Scholarship Information Name page Boren 1 Gilman 1 Critical Language Scholarship 2 Fulbright 2 Overseas Press Club Foundation 3 Foundation for Global Scholars 3 Fund for Education Abroad 3 Blakemore 4 SIROCS (CUNY) 4 CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship 4 NYCHA Resident Scholarship 5 1. David L. Boren Scholarships: Eligibility: • Undergraduate student • A U.S. citizen at the time of application • A high school graduate, or have earned a GED • Matriculated in an undergraduate degree program located within the United States accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Boren Scholars must remain matriculated in their undergraduate programs for the duration of the scholarship and may not graduate until the scholarship is complete. • Applying to a study abroad program that meets home institution standards in a country outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand. Boren Scholarships are not for study in the United States. Deadline for 2015-2016: application not yet available Link: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship/ 2. Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program: Eligibility: • Open to all U.S. citizen undergraduates, in good academic standing. • Must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant or provide proof that he/she will be receiving a Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of his/her study abroad program or internship. • Is applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program or internship eligible for credit by the student's accredited institution of higher education in the U.S. • Is studying or interning abroad for at least four weeks in one country. Programs going to more than one country are eligible if the student will be in one country for at least four consecutive weeks. • Is studying or interning abroad in any country except Cuba or a country on the U.S. Department of State's current Travel Warning list. • Recipients can only receive the scholarship once. If previously, welcome to reapply as long as they still meet all eligibility requirements as listed above. Deadline for Spring 2015: October 7, 2014 at 11:59pm CST (online application opens mid-August 2014; advisor deadline October 14, 2014) Deadline for Summer 2015 or 2015-2016 Academic Year Program: application not yet available Link: http://www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program 1 3. Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program: Eligibility: • U.S. citizens. • Currently enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at undergraduate level. • Must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters). • Must be in acceptable mental and physical health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Information Form and Physician’s Statement. • Must be 18 years old by the beginning of the 2013 CLS Program. • Please see 2013 CLS Institute Language Levels for more information on language prerequisites for individual institutes. Deadline for 2015: application will be made available in Fall 2014 Link: http://www.clscholarship.org/ 4. Fulbright U.S. Student Program Eligibility: • Must be U.S. citizens at the time of application. Permanent residents not eligible. ▪ Must have a conferred bachelor's degree or equivalent before start of grant. ▪ In the creative and performing arts, four years of professional training and/or experience meets the basic eligibility requirement. ▪ Must be in good health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Certificate from a physician. ▪ Must have sufficient proficiency in the written and spoken language of the host country sufficient to communicate with the people and to carry out the proposed study/research. This is especially important for projects in the social sciences and the humanities. ▪ May hold a J.D. at the time of application. Deadline for 2015-2016 Academic Year: ▪ Fulbright – Academic, Arts, and ETA (English Teaching Assistant) Program Grants: September 10, 2014 campus deadline (online application opens May 1, 2014) ▪ Fulbright – National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship: September 10, 2014 campus deadline (online application opens May 1, 2014) ▪ Fulbright-mtvU Award: September 10, 2014 campus deadline (online application opens May 1, 2014) ▪ Fulbright – Hillary Rodham Clinton Fellowship: February 27, 2015 at 5:00pm EST (online application opens November 1, 2014) Link: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/ ; https://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/usa/27/ 2 5. Overseas Press Club Foundation Eligibility: Undergraduate students studying at American colleges and universities, or Americans studying abroad, who aspire to become foreign correspondents Deadline: December 1, 2014 Link: http://www.overseaspressclubfoundation.org/apply.html 6. Foundation for Global Scholars Eligibility: • Must be enrolled in a US college or university where transfer credit from an academic program abroad is applied to your US degree being earned. • Must be a US citizen ▪ Class standing is one of the following: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior; Medical School; Law School; Graduate School; Community College of Junior College ▪ Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5/4.0. Transcript is a required piece of the application. ▪ Program abroad is one of the following: Academic Semester or Year Abroad (taking classes at an overseas university); Service Learning; Internship; Short Term Program; Research; Summer Programs; Other program which meets all eligibility requirements Deadline for Fall 2014 (Programs beginning September 1 – December 31, 2014: June 27, 2014 (application opens May 19, 2014) Deadline for Winter 2015 (Programs that begin January 1 – March 31, 2015: November 21, 2014 (application opens October 1, 2014) Link: http://www.foundationforglobalscholars.org/ 7. Fund for Education Abroad Scholarships Eligibility: • U.S. citizen or permanent residents currently enrolled as undergraduates in US universities/colleges who plan to study abroad for at least 4 weeks between May 2014 and May 2015 • Will participate in a high-quality, rigorous education abroad program in the 20142015 academic year or Summer 2014 Deadline for 2015-2016 Academic Year (Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2015): January 16, 2015 (application opens November 18, 2014) Link: http://www.fundforeducationabroad.org/applicants/scholarships/ 3 8. Blakemore Foundation Eligibility: • Be pursuing a professional, business, technical or academic career that involves the regular use of a modern East or Southeast Asian language • Have a college undergraduate degree • Class standing is one of the following: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior • At or near an advanced level in the language as defined in the grant guidelines (Min. requirement 3 years of study at college level or equivalent fluency) • Able to devote oneself exclusively to full-time intensive language study during the term of the grant. Grants are not made for part-time study or research. • U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the United States • Funding only provided for Chinese language study at the IUP or the ICLP (awarded for one academic year of advanced level language study) -Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies: located at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China (http://ieas.berkeley.edu/iup/) -International Chinese Language Program: located at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan (http://iclp.ntu.edu.tw/) Deadline for 2015: application not yet available Link: http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/ 9. SIROCS (Scholarship for International Resume-Building Opportunities for CUNY Students) Eligibility: • NYC resident with a gross family income of $75,000 or less • FAFSA filed by 3/17/14 • Program is a minimum length of 2 weeks in Summer 2015 (Fall 2015 considered) Deadline for 2015: application not yet available Link: http://cunyba.gc.cuny.edu/blog/sirocs-scholarships-for-internationalresume-building-opportunities-for-cuny-students/ 10. CUNY Thomas Tam Scholarship Eligibility: • All currently enrolled CUNY undergraduate students are eligible to apply • Display of communication of the concerns of the Asian American community can be in the form of written reports, film, video, new media techniques, and the development of performances or materials in the Arts and Sciences. Deadline for 2014: June 30, 2014 Link: http://www.aaari.info/tomtamscholar.htm 4 10. NYC Housing Authority Resident Scholarship Program Eligibility: • Be an authorized NYCHA resident • Be a sophomore, junior or senior student enrolled full-time in a CUNY Associate or Baccalaureate degree program • Have a minimum 3.0 GPA • Submit a 500-word autobiographical essay Deadline for 2014: June 30, 2014 Link: http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/residents/resident_scholarship.shtml 5