• Gilman Scholarships-- http://www.iie.org/gilman/ (to be eligible, you must have a Federal Pell Grant)

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• Freeman-Asia Awards-- http://www.iie.org/Freeman-ASIA

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• National Security Education Program-- http://www.iie.org/nsep/ (requires foreign language study)

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• Fulbright Scholarships– http://www.fulbrightonline.org/us/home.html

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• Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes - https://clscholarship.org/home.php

Gilman Scholarships

Undergrad students with Federal Pell Grants are eligible to apply.  The program selected must be at least 4 weeks in length and must fall within the academic year. No awards are made for summer only study.  Non-traditional destinations outside western Europe are preferred.  Awards are up to $5,000, and an average award is $4,000.  There are two funding rounds each year in September and April.  There is a service requirement to share the experience on campus the semester following your time abroad. 

Freeman-Asia Awards  

Freeman-ASIA Awards offer financial assistance to study abroad in East and Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.  To be eligible, you must currently receive financial aid or have verifiable need for financial assistance to study abroad in Asia.Awards are available for summer (8 week minimum), semester or year and range from $3,000 (summer) to $7,000 (full year).  There is a service requirement to share the experience on campus the semester following your time abroad.

National Security Education Program (NSEP)

NSEP Boren Scholarships provide funding for summer, semester, or yearlong study in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. national security, but are underrepresented in study abroad, hence the program chosen must be outside western Europe, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. Language study is required. Full year programs are preferred although semester study is allowed. Awards for summer study only are very limited.  Awards range from a maximum of $8,000 (summer), or $10,000 (semester) to $20,000 (year).  Students who receive awards should be aware of the service requirement after graduation from college. All applications must be completed online.

Fulbright Fellowships

Fulbright Fellowships give support for graduate study or research in a wide variety of academic disciplines, and professional training in the creative and performing arts. Fellowships may be used in many countries throughout the world.  The application cycle for the 2007-2008 Fulbright U.S. Student competition will open on May 1, 2006. The deadline for applications to be received at Institute of International Education is Friday, October 21, 2006.

Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes

The United States Department of State and the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) have announced the availability of scholarships for intensive overseas study for Summer 2008 in critical-need languages such as Arabic, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu.

As part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages, the Department of State Critical Language Scholarships will provide funding for U.S. citizen undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. students to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers.

Recipients of these scholarships will be expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.

Application deadlines for the scholarships vary and are as early as January 25, 2008.