Outside Grants
Many study abroad programs have grant programs that can reduce their costs. Some of these grants are “merit based” (not based on financial need) while others are “need based.” Most of the grant opportunities require that you be a participant on the specific study abroad program (IES, CIEE, SIT). However, there are some non-program specific opportunities. If you receive financial aid from Bates, outside grants can be used to cover the loan portions of your aid package. You retain the remaining money unless your Bates grant and outside grant exceed the “Cost of Attendance.”
General Scholarship:
- Fund for Education Abroad (preference given to: programs with language study component; non-traditional locations; specific scholarship for LBGTQ students and students attending college in Maine).
Merit Scholarships (High GPA):
Need-Based Scholarships:
- College Year in Athens
- DIS
- Fund for Education Abroad
- IES
- CIEE
- SIT (various grant opportunities including the SIT Pell Match Scholarship where SIT matches Federal Pell Grant funding for all SIT semester programs to students who use their Pell Grant to help pay the cost of their SIT program.)
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (for students receiving Federal Pell Grants)
- Augsburg College
Students Underrepresented in Study Abroad:
- Augsburg College
- DIS — Mary Dau Scholarship (for first generation college students)
- Fund for Education Abroad
- IES — Diversity Scholarships
- CIEE — Robert Bailey Scholarship
- SIT — The Compton Fund, The Diversity Fund, The Houston International Scholarship
- International Public Policy Fellowship (a five year commitment which includes: sophomore summer policy institute, junior year study abroad, junior year summer policy institute, summer language institute, internships, and a master’s degree program in international affairs)
- The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) awards grants per year in the amount of $2,000 for undergraduates who have been accepted to a study abroad program in Turkey. Applicants must be African-American, Hispanic/Latino or Native-American students.
Non-Traditional Locations:
- CIEE — John Bowman Travel Grants
Critical Language and Region Scholarships:
- Boren Scholarships (for students planning government service)
- Critical Language Scholarships (for intensive summer school language study)
Regional and Country-Specific Scholarships:
Africa:
- Augsburg College — (for students on the Namibia semester program)
Asia:
- Alliance for Global Education — (for students on the Alliance programs in China)
- Freeman-Asia — (for East and Southeast Asia)
- CIEE — Wollitzer Scholarship (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan)
- SIT — The Asia Fund, The Workum Fund
China/Taiwan:
- Taiwan-US Alliance (Summer school program — tuition, room and stipend)
Israel:
Japan:
- Bridging Scholarship (Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Middle East/Islamic Studies:
New Zealand:
- New Zealand Education Abroad (travel grants and scholarships)
Europe: