Scholarships

Scholarships by Type

Language

Name	Country/Region	Amount	Eligibility
Blakemore Freeman Fellowships	East or Southeast Asia	Varies	Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese Language study Previous language experience US Citizen Full time, fully year language study Graduated with undergraduate degree by start of grant
Boren Fellowships	Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East	up to $24,000	US Citizen Location of study outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand Matriculated in or applying to graduate degree Interest in national security Program promotes linguistic and cultural immersion
Boren Scholarships	Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East	8 week Summer STEM student - $8,000 Semester - $10,000 6-12 months - $20,000	US Citizen Location of study outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand Matriculated in undergraduate degree Interest in National Security Program promotes linguistic and cultural immersion
Critical Language Scholarship		Varies – fully funded	US citizen Enrolled in undergraduate degree Language study in Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu Programs specific to scholarship
Huayu Enrichment Scholarship	Taiwan	Varies	U.S. citizen 18 years of age Accepted to study mandarin at an accredited center or university in Taiwan
The Language Flagship	China/Taiwan	Varies	Must be accepted into The Language Flagship Program at UNG Must participate in Flagship-approved program

Merit

Name	Country/Region	Amount	Eligibility
Hope Scholarship		Varies	Georgia Resident Additional Hope Eligibility Requirements
Phi Kappa Phi		$1,000	Attend Institution with Phi Kappa Phi Chapter (UNG is eligible) 3.75+ GPA Program must begin between May 2019 and June 2020 Must have applied to or been accepted to a study abroad program
Honors Study Abroad Scholarship	Varies	Varies	Current Honors Program Student UNG Undergraduate 3.2+ GPA

Financial Need

Name	Country/Region	Amount	Eligibility
The Voyager Scholarship	Any	Varies	Plan to enroll full-time in their junior year of study at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States in fall 2022. Finishing sophomore year in Spring 2022 Or transferring from a two-year to a four-year college for their 2022-2023 junior academic year Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or equivalent Have demonstrated a commitment to public service Plan to pursue a career in public service upon graduation Be a United States (US) citizen, US permanent resident (holder of a Permanent Resident Card), or an individual granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA)
Freeman Asia	East Asia	$3,000-$7,000	US Citizen or permanent resident Verifiable financial need Undergraduates 2.8+ GPA Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Program 8 weeks+
Fund for Education Abroad		Varies	US citizen or permanent resident Undergraduates Receive credit for program Requires a minimum of 4 weeks of study
Gilman Scholarship		Up to $5,000 Additional $3,000 for critical language	US Citizen Pell Grant Recipient Undergraduates Academic good standing Applied to or accepted to program Program 3 weeks+ Certain restrictions on State Department Travel Advisories
Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Scholarship		Varies	Female GA Resident or surrounding states Full time student Verified financial need Christian affiliation
UNG Parents & Family Association Study Abroad Scholarship		Varies	US citizen or permanent resident Dahlonega Campus student Full-time student Demonstrated financial need Good academic standing Limited additional sources of study abroad funding

Program-Specific

Name	Country/Region	Amount	Eligibility
CIEE		Varies	CIEE programs only Need-based (Pell Recipients guaranteed GAIN grant) Merit-based Minority-based
Columbus Guarani Scholarship	Italy	Varies	John Cabot Applicants only US Citizen or Permanent Resident At least 25% Italian Descent Maintain 3.0 GPA Demonstrate Financial need
ISA		Varies	ISA programs only Need-based Merit-based Location-based
ISEP		Varies	ISEP programs only Need-based Merit-based Location-based Subject-based

Cadet

Name	Country/Region	Amount	Eligibility
Crupi Cultural and Language Scholarship		Varies	Cadets only 2.7+ GPA
Project GO		Varies – fully funded	Cadets only Critical language study: Arabic, Chinese, Russian and others

Postgraduate

Name	Country/Region	Amount	Eligibility
Fulbright U.S. Student Program: Study/Research Awards and English Teaching Assistantships Some Fulbright programs require institutional review; please work with the Nationally Competitive Office at UNG.	Multiple Locations	Varies	US Citizens or nationals Have a Bachelor’s degree Does not have significant experience in the country to which they are applying for (preferred)
The Rotary Foundation Peace Fellowship	Multiple Locations	Varies	Graduate student Rotary member
Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant	Latin America	$10,000 - $15,000	Graduate Student Conducting Latin American Studies research in Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries of Latin America
Mitchell Scholarship Please work with the Nationally Competitive Office at UNG.	Ireland/N.Ireland	Varies (provides tuition, accommodation, and a stipend for living expenses for one year of study)	18-30 year-old student US Citizen Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
Marshall Scholarship Please work with the Nationally Competitive Office at UNG.	United Kingdom	Varies (provides University fees, cost of living expenses, annual book grant, thesis grant, research and daily travel grants, fares to and from the United States for graduate program)	US Citizen Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university 3.7 GPA on the undergraduate degree
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship	Europe	Varies	Have a bachelor’s degree Been accepted to the EuroCulture course (for the Euroculture Erasmus Mundus Student scholarships)
Critical Language Scholarship Please work with the Nationally Competitive Office at UNG.	Multiple Locations	Fully Funded	Language study in Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu
Scholarships for Studying in Switzerland	Switzerland	Varies	International students with undergraduate degree.

Other

Name	Country/Region	Amount	Eligibility
Bridging Scholarship	Japan	$2,500 - 4,000	Undergraduate Semester or Academic Year study in Japan Must earn credit
DAAD Scholarship	Germany	$900-$1400	3-4 week program in Germany Other requirements vary
German International Parliamentary Scholarships	Germany	Varies	US citizen Graduated with undergraduate degree Working knowledge of German language Under 30 years old

This list of scholarships by no means exhausts the scholarships available to you. Please review the State Department’s USA StudyAbroad website for additional resources.

The Institute for International Education also manages grants, scholarships, and fellowships to help with funding education abroad programs.

Didn’t find a scholarship which fits your background? Visit the Diversity Abroad Scholarship Database.