Study Abroad Scholarships
University-Wide Study Abroad Scholarships
Eligibility Requirements:
- Students must be accepted to or approved for their study abroad by the scholarship deadline.
- Students must agree to complete all required service. Failure to complete required service will result in a study abroad hold on your student account.
- Students must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program at GSU and plan to earn credit for an experience abroad.
- Undergraduate students must have an established institutional GPA at the time of application and must be in Good Academic Standing. Transfer and overall GPAs will not be considered.
- Graduate students must be actively enrolled and be participating in/have completed their first semester at GSU by the time of application.
- Students participating in faculty-led study abroad programs must make their initial deposit by the scholarship deadline.
- If awarded, recipients will receive funds during the term in which they study abroad.
Your study abroad program application includes your scholarship application for the IEF! Students cannot receive both the IEF and the IAS; qualified applicants will be considered for both scholarships and, if awarded, notified via their GSU student email address.
Deadlines:
Spring 2021 | October 31, 2020 |
Summer 2021 | March 1, 2021 |
Fall 2021/AY 2021-22 | May 15, 2021 |
*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 (IAS) seeks to increase access to study abroad programs for students with demonstrated financial need and increase the representation of first-generation college students studying abroad.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Students must be accepted to or approved for their study abroad by the scholarship deadline.
- Students must agree to complete all required service. Failure to complete required service will result in a study abroad hold on your student account.
- Students must be enrolled in a degree or certificate program at GSU and plan to earn credit for an experience abroad.
- Applicants must demonstrate financial need by having a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on file.
- For undergraduates, “financial need” is defined as being eligible for Pell Grant and/or subsidized loans at the time of application.
- For graduate students, “financial need” is defined as being eligible for federal direct loans.
- Undergraduate students must have an established institutional GPA at the time of application and must be in Good Academic Standing. Transfer and overall GPAs will not be considered.
- Graduate students must be actively enrolled and be participating in/have completed their first semester at GSU by the time of application.
- Students participating in faculty-led study abroad programs must make their initial deposit by the scholarship deadline.
- Students may not receive the IAS more than once and the IAS cannot be combined with the IEF Scholarship.
Your study abroad program application includes your scholarship application for the International Access Scholarship! Students cannot receive both the IEF and the IAS; qualified applicants will be considered for both scholarships and, if awarded, notified via their GSU student email address.
Deadlines:
Spring 2021 | October 31, 2020 |
Summer 2021 | March 1, 2021 |
Fall 2021/AY 2021-22 | May 15, 2021 |
*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.
Deadlines:
Spring Cycle | Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 programs are eligible to apply | October 31st, 2020 |
College & Department-Specific Study Abroad Scholarships
Deadlines:
Spring Cycle | TBA |
Deadlines:
Spring Cycle | Fall 2020 & Spring 2021 programs are eligible to apply | October 31st, 2020 |
National Study Abroad Scholarships
Study Abroad Advisors are more than happy to advise students on the national study abroad scholarships listed below! We host scholarship essay-writing workshops (check our calendar for upcoming scholarship workshops & info sessions!) as well as review scholarship essays one-on-one with students. Please email a Study Abroad Advisor or drop by during their office hours to discuss scholarship applications.
Deadlines:
Programs that start between December 2019 & October 2020 | 1st Tuesday in October |
DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service): Multiple scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study & research in Germany