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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
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
- 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
- Inclusive Ireland Scholarship for Fall 2021
- ISA Diversity Scholarship
- TCA Study Abroad Turkey Scholarship for Armenian-American Students
- TCA Study Abroad in Turkey Scholarships for Minority Students
- The Order Sons of Italy in America Pietro Secchia Scholarship
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
- Gilman-McCain Scholarship (active duty service members' dependents)
- Go Overseas Scholarships
- iVisa Study Scholarship
- Jack's Flight Club scholarship
- Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship
- Owner Direct Study Away Scholarship
- The Passport Portal Scholarship (covers the cost of a U.S. passport)
- Tortuga Study Abroad Scholarship
- IIE-GIRE (PhD Engineering Student Research Abroad)
Honor Society Scholarships
Program-Specific Scholarships
- AMIDEAST Need-Based Scholarships (programs in Jordan)
- 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)
- Inclusive Ireland Scholarship (All Universities in Ireland and N. Ireland, for Fall 2021)
- King's College London Excellence Scholarships (England)
- Sogang University Scholarship (South Korea)
- Tongji SEM Scholarship (China)
- Trinity College Dublin Study Abroad Scholarships (Ireland)
- University of Canterbury Study Abroad Scholarship (New Zealand)
Region-Specific Scholarships
- Asia
- East and Southeast:
- China/Hong Kong:
- 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:
- Taiwan:
- 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:
- Ireland:
- Italy:
- Sweden
- DIS Abroad (semester/yearlong programs in Denmark and Sweden)
- DIS Summer Scholarship (programs in Denmark and Sweden)
- Switzerland:
- Turkey:
- United Kingdom:
- BUTEX Award (England)
- George J. Mitchell Scholarship (Northern Ireland)
- Denmark
- Middle East
- Israel:
- Oceania
Fellowships
Student interested in nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships (Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, Eva L. Pancoast, Projects for Peace, et. al.) should work with Dean McCarthy in the 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 Dean McCarthy to set up an advising appointment.