of ideas to be able to make money for necessities while avoiding the full-time job that may normally require. The book is recommended as a must-read for anyone who is awarded the Delaying the Real World fellowship. More information can be found at www.delayingtherrealworld.com .

Circumnavigator grants are designed for undergraduate students between their junior and senior years who want to complete a round-the-world study project during the summer. The program was created through a partnership between Northwestern University and the Circumnavigators Club Foundation.

Up to a $9,000 grant will be awarded to the individual that plans to visit at least five different countries on three different continents. These countries should not include the United States and Canada. For more information on this grant and the application process, a visit to The Circumnavigators Travel-Study Grant Page is in order.

Postgraduate Study Grants

Having a degree already does not mean all hope is lost for educational experiences abroad. Some post-graduate programs at U.S. universities recognize the importance of having experience outside the nation in order to better understand life in general.

Therefore, partnerships with foreign universities have also been developed at the post-graduate level. Research into specific programs can provide further detail for a portion of a program, an entire program or even an internship or fellowship in another country.

Specific programs and financial aid are also available through many universities abroad for those who have completed a bachelor’s degree in the United States but want to further their education and experience life in other countries.

When considering a program like this, the best way to begin is to pick a location or a top three list of countries and/or cities that you would like to live in for such a long period. After narrowing down an idea of what locations are ideal for you, a search for the right program can begin.

Sometimes, obviously, your ideas may have to shift slightly, depending on program availability and other factors. Still, having a starting point can get you to the universities that can best fit your needs and allow for research into the grants and scholarships available to students from other countries that wish to attend specific programs at that university.

For example, Across the Pond is an organization that has partnerships with numerous universities in England, Scotland and Wales. These universities offer foreign applicants assistance in finding the right program and applying for the university and financial aid for the entirety of the program’s duration.

Another useful resource for students interested in study abroad is the Study Abroad Blog , which is self-labeled a “survival guide for U.S. students studying abroad.” The blog does help with numerous scholarships and programs available, detailing the aspects of study that funds can be used for as well as the programs the scholarships specifically provide funding for, i.e. humanities, sciences, etc.

The Center for Global Education also offers an all-inclusive site for those who wish to study or work abroad. The site also discusses internship and research opportunities in foreign countries and provides links for numerous search engines for the ideal study abroad program for each prospective student. The site can be accessed at globaled.us .

Among the search engines listed on the CGE’s site is Peterson’s search engine , which focuses on semester or yearlong programs in various countries. Both a simple search and an advanced search are available to help find the program that is best for each student. Also, programs offered by colleges in other countries, such as a program in London, England, at Sothesby Institute of Art, are listed along the side of the page.

One example of an advanced search using Peterson’s search engine follows: a choice of Biological and Biomedical Sciences with a focus on Aquatic Biology and Limnology for a bachelor’s degree results in eight schools. The downside of this search for United States residents is that six of the schools are in Florida, California, Texas and South Carolina.

The remaining two schools are located in Prince George, British Columbia and Montreal, Quebec. This means that a trip to Australia or Spain may be a more difficult undertaking. However, trips to Canada have the benefit of less time spent in a cramped seat on an airplane, almost no time spent over an ocean during plane travel and also the benefit of still getting to use a passport.

Printed Resource Texts

For those who prefer a printed guide to the details that need to be handled for a semester abroad, a list of comprehensive resource texts can be found at a page maintained by Vistawide World Languages and Cultures . The site holds details of texts like Study Abroad 101 , which covers the important topics like financial aid, budgets, what to pack and even details on what to do after the trip is over and the student returns home.

Another text that is available is The Exchange Student Survival Kit, which discusses the issues a student will typically face while on such a trip away from home. These issues include culture shock, homesickness, preparing for the return home at the end of the time abroad and reverse culture shock. There is also the book Financial Aid Studying and Training Abroad, which is updated on two year spans and gives the student important details on 1,000 scholarships, fellowships, loans and grants that can be obtained to help pay for a study program in a foreign country.

Also, IIE Passport, one of the web sites listed above, has printed versions of its online materials, providing detailed assistance in two formats for students who will be braving such a worthwhile and unique experience as studying in a country far from home and family.

The books, titled Academic Year Abroad and Short Term Study Abroad are also texts that are regularly updated and have the years they focus on listed in the title. These books cover over 3,500 programs sponsored not only by both United States and foreign universities but also programs sponsored by museums and even those programs that take place during travel on a ship at sea. Well worth the time to explore, these texts can answer many questions that might not otherwise come to mind.

Finally, it is important to note that while traveling to a foreign country for an extended period and taking on such a challenge as studying toward a degree can seem daunting, it really does not have to be. With today’s technology and the common focus by most universities on helping a student expand horizons, the ability to procure the appropriate information and funding for a study abroad experience is well within reach for any student. A few searches on the Internet and a few emails or calls to a university’s foreign studies office and students are guaranteed to be well on their way to the experience of a lifetime.

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Research Travel Grant - Application Form (Online) The Graduate School awards grants of up to $2,500 for Ph.D. degree students and $1,000 for master's degree students for travel that is directly related to dissertation and thesis research, not conference travel. Recipients must be enrolled (full-time or in absentia) in a graduate research ...
Traveling Scholarships & Travel Abroad Grants for College Students
The university provides general mobility awards to help finance the experience, which provides up to $2,500 for each student awarded the assistance. Also, program specific scholarships are available through the partner universities that host American University students. For more detailed information on the American University study abroad ...
Travel Grants for PhDs, Postdocs and ECRs
List of Travel funding opportunities for Postdocs and ECRs | ECRcentral. 104 travel grants found.
Travel grants for students studying abroad or on placements (England
Travel grants for students including medical and dental students - travel costs, Erasmus placements, how to apply, eligibility, travel expenses forms.

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