Scholarships

Find Study Abroad Scholarships and Funding

The Office of Education Abroad strongly encourages students to apply to any study abroad scholarships they are eligible for and is able to help students with their applications.

For students interested in studying abroad, there are a multitude of opportunities available to help support you financially. Listed below are study abroad scholarships and funding broken out by type. Use the first series of links to navigate directly to those of interest to you. Once there, click the scholarship title to find out more about eligibility requirements, how to apply, application deadlines, et. al.

• CWRU Study Abroad Scholarships
• Disability and Accessibility Scholarships
• First Generation Scholarships
• LGBTQ Scholarships
• Race and Ethnicity Scholarships
• General Scholarships
• Honor Society Scholarships
• Program-Specific Scholarships
• Region-Specific Scholarships
• Fellowships

CWRU Study Abroad Scholarships

• Office of Education Abroad Scholarships
  • Alice Seagraves Award
  • Brookes Friebolin Award
  • IES Abroad Scholarship
  • Samuel Rosenthal Scholarship
  • think: global Need-Based Study Abroad Scholarship
• Weizmann Institute Scholarship
• Office of Education Abroad Programs with Funding 
  • DIS Summer Programs
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic Summer Programs
  • Tongji University SEM Summer Programs

Disability and Accessibility Scholarships

• Diversity Abroad
• EuroScholars Grants
• IES Abroad Disability Grants
• ISA Diversity Scholarship

Click here for additional resources on disability and accessibility abroad.

First Generation Scholarships

• Diversity Abroad
• EuroScholars Grants
• Fund for Education Abroad Scholarships
• ISA Diversity Scholarship

Click here for additional resources on first generation students abroad.

LGBTQ Scholarships

• Diversity Abroad
• Gamma Mu Foundation Scholarships Program
• ISA Diversity Scholarship
• Rainbow Scholarship
• Study.com Scholarship Guide for LGBTQ Students

Click here for additional resources on LGBTQ students abroad.

Race and Ethnicity Scholarships

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Emerging Leaders: Japan Cultural Immersion Program
• Diverse International Women of Color (DIWC) Summer Study Abroad Scholarship
• Diversity Abroad
• Frederick Douglass Global Fellow Scholarship
• Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• Study.com Scholarship Guide for Hispanic and Latino Students
• Study.com Scholarship Guide for Students of Color
• ISA Diversity Scholarship (for EuroScholars programs)
• TCA Study Abroad Turkey Scholarship for Armenian-American Students
• TCA Study Abroad in Turkey Scholarships for Minority Students

Click here for additional resources on race and ethnicity abroad.

General Scholarships

• CWRU Study Abroad Scholarships
• American Councils Study Abroad Aid
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
• Boren Awards Scholarship
• Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
• First Trip Scholarship (covers the cost of a U.S. passport and provides scholarship for students who have not been overseas)
• Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship
• Gilman-McCain Scholarship (active duty service members' dependents)
• Go Overseas Scholarships
• IIE-GIRE (PhD Engineering Student Research Abroad)
• Immigrants Rising (Scholarships and Fellowships for DACA and undocumented students)
• iVisa Study Scholarship
• Jack's Flight Club Scholarship
• Owner Direct Study Away Scholarship
• The Ad Passport Scholarship (covers up to $1,000 for a flight)
• The Passport Portal Scholarship (covers the cost of a U.S. passport)
• Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship
• Wander Pigs Study Abroad Scholarship

Honor Society Scholarships

• Delta Phi Alpha
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Phi Sigma Iota
• Sigma Delta Pi

