Scholarships for off-campus study
Though ACM does not offer scholarships for most off-campus study programs, there are numerous outside scholarships available to eligible students. We encourage students to use these resources below- if you are aware of any others, please let us know and we will add them to our list.
Also, students should always contact the Financial Aid and/or Scholarship Office at their campus, for more information about college-specific scholarships or grants which may be available.
STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS
Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with AIFS, offers twenty $1,000 study abroad scholarships each year. Six scholarships are available for the fall, six for the spring, and eight for the summer. Economically disadvantaged students, African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino, and Native-American students are strongly encouraged to apply. Since ACM is a Diversity Abroad member organization, students on ACM programs are eligible for these scholarships.
Boren Scholarships provide a unique funding opportunity for American students to study world regions critical to United States interests (including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East), but generally underrepresented in study abroad (therefore, Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded). NSEP was designed to provide Americans with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of the United States. Maximum awards are $10,000 (semester-long programs) or $20,000 (academic year programs).
The Gilman International Scholarship offers grants for U.S. undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Applicants for the scholarship must be Federal Pell Grant recipients. Students attending programs worldwide may apply, but preference is given to applications for programs outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. This competitive scholarship provides up to $5,000 for a semester or year abroad.
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Fifty $1,000 grants are awarded each year to undergraduates with a minimum GPA of 3.5.
The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs in Japan. Funding from private foundations and major U.S. corporations has made it possible for ATJ to award 100 scholarships annually to assist students with the travel and living expenses they will incur while studying abroad in Japan for a semester or an academic year. Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (semester-long programs) or $4,000 (academic year programs).
SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH RESOURCES
A free service provided by IIEPassport.org, offering a directory of scholarships, fellowships, and grants to help students study outside the United States.
A funding and financial aid directory with many links to scholarship resources.
Search for hundreds of study abroad scholarships, fellowships, and more on DiversityAbroad.com’s comprehensive study abroad funding database.
A large, searchable database of scholarships for education abroad.
A set of resources for students considering study abroad, including funding and scholarship information.
A free online scholarship database.
A scholarship search engine that can be used to find study abroad scholarships.
An online scholarship database.
An online scholarship database for college students.
An online listing of college-related scholarships and grants.
An official U.S. government web site designed for college students and their families, whose mission is to provide easy access to information and resources from the U.S. government, including scholarship information.
One of the largest scholarship and resource databases for African American students.
Provides information about searching and applying for scholarships.
Information about loans specifically designed for students studying abroad.
Information about loans specifically designed for students studying abroad