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Study Abroad - Scholarships
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The University of Delaware Office of Women’s Affairs offers funding for female University of Delaware students engaged in travel for various academic purposes. For more information and a downloadable application, go to http://www.udel.edu/OWA/awards/StudentTravel.shtml.
Spend a semester or a full year studying in Japan through a partnership/exchange between the University of Delaware and Soka University. Each year, two deserving student participants will be selected as recipients of the Norton/Ikeda scholarship, which covers full tuition and housing for this exchange. The top candidate will also receive funds to help offset the cost of the airfare. Click here for more information.
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) offers its members the opportunity to apply for the Scholar Abroad program. This program funds two $5,000 awards and one $2500 award each year. In order to assist students with their study abroad experience, one award is made for each fall, spring and summer term. Application for the scholarship should be made online and submitted to NSCS by the designated deadline date. More information is available on-line at http://www.nscs.org/ScholarshipOpportunities/ScholarAbroad/index.cfm.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to pursue country-based undergraduate opportunities abroad of up to one academic year. To be eligible students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba. Short-term programs are eligible provided they are a minimum of four weeks in length. For more information, full eligibility criteria and the online application please access the Gilman program Web site at www.iie.org/gilman.

If you have a working knowledge of German, you might consider applying for the German-American Federation Exchange Student Scholarship. This award sends two undergraduate students (preferably sophomores or juniors) to study at a Germany university for one year. It is open to students in all majors.

Each scholarship has a value of 5000 Euro, paid in 10 monthly installments which cover room and board, books and a portion of expected personal expenses. Tuition is free in Germany. Student recipients must pay transportation, admission fee, mandatory health insurance costs, and whatever personal expenses occur beyond the scope of each scholarship.

Application forms and further information are available on the scholarship website (www.vdac.de) or through the campus contact, Lisa Chieffo, Center for International Studies, 186 S. College Ave., (302)831-2852. All application materials are due by 5:00 pm on March 15. Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter.

The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) offers Study Scholarships to outstanding students for study at universities in Germany. They currently offer scholarships for graduating seniors, juniors and sophomores to spend a semester or year in Germany. More information about these scholarships is available on the DAAD website: http://www.daad.org/.
Another study abroad scholarship possibility is through the National Security Education Program (NSEP). NSEP offers undergraduate scholarships for study abroad and graduate fellowships for international study in return for a service commitment to an agency of the federal government with national security responsibilities, or work in the field of higher education in the area of study for which the scholarship was awarded. These awards focus on geographical areas, languages and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Please link to their homepage for more information about the goals, policies and requirements for NSEP scholarships.

Applicants should be advised that because the NSEP awards are given by the National Security Education Program, and because recipients are required to put their learning to use for the U.S. government, they may be politically loaded --that is, participants may be thought of as spying for the U.S. We advise all applicants to take this aspect of the NSEP program into account when applying.

Rotary, a well-known charitable foundation, offers the Ambassadorial Scholarships, the nation's largest scholarship program for study abroad. For more information, contact your local Rotary chapter or go to http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho. The Newark Morning Rotary Club in Newark, Delaware is soliciting candidates for the Ambassadorial Scholarship. If you are interested in being considered as a candidate for this scholarship, contact Carl Sheran (302-737-1050 or cpsnls@aol.com) or call Rotary International at (708) 866-3000.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts announces a Study Abroad Scholarship for graduate or undergraduate study abroad. Applicants must be legal residents of Massachusetts. The award is to be used for a 12 credit summer session, semester or full year study abroad program. For more information or to apply, email gfwcma@aol.com or visit the Federation's website at http://www.gfwcma.org/index.html.
Phi Kappa Phi awards thirty-eight $1000 Study/Internship Abroad Grants a year. These grants are available for members and non-members in all fields of study who have a minimum academic grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. All applicants must have earned a minimum of 56 semester credit hours of academic credit but not more than 90 semester hours at the time of application; as well as at least one full year remaining in his/her academic program after participating in the study abroad. Students applying for the Study Abroad Grant must be accepted into a study abroad program at the time of application. Part of the application includes a study abroad plan, which should relate directly to your academic preparation, potential career choice, or to a commitment to the welfare of others.

Contact Phi Kappa Phi (Phone 1-800-804-9880 or via e-mail at awards@phikappaphi.org or via their Web site at www.phikappaphi.org) for deadlines and an application.

CIEE, a non-profit group, provides grants and scholarships for students with financial need who wish to study abroad. UD students may be eligible for some of these awards, although UD is not a member of CIEE. Information is available on the web at www.ciee.org/scholarships.cfm?subnav=students.
IEFC, a commercial bank based in Massachusetts, provides loans to U.S. students who wish to study abroad. For more information, phone 888-296-IEFC or go to www.iefc.com.
Published by the Institute of International Education (roughly $39.95, paper), Financial Resources for International Study is organized in a simple, user-friendly manner, with programs listed by country. The book is available in the reference room of UD's Morris Library (Call # LB 2337 .2 .F585.).
International Education Financial Aid provides a non-commercial web database (www.iefa.org) that lists scholarships, fellowships, and grants for study abroad at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral levels.
The Fulbright Commission sponsors graduate and post-doc students (U.S. citizens only) to participate in international fellowships. Specific eligibility requirements and other details are available on IIE's website (www.iie.org/fulbright/).

Students applying as part of the University of Delaware should submit completed applications to Lisa Chieffo, UD Fulbright Representative, by October 1 at 5:00pm. Please submit the application in person so that you may schedule an interview at the same time.

Lisa Chieffo
Univ. of Delaware Fulbright Representative
Center for International Studies
186 S. College Ave.
Newark, DE 19716
Email: lchieffo@udel.edu

Fastweb, a search engine (www.studentservices.com/fastweb/), is provided by a commercial website. There, you can type in personal information and the site will search for scholarships appropriate to you. Note: as this is a commercial site, it asks your permission to give out your personal information to companies who want to sell you things.

The $3,000 Freeman Award for study in Asia is applicable to students participating in UD's semester- and year-long exchange programs in Japan. Applicants must be American citizens or permanent U.S. residents. Awardees are expected to propose a service plan to share their experiences with their home campuses, to encourage study in Asia by others, and to spread understanding of Asia in their communities. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and priority is given to undergraduates with financial need and with limited experience in Asia. For more information, contact Dr. Lawrence Marceau (lmarceau@udel.edu, 831-2589) and visit the Freeman Web site at www.iie.org/pgms/Freeman-ASIA.

The Leifur Eiriksson Foundation provides full fellowship support for up to one year of study for U.S. graduate students studying in an Icelandic university. The foundation sets no limits as to the disciplines to be studied other than that it does not support elementary or introductory study of either Icelandic or English as a language. The awards cover tuition and fees, living expenses, and the costs for a full academic year in Reykjavik. For more information, deadlines and an application, go to www.leifureirikssonfoundation.org.

The Taiwan Scholarships, sponsored by Taiwan's Ministry of Education, are available to qualified undergraduate, Master's and Ph.D. students. Details, applications and deadlines are available on their website: http://www.studyintaiwan.org.