Scholarships

In addition to your Columbia-based financial aid and grants, there are other outside funding opportunities that we encourage you to explore. Many of the sponsoring organizations of approved programs offer both need and merit based scholarships to students studying with that program (e.g. CIEE, SIT, IES, Arcadia all offer competitive scholarships.)


General Study Abroad Scholarships

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
This program is offered through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and is administered by the Institute of International Education. These grants to study abroad provide assistance to undergraduates who are current recipients of federal student financial aid andPell grant eligible.

David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) awards scholarships to American undergraduates for study in regions and languages deemed critical to U.S. national security. The scholarships provides a maximum of $10,000 per semester or $20,000 per academic year.

Rotary Ambassadorial and World Peace Scholarships
This grant is for students interested in either an academic year abroad, or three to six month intensive language training abroad. World Peace Scholarships offer opportunities for individuals to pursue a two-year master's degree-level program in international studies, peace studies, and conflict resolution. Applications are usually due at least one year in advance.

Institute for International Policy Fellowship (Sponsored by the United Negro College Fund)
The IIPP Fellowship program provides students with specially designed education and training experiences critical to entry and advancement in international affairs careers. Students are recruited from across the nation and apply as sophomores to participate in a multi-year sequence of summer policy institutes, study abroad, intensive language training, internships, and graduate study, complemented by career development services along the way.

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Regional Scholarships

Asia Scholarships

Bridging Scholarships
Administered by the Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ), the Bridging Scholarships are available for students who wish to study in Japan on semester-long or academic year programs. Recipients for Bridging Scholarships will receive stipends ranging from $2500 to $4000 depending on the length of their study program in Japan.

European Scholarships
DAAD Scholarship & Fellowships

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers several study and research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students in Berlin, Germany.

Summer German Fellowships
The Freie Universität Berlin International Summer University (FUBiS) is an intensive summer program that seeks to promote international education and cross-cultural understanding. For more information, contact Professor Richard Korb at .

BUTEX Scholarship
BUTEX (British Transatlantic Exchange Association) offers two scholarships in the amount of £400 for students who have been offered a place at a UK university which is a member of BUTEX.

Education UK Scholarship Search:
A government-sponsored search engine specifically for UK university study.

Mary McNeill Scholarship in Irish Studies
This scholarship, in the amount of £3,000 is offered to a well-qualified student enrolled in the one year M.A. postgraduate degree course in Irish Studies at the Queen's University of Belfast. For more information, email irish.studies@qub.ac.uk

Richard Lewis Kohn Fellowship
This grant supports study at the University of London, specifically for the study of government and policy, during the junior year abroad. Priority is given to students in the London School of Economics. For more information, contact Scott Carpenter at

John C Phelan General Course Scholarship (for the London School of Economics)
John Phelan is a Member of the Board of the LSE Centennial Fund. His scholarships support the General Course, which he attended and the Financial Management Group whose work is close to his own professional interests as a distinguished money manager. There are three scholarships of £7,000.

AWC in Stockholm Scholarship
Founded in 1982 by former AWC President Jessie Lokrantz, the AWC Scholarship Foundation has been making it possible for American women to study in Sweden, allowing us in the AWC to share our adopted country with our fellow countrywomen. The scholarship which is based on academic excellence, is awarded in the form of a travel grant for $1,500. The grant was initiated to cover the cost of a round-trip airplane ticket between the US and Sweden.

Think Swiss Summer Scholarships
The ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship program provides a monthly scholarship of USD 500 for a period of 2 to 3 months (maximum). By accepting this scholarship you agree to participate in a blog to share your experiences during your research stay in Switzerland and to involve yourself in some limited activities as student ambassador.

Middle East Scholarships
Simpson Scholarships in Egyptology:
This scholarship provides an award of $2500 per semester (not to exceed two consecutive semesters) to undergraduate juniors and seniors who enroll in the Study Abroad Program at the American University in Cairo and concentrate their studies in Egyptology.

 

Australian Scholarships

Scholarships for study abroad in Australia
An Australian-government sponsored search engine for students studying in Australia.

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Arts & Music

Frank Huntington Beebe Fellowship
$10,000 for one year of advanced music study in Europe. The Fund provides financial support for round trip transportation, living and other expenses - approximately $15,000. Fellowships are for one year and are generally not renewable.

Kurt Weill Foundation Grants, Sponsored by Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc.
The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc. is a non-profit corporation that promotes public understanding and appreciation of the musical works of Kurt Weill. To this end, the Foundation solicits proposals from individuals and non-profit organizations for funding of projects related to the perpetuation of Kurt Weill's artistic legacy. Amount of award varies, but includes travel expenses.

Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grants
The objective of the Foundation is to promote, by charitable activities carried on by the Foundation, an appreciation of the traditional expression in painting, drawing, sculpture and the graphic arts, by aiding worthy art students, artists or sculptors who need further training or other assistance during their formative years. Average Amount per Award: $12,500 Canadian Dollars

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Other Scholarships

Golden Key Study Abroad Scholarships
This scholarship assists members who participate in a study abroad programs.

Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Kirsten R. Lorentzen Awards
The Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award is a new AWIS Educational Foundation program for college sophomores and juniors studying physics, including space physics and geophysics, or geosciences. The award in the amount of $1,000 will be given annually to an exceptionally well-rounded student who excels in her studies as well as outdoor activities, service, sports, music, or other non-academic pursuits or who has overcome significant obstacles.

Marion Wright Edelman Scholarship, sponsored by the Lisle Fellowship
Lisle is committed to a more just social order in which persons of all cultures, social classes, religious affiliations, nationalities, and political persuasions are full participants. The Candidate will demonstrate a history of commitment to the creation of a just and peaceful world, an ability to follow through with projects which work with and toward world community and concrete evidence that others will benefit from the experience of the scholarship winner. Winner will receive $1,000 scholarship.

The Howard Chapnick Grant, Sponsored by W Eugene Smith Memorial Fund
The annual $5,000 grant may be used to finance any of a range of qualified undertakings, which might include a program of further education, research, a special long-term sabbatical project, or an internship to work with a noteworthy group or individual. According to the Board of Trustees, special consideration will be given to projects that promote social change and/or serve significant concerns of photojournalism.

YFU Scholarships, Sponsored by Youth for Understanding International Exchange
American Overseas programs offer US high school students and recent graduates the opportunity to experience the world firsthand.

Delay the Real World Fellowship, Sponsored by Running Press Book Publishers
Tell us what YOU would do if you could postpone the 9-5 grind, and we just might make your dreams for adventure come true. Apply for the Delay the Real World Fellowship and you will be in the running for a $3,000 grant for your very own bold, exhilarating, and fulfilling adventure.

Global Studies Grants to Support the Study of International Affairs, Sponsored by Global Studies Foundation (GSF)
Designed to support foreign language training and other academic studies abroad, this grant provides supplemental funds for American students who already are studying abroad under the auspices of an official study abroad program conducted by an accredited academic institution. Of particular interest is funding the study of strategically significant countries and languages.

National Italian American Foundation
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) has an education budget of $1,000,000. The NIAF will award scholarships and grants to outstanding students for use during the following academic year. The awards will be made on the basis of academic merit and divided between two groups of students. Scholarship awards range from $2,500-$10,000.

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Other Funding Resources

IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding
A study abroad-specific scholarships search engine

International Education Financial Aid
A search engine for many types of scholarships and fellowships at all educational levels, worldwide, for all types of study

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