STUDY ABROAD FUNDING SOURCES
Fall 2014
Nationally Competitive Scholarships
Alfred Russell Wallace Grants
 Operation Wallacea (a network of academics from European and North American universities, who design
and implement biodiversity and conservation management research programmes)
 U.S. undergraduate students looking to join one of the Operation Wallacea biodiversity teams
 1 grant of $1500, 1 grant of $750, and 3 grants of $500
 February 27, 2015 for summer 2015
 http://opwall.com/about-us/alfred-russel-wallace-grants/
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
 U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
 Applicants must be Pell Grant recipients and are encouraged to select underrepresented destinations and
study critical-need languages
 up to $5,000; Critical Need Language Awards up to $8,000
 October 7 for spring and summer (early application)
 March 3 for summer (regular application), fall semester, and academic year
 http://www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program
Boren Scholarship
 National Security Education Program
 U.S. undergraduate students studying less commonly taught languages in areas of the world critical to U.S.
interests and underrepresented in study abroad
 Applicants must connect their study abroad and career goals to U.S. security and complete a service
requirement with the federal government
 Up to $8,000 for summer, $10,000 for semester, and $20,000 for academic year
 February 4, 2015
 http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship
Bridging Scholarship
 U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation and the American Association of Teachers of Japanese
 U.S. citizens
 $2,500 for semester, $4,000 for academic year, summers not funded
 October 8, 2014 for spring 2015
 Spring 2015 deadline TBA for fall semester and academic year
 http://www.aatj.org/studyabroad/scholarships
Critical Language Scholarship
 U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
 Recipients must study a critical foreign language, continue their language study beyond the scholarship
period, and apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers
 Covers all program related expenses, including domestic and international travel between the participant’s
U.S. home city, Washington, D.C., and the CLS Program site; related costs for a mandatory Pre-Departure
Orientation in Washington, D.C.; applicable visa fees, language instruction, room, board, program
sponsored travel within the host country; and all entrance fees for CLS Program cultural enhancement
activities
 November 12, 2014
 http://www.clscholarship.org/
DAAD RISE
 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (German Academic Exchange Service) (Check out the other
targeted scholarships they offer!)
 Research Internships in Sciences and Engineering
 Biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences and engineering undergraduates complete summer internships
with research groups at universities and top research institutions across Germany. The working language is
English.
Contact Ms. Drzycimski-Finn, m-drzycimski-finn@onu.edu, 419-772-2987, Dukes 207,
for assistance with the applications for these and other study abroad awards.
STUDY ABROAD FUNDING SOURCES
Fall 2014
 Scholarship holders receive stipends from the DAAD to help cover living expenses and housing assistance
from partner universities & research institutes. The monthly DAAD stipend rate is 650€ (8 weeks 1,300€,
10 weeks 1,625€, 12 weeks 1,950€). The scholarship includes health, accident and personal liability
insurance. In addition, all scholarship holders are invited to a paid-for three-day meeting in Heidelberg in
July 2015. All participants of the scholarship holder meeting will receive an allowance of 160€ to buy
a Rail Pass. Airfare to Germany and back is not covered.
 January 15, 2015
 https://www.daad.de/rise/en/
FEA General Scholarship
 Fund for Education Abroad (Check out the other targeted scholarships they offer!)
 U.S. citizens
 Up to $10,000
 January 16, 2015
 http://www.fundforeducationabroad.org/applicants/scholarships/
FGS General Scholarship
 Foundation for Global Scholars (Check out the other targeted scholarships they offer!)
 U.S. citizens with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5
 Valued at $2,000
 Early-April for study beginning between April 1 and August 31
 late-June for study beginning between September1 and December 31
 November 21, 2014 for study beginning between January 1, 2015 and March 31, 2015
 http://www.foundationforglobalscholars.org/scholarships-overview/
Humanity in Action Fellowship
 Humanity in Action
 HIA brings together international groups of university students and recent graduates to explore national
histories of discrimination and resistance, as well as examples of issues affecting different minority groups
today. Fellows of the Humanity in Action Fellowship are placed in one of five cities: Amsterdam, Berlin,
Copenhagen, Paris or Warsaw. U.S. Fellows participate in a special orientation program at the Council on
Foreign Relations and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
 HIA covers the costs of participation and accommodation during the fellowship programs and the cost of
airfare to Washington, DC and provides a modest stipend for meals. Fellows are responsible for financing
the cost of round-trip airfare from the United States to their program city. HIA will cover this cost for
Fellows with documented need. Fellows should also plan to bring spending money of approximately $750
for food and social activities.
 January 8, 2015
 http://www.humanityinaction.org/programs/14-humanity-in-action-fellowship
Summer Institutes for US Undergraduates
 US-UK Fulbright Commission
 U.S. citizens with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and two years remaining of undergraduate study
apply to one of several dedicated summer programs in the United Kingdom
 Covers the majority of participant costs, including round-trip airfare, tuition and fees, accommodation and
meals and in some cases a small daily allowance
 Late-February and early-March
 http://www.fulbright.org.uk/fulbright-awards/exchanges-to-the-uk/undergraduates
ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship
 Swiss government (Also check out the ThinkSwiss Summer School Travel Grants!)
 Sophomore or above at start of scholarship with acceptance into a Swiss research group
 a monthly scholarship of CHF 1,050 (~ $1,100) for 2 to 3 months (CHF 3,150 maximum)
 January 31, 2015
 http://thinkswiss.tumblr.com/About
Contact Ms. Drzycimski-Finn, m-drzycimski-finn@onu.edu, 419-772-2987, Dukes 207,
for assistance with the applications for these and other study abroad awards.
STUDY ABROAD FUNDING SOURCES
Fall 2014
Ohio Northern University & Your Study Abroad Program
Byron L. Hawbecker Travel Fellowship
 Arts and Sciences students (majors & minors) only
 December 1 for spring semester
 April 1 for summer, fall semester, and academic year
 http://www.onu.edu/node/56749
ONU Hanyang Fellowship
 Three students from each ONU undergraduate college
 Summer study at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea
 Mid-February
 http://www.onu.edu/node/25471
ONU USAC Study Abroad Scholarship
 ONU students studying abroad through the University Study Abroad Consortium
 November 15 for spring semester
 March 14 for summer
 May 1 for fall semester
 http://onu.abroadoffice.net/onuscholarships.html
Honor Societies
James G. Stemler Study Abroad Scholarship
 Alpha Lambda Delta
 February 15 for the programs during the following summer and academic year
 http://www.nationalald.org/index.cfm/scholarships/stemler-study-abroad-scholarships/
Study Abroad Grant
 Phi Kappa Phi
 February 15 for study beginning between May 1 and November 30
 September 15 for study beginning between December 1 and May 31
 http://www.phikappaphi.org/grants-awards/study-abroad#.VCxHx2ddXPp
Study Abroad Funding Search Engines
College Board’s Scholarship Search
 https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarship-search
FastWeb
 http://www.fastweb.com/
IIEPassport
 Institute of International Education
 http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/
StudyAbroad
 http://www.studyabroad.com/scholarships.aspx
Contact Ms. Drzycimski-Finn, m-drzycimski-finn@onu.edu, 419-772-2987, Dukes 207,
for assistance with the applications for these and other study abroad awards.