Social Work Student Study Abroad Scholarship
Applications Due: Feb. 1 - for May programs and March 1 for all other programs.
Submit to International Programs Committee (atten: Jennifer Nakayama)
via PhD Mailbox in 325 Stillman or to nakayama.7@osu.edu
Read all application information and instructions before completing this application
For questions, contact Jennifer Nakayama at nakayama.7@osu.edu
Scholarship Application
Name:
Date:
Phone
Number:
Signature:
Work Number:
email:
Your Current Rank:
GPA:
Social Work Undergraduate
MSW
Social Work PhD
Country(ies) you will visit
Name of
Program
List two references. One reference should be a professor/instructor or academic advisor and
the other can be a professor/instructor, academic advisor, or professional contact.
Name:
Name:
Phone Number:
Phone Number:
email:
email:
Scholarship Statement
Answer the following questions. Your statement should be no more than 2 typed, single sided pages
using 1 inch margins, 12 pt. font and double spacing. Be sure to include your name, the name of this
scholarship and the year on your statement.
1) What study abroad, research or internships program will you participate in? Include, the country or
countries you will visit, dates and duration of the program, and purpose of the program.
2) How will participating in this program help you to achieve your academic or professional goals?
Be specific.
3) What previous experiences (travel, volunteer work, classes, readings, etc.) have influenced your
interest in international social work and your decision to participate in this program?
4) How do you plan to pay for your study abroad, research or internship program? How will this
scholarship assist you with the finances of your trip?
Social Work Student Study Abroad Scholarship Information
The College of Social Work has established a fund to provide Social Work Undergraduate, MSW, and
PhD students with partial support for participating in an international program. The program can be a
College of Social Work or other OSU study abroad program or approved international research or
internship program.
To be considered for this award, students must apply for funding using this application. Decisions for
awards will be made during spring semester by the International Programs Committee.
The intent of the award is to assist Social Work students with the financial burden of participating in a
study abroad program or approved international research or internship program.
Scholarship Eligibility
To be eligible to receive this scholarship, you must:
1) be enrolled in the College of Social Work/seeking a degree from the College of Social Work
2) have already been accepted to a study abroad or other approved international program
3) have a strong academic record. GPA will be considered in the award decisions.
4) have an academic or professional purpose for participating in the program
5) have financial need. Financial need can be established either by providing data from your FAFSA
statement or describing your financial need in the application statement
Information from the Office of International Affairs
Travel Warning Policy
In countries under a current Department of State Travel Warning or other locations designated high
risk, undergraduate students cannot use scholarship awards for study abroad programs and/or
individual international projects outside of venues approved by Ohio State. Approved programs are
communicated on the OIA website via the study abroad search engine: http://oia.osu.edu/gettingstarted/search-programs.html
Graduate and professional students may petition the International Travel Policy Committee for
approval a minimum of three months prior to proposed travel. Countries currently on Department of
State Travel Warning can be viewed at: www.travel.state.gov For further information on the policy
and/or the petition process, please contact Dru Simmons, international risk manager,
(simmons.541@osu.edu), Office of Risk Management and Insurance.
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Supplemental International Insurance
Ohio State students traveling to international locations for the purpose of study abroad,
undergraduate or graduate/dissertation research, internships or independent study are required to
enroll in the university's supplemental international insurance which is provided through HTH
Worldwide. The insurance includes coverage for medical, evacuation, repatriation, emergency
assistance, and political security and natural disaster. Students participating in study abroad
programming coordinated through the Office of International Affairs are automatically enrolled in the
supplemental international insurance. Students who are traveling abroad independently may enroll
on-line for the supplemental insurance. For instructions: http://oia.osu.edu/preparing-to-depart/
health-insurance.html