Education Abroad
Financial Planning
Benedictine University Education Abroad works closely with a number of organizations to provide students with financial aid in order to participate in an abroad program.
Partnership Exchange Programs, Undergraduate Scholarships, Graduate Scholarships
Partnership Exchange Programs
Benedictine University has set up programs with institutions abroad that allow students to use all financial aid while paying normal Benedictine tuition. All credits and grades transfer back and can work towards a student's major, minor of core courses. Click here to see BenU's Partnership Exchange Programs.
The Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ) is an international non-profit organization that promotes knowledge and appreciation of Japanese language and culture. Through the US-Japan Bridging Foundation, ATJ was able to award dozens of scholarships last year to students studying abroad in Japan. These scholarships are worth $2,500 for a semester or $4,000 for an academic year.
CLS institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students. Students may apply for one language, and will be placed at institute sites based on language evaluations after selection. Languages offered: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish, and Urdu.
The Freeman-ASIA Program aims to increase the number of U.S. undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia by providing them with the information and financial assistance they will need. Award amounts for the current application cycle range from a maximum of $5,000 for a semester/quarter program to a maximum of $7,000 for an academic year program.
The Foundation for Global Scholars
The Foundation for Global Scholars offers a number of different scholarship opportunities, with awards ranging from $500 to $2,000. Some awards are open to any student studying abroad, while others may have limited eligibility based on academic major, GPA, term abroad, or level of diversity.
The Fulbright Program
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program equips future American leaders with the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly global environment by providing funding for one academic year of study or research abroad, to be conducted after graduation from an accredited university. Included in the Fulbright Program are English Teaching Assistantships in select countries such as Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Latin America.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program equips future American leaders with the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly global environment by providing funding for one academic year of study or research abroad, to be conducted after graduation from an accredited university. Included in the Fulbright Program are English Teaching Assistantships in select countries such as Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Latin America.
FEA strongly supports immersive programs and students who are excited to give back to their home and host communities. Any undergraduate student attending a program at least four weeks in length is eligible to apply. Awards are proportional to the length of the program. Selected students receive $5,000 for a semester or $10,000 for an academic year. Preference is given to students who can demonstrate they are part of a group that is under-represented in study abroad.
The Gilman International Scholarship
This scholarship, offered through IIE, is available only to Federal Pell Grant recipients who are planning to study abroad for an academic semester. Over 2,000 scholarships are awarded each year, with amounts ranging up to $5,000. Additional awards of $3,000 are also available for critical language students.
This scholarship, offered through IIE, is available only to Federal Pell Grant recipients who are planning to study abroad for an academic semester. Over 2,000 scholarships are awarded each year, with amounts ranging up to $5,000. Additional awards of $3,000 are also available for critical language students.
The Glimpse Correspondents Program
This program offers publication and a $600 stipend for students who are willing to submit articles and pictures about their time abroad. The program must last for at least 10 weeks and take place in the fall or spring.
Go! Study Abroad Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. It can be applied to any education abroad program, any semester, anywhere in the world. Applicants are asked to demonstrate their creativity and analytical thinking through the submission of a writing sample and video clip.
This $500 scholarship is open to anyone over the age of 18 who intends to study, intern, or volunteer in Latin America. Scholarships are awarded year-round, but applicants must complete their application at least 6 months prior to the start of their program.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is pleased to offer RISE Internships and RISE professional programs. Scholarships are awarded to American and Canadian undergraduates (RISE) and graduate students (RISE professional) in the fields of biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences (geology), and engineering.
Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program
The Whitaker Program supports biomedical engineers, from graduating seniors through post-doctorates, in conducting high-quality research or study overseas.
Graduate Scholarships
Critical Language Scholarship Program for Intensive Summer Language Institutes
The Foundation for Global Scholars
"Henry Luce Foundation: Luce Scholars Program"
Title VIII Research Scholar Program
Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program
The Whitaker Program supports biomedical engineers, from graduating seniors through post-doctorates, in conducting high-quality research or study overseas.
Graduate Scholarships
The AIBS supports three types of Fellowship: Senior, Junior, and Pre-Dissertation. All are intended for research in Bangladesh for a minimum of four months and a maximum of ten to twelve months.
Funding from the National Security Education Program (NSEP) supports U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests. Up to $20,000 for undergraduates and $30,000 for graduate students, depending on cost and length of program.
CAORC is pleased to announce the expansion of the Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program. U.S. citizens enrolled in a master's degree granting program are eligible to apply. The program supports advanced regional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences for U.S. master's students, doctoral candidates, and scholars who have already earned their Ph.D.
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students.
The Foundation for Global Scholars offers a number of different scholarship opportunities, with awards ranging from $500 to $2,000. Some awards are open to any student studying abroad, while others may have limited eligibility based on academic major, GPA, term abroad, or level of diversity.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program equips future American leaders with the skills they need to thrive in an increasingly global environment by providing funding for one academic year of study or research abroad, to be conducted after graduation from an accredited university. Included in the Fulbright Program are English Teaching Assistantships in select countries such as Asia, Eastern and Western Europe, and Latin America.
The Glimpse Correspondents Program
This program offers publication and a $600 stipend for students who are willing to submit articles and pictures about their time abroad. The program must last for at least 10 weeks and take place in the fall or spring.
This program offers publication and a $600 stipend for students who are willing to submit articles and pictures about their time abroad. The program must last for at least 10 weeks and take place in the fall or spring.
This $1,000 scholarship is open to both graduate and undergraduate students. It can be applied to any education abroad program, any semester, anywhere in the world. Applicants are asked to demonstrate their creativity and analytical thinking through the submission of a writing sample and video clip.
The Luce Scholars Program is a nationally competitive fellowship program. It was launched by the Henry Luce Foundation in 1974 to enhance the understanding of Asia among potential leaders in American society. The program provides stipends, language training, and individualized professional placement in Asia for 15-18 Luce Scholars each year, and welcomes applications from college seniors, graduate students, and young professionals in a variety of fields who have had limited exposure to Asia.
The Language Flagship, an NSEP initiative, is designed to help individuals achieve superior-level proficiency in certain critical languages. This is an award up to two years for post-BA students to support their intensive language study at Flagship institutions in the U.S. and overseas.
This $500 scholarship is open to anyone over the age of 18 who intends to study, intern, or volunteer in Latin America. Scholarships are awarded year-round, but applicants must complete their application at least 6 months prior to the start of their program.
In order to help financially needy Americans travel abroad, My Travel Bug, Inc. awards a number of Fellowships each year. Prospective Fellows submit an application and are judged on educational merit, originality and writing quality. Winning Fellows are awarded money for self-designed trips overseas of 1, 2 or 3 months. Winning Fellows are required to write travelogues and take photographs of their travels, to be published online.
Funded by the U.S. Department of State's Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (Title VIII), the American Councils
The Whitaker Program supports biomedical engineers, from graduating seniors through post-doctorates, in conducting high-quality research or study overseas.
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