Program-Specific Scholarships

• AMIDEAST Need-Based Scholarships (programs in Jordan and Tunisia)
• Arcadia University Scholarships (STEM Summer Research programs)
• DIS Abroad (semester/yearlong programs in Denmark and Sweden)
• DIS Summer Scholarship (programs in Denmark and Sweden)
• EuroScholars Grants (research programs in Europe)
• IES Abroad Scholarships (Worldwide)
• IFSA - Butler Scholarship (Oxford University and Global and Public Health in India program)
• ISA Diversity Scholarship (EuroScholars research programs in Europe)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic Summer Scholarship (summer in Hong Kong)
• King's College London Excellence Scholarships (England)
• Sogang University Scholarship (South Korea)
• Trinity College Dublin Study Abroad Scholarships (Ireland)
• University of Canterbury Study Abroad Scholarship (New Zealand)
• University of Melbourne Global Learning Student Ambassador Scholarship (Australia)

Region-Specific Scholarships

• Asia
  • General
    • The Asia Institute International Engineering Scholarship
  • East and Southeast
    • Freeman - Asia Scholarship
  • China/Hong Kong
    • Chinese Government Scholarship
    • Chinese Language Teachers (Confucius Institute) Scholarship
    • China-U.S. Scholars Program (CUSP)
    • Hong Kong Polytechnic Summer Scholarship
  • Japan
    • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) Emerging Leaders Japan Cultural Immersion Program
    • Morgan Stanley Scholarships for Study in Japan
    • Bridging Scholarships
    • Hashi.org Travel Scholarship
    • MEXT Scholarships
    • Nissho Iwai Foundation International Exchange Scholarship Programme
    • Scholarships for International Students in Japan
    • US-Japan Council Toshizo Watanabe Scholarship
  • South Korea
    • Go Overseas Free Flight to South Korea
    • Hashi.org Travel Scholarship
    • Sogang University Scholarship
  • Taiwan
    • Huayu Enrichment Scholarship
• Europe
  • Denmark
    • DIS Abroad (semester/yearlong programs in Denmark and Sweden)
    • DIS Summer Scholarship (programs in Denmark and Sweden)
  • France
    • CWRU Study Abroad Scholarships (Friebolin)
  • Germany
    • EMIG Bundestag Internship (German Parliament Internship)
    • German Studies Research Grant
    • German Universities of Applied Sciences Study & Internship Program 
    • RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering) Program
    • University Summer Course Grant
  • Ireland
    • Education in Ireland Scholarships
    • George J. Mitchell Scholarship
    • Go Overseas Ireland Scholarships
    • Trinity College Dublin Study Abroad Scholarships
    • UCD Global Greening Summer Scholarship Competition
  • Italy
    • Golden Key Scholarship
    • ItaliaRail Study Abroad Scholarship
    • National Italian American Foundation (Maurizio A. Gianturco Scholarship)
  • Spain
    • Sigma Delta Pi
  • Sweden
    • DIS Abroad (semester/yearlong programs in Denmark and Sweden)
    • DIS Summer Scholarship (programs in Denmark and Sweden)
  • Switzerland
    • Think Swiss Research Scholarship
  • Turkey
    • TCA Study Abroad Turkey Scholarship for Armenian-American Students
    • TCA Study Abroad in Turkey Scholarships for Minority Students
  • United Kingdom
    • BUTEX Award (England)
    • George J. Mitchell Scholarship (Northern Ireland)
• Latin America
  • Argentina, Chile & Ecuador
    • Sigma Delta Pi
• Middle East
  • Israel
    • CWRU Study Abroad Scholarships (Rosenthal)
    • Birthright Israel
    • Weizmann Institute Scholarship
• Oceania
  • Australia
    • University of Melbourne Global Learning Student Ambassador Scholarship
  • New Zealand
    • Education New Zealand - Generation Study Abroad
    • Education New Zealand - Go Overseas Scholarship

Fellowships

Student interested in nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships (Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, Eva L. Pancoast, Projects for Peace, et. al.) should work with the Office of Undergraduate Studies for advising and to apply.

• Review the lists of prestigious awards
• After reviewing the awards, please complete this short pre-advising questionnaire and then email Undergraduate Studies to set up an advising appointment.