external funding resources

Specific Scholarships

Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars are encouraged to gain a better international understanding and to engage in friendly relations with those of another country.  They are serving as an ambassador and are expected to give presentations about their home to various groups while abroad, and upon return home, give presentations on their experiences.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships
The Gilman International Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad.  Awards of up to $5,000 are made for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad.  Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being $4,000.  Students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at 2-year or 4-year undergraduate colleges or universities are eligible to apply.

Bridging Scholarships
Scholarships are available for students who study in Japan for one semester or a full year.  Scholarship winners will receive a stipend of $2,500 for a semester or $4,000 for a one year program.  Eligible participants are undergraduate students majoring in any field of study.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Freeman Scholarships
Generous grants for at least 8 weeks of study in Asia provided by the Freeman Foundation.

National Security Education Program Scholarships and Fellowships
The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East).  The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Fulbright Grants
The United States Congress created the Fulbright Program in 1946, immediately after WWII, to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchange. 

Other Funding Search Sites

Institute for International Public Policy

Black Excel

Diversityabroad

Studyabroad.com

Studyabroadfunding.org

Finaid.org