Study Abroad Scholarships

The International Education Fee (IEF) Scholarship is open to students enrolled in degree or certificate programs who will be earning credit for an experience abroad. The minimum institutional GPA is 2.75 for undergraduates and 3.2 for graduate students. Your study abroad program application is your scholarship application for the IEF! All qualified applicants who:

• have been accepted to a GSU program or approved for a non-GSU program*
• have paid their deposit (for GSU faculty-led programs only)

by the deadlines listed below will be considered for the scholarship. For more information, please visit our website.

Deadlines:

Summer/Maymester 2018	February 15th, 2018
Fall/Academic Year	April 13th, 2018
Spring 2019	October 15th, 2018

*For students participating in non-GSU programs, you must submit your Transfer Credit Approval form in order to be "approved" for study abroad and to be considered for the IEF scholarship. For students participating in international internships and/or international independent study courses, you must submit the International Internship/Independent Study Checklist by the deadline in order to be "approved" for your international academic experience.

The International Access Scholarship is a common scholarship application for the following awards:

• Need-based financial aid recipients with a minimum institutional GPA of 2.75 for undergraduates and 3.2 for graduate students.
• First-generation college students (defined as neither your mother nor father graduated from a 4-year institution); there is no GPA requirement for the first-generation award.
• First-semester graduate students must upload a copy of their final undergraduate transcript and meet the 3.2 GPA eligibility requirement

Deadlines:

Summer/Maymester 2018	February 15th, 2018
Fall/Academic Year	April 13th, 2018
Spring 2019	October 15th, 2018

The Coca-Cola Global Ambassador Scholarship is open to first generation college students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at GSU. Preference is given to Robinson College of Business students and students with little international experience. The minimum institutional GPA for undergraduate students is 2.75 and the minimum institutional GPA for graduate students is 3.0. Applicants must be accepted to or in the process of enrolling in a credit-bearing study abroad program. Awards range from $1500 - $2500 based on the length of the program. For more information & to apply online, visit our website. 

The Robinson College of Business  (RCB) & the Institute of International Business (IIB) sponsor several study abroad scholarships for RCB and IIB students, including the Mary Kathleen Berry Study Abroad Scholarship, the Nita Robinson Scholars Program, and the Air Cargo scholarship. You can find more information about these scholarships and the application deadlines by searching our application portal. All RCB scholarships will be marked as such in the application portal.

Open to Honors students of any major who are in good standing in the Honors College, the Mary Lou Grabbe Memorial Scholarship is a $1000 award in support of Honors College students enrolling in a credit-bearing study abroad or international internship program. For more information please contact the Honors College.

The Goodale Family Scholarship is for high achieving students in International Studies. Recipients may be undergraduate or graduate students traveling to do research or study in a country the student has not yet visited. Preference will be given to students who wish to study and/or conduct research in Mexico. Preference will also be given to students for whom the trip is their first journey abroad. For more information about the eligibility requirements for this scholarship and the application deadline, please visit the application page on our website.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program provides scholarships for Pell Grant recipients studying or interning abroad for credit who will be in country for at least 21 days (14 days for associate's degree students!). Preference is given to students traveling to non-traditional locations and from underrepresented backgrounds. Recipients are required to complete a Follow-on Service Project that promotes international education and the Gilman Scholarship Program at the student's' home institution or in their community. For more information and to apply, please visit the Gilman website or stop by the Study Abroad Programs Office. Check our calendar for upcoming Gilman Scholarship workshops!

Deadlines:

Spring	1st Tuesday in October
Early Decision Summer	1st Tuesday in October
Summer	1st Tuesday in March
Fall/Academic Year	1st Tuesday in March

Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia. For more information about application cycles, eligibility requirements & to apply online, please visit the Freeman-ASIA website.

The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply online, please visit the CLS Program website.

The David L. Boren National Security Education Program Scholarship (Boren Scholarship) is a federally-funded study abroad scholarship designed to encourage career-related skills development in preparation for efforts/activities that would lead to opportunities in federal service. Awards range from up to $20,000 for academic year-long study, up to $10,000 for semester-long study, and up to $8,000 for summer-long study. U.S. citizens enrolled in U.S. institutions of higher education wishing to study outside of the U.S. in non-traditional locations during their undergraduate studies and pursue study of a critical need language (see the Boren website for more details) are eligible to apply. Students who wish to apply for the Boren Scholarship can apply directly at borenawards.org or participate in the campus review process here at GSU. Please email Stephen Murray at [email protected] to make an appointment to discuss the Boren Scholarship. Also make sure to check our calendar for upcoming Boren Scholarship info sessions!

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. Recent graduates, graduate students, and young professionals are eligible to apply. Contact our Fulbright Campus Representative Katrina Helz to apply: [email protected]

Bridging Scholarship: Open to undergraduates studying in Japan for a semester or academic year
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service): Multiple scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study & research in Germany