Scholarships
If you are currently receiving financial aid or scholarships, check with your school to see if it may be applied to your study abroad.
Students looking for outside sources of scholarships or loans can check the following for more information. Columbia University is not affiliated with any of the sources.
If you are applying for a scholarship that requires your school's approval, please note that on-campus deadlines are often earlier than scholarship deadlines. Please check with your school's study abroad office.
Scholarships especially for KCJS, Japan or Asia
KCJS Scholarships
The KCJS Governing Board has allocated funds for KCJS and Alumni Scholarships specifically for KCJS students who demonstrate financial need. These awards vary between $500-$5000. Download scholarship application
Bridging Project Scholarships
http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/abroad.html
KCJS students may also use Bridging Project Scholarships to attend KCJS. The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project at the University of Colorado at Boulder awards up to 30 scholarships to assist students with the travel and living expenses they will incur while studying abroad in Japan. For information on how to apply, eligibility regulations and deadlines, please check their website.
Blakemore Asian Language Fellowships
www.blakemorefoundation.org
Scholarships for advanced language training for students planning to pursue careers related to Asia.
General Scholarships
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
www.iie.org/gilman
Sponsored by the US Department of State and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students to pursue semester or academic-year long study abroad opportunities. To be eligible students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application. For more information, application deadlines and the online application, please visit the Web site above.
National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships www.borenawards.org
Government-funded scholarships for study in areas of the world outside
western Europe, Canada, and Australia. Recipients are required to
fulfill a service requirement by working in higher education or for the
US government. Application available online. The national deadline for
applications is usually in mid February. However, most campuses have a
local representative to assist with the application process. Contact
your university's study abroad office to find out if your campus has an
earlier deadline.
Other resources:
http://www.studyabroadfunding.com/
