Study Abroad Scholarships
Georgia State University Scholarships
Study Abroad Advisors are more than happy to advise students on the national study abroad scholarships listed below. We host scholarship workshops to focus on preparing your application as well as review scholarship essays one-on-one with students. Please visit our PIN event page, visit our office in-person without a appointment or schedule a virtual appointment to discuss scholarship applications.
In addition, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships provides individual advisement and support of your application progress. If you need help developing or revising an essay, or an award has a campus committee process, they are another excellent source of support on campus as you apply for scholarships to fund your study abroad opportunity.
Schedule an appointment to discuss this opportunity with either a study abroad advisor or a member of the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Schedule an appointment with Study Abroad Programs
Schedule an appointment with the Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships
Notice: For scholarship amounts related to virtual study abroad programs, please refer to the financial information shared in your Terra Dotta application.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Students must be accepted to or approved for their study abroad by the scholarship deadline.
- 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.
- 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!
Deadlines:
| Spring | October 31 |
| Summer | February 15 |
| Fall/Academic Year | May 15 |
*For students participating in non-GSU programs, you must submit your Transfer Credit Approval form in order to be "approved" for study abroad and considered for the IEF scholarship.
The International Access Scholarship (IAS) seeks to increase access to study abroad 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 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.
- Most students do not receive IAS more than once.
- IAS cannot be combined with the IEF Scholarship.
Your study abroad program application includes your scholarship application for the International Access Scholarship!
Deadlines:
| Spring | October 31 |
| Summer | February 15 |
| Fall/Academic Year | May 15 |
*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.
Deadlines:
| mid-October & mid-February |
Deadline:
| late October |
Language & Cultural Studies Scholarships
Deadlines:
| January 31 |
National Study Abroad Scholarships
Gilman offers an additional $3,000 for students studying lesser taught languages through it's Critical Need Language Award. Students can apply for this award with their general Gilman application.
Deadlines:
| Early October, early march |
Deadline:
| Early July |
Recent graduates, graduate students, and young professionals are eligible to apply.
Undergraduate & recent graduates should contact Jacob English (jacobenglish@gsu.edu) for advising.
Graduate student should contact Katrina Helz to apply: khelz@gsu.edu
Bridging Scholarship recipients receive a stipend of $2,500 (for students on semester-long programs) or $4,000-$4,500 (for students on academic year programs). Students studying in Japan on summer programs are not eligible to apply.
Deadline:
| October |
Students who do not receive acceptance into the fellowship will qualify for a $1,500 scholarship for another CIEE study abroad program.
Deadline:
| Mid-February |
Additional Funding Recommendations
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Heritage groups that have interests in specific countries (e.g. Japan America Society)
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Civic groups (Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions Clubs)
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Travel agencies
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High school alumni associations
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Professional and business clubs
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Sororities and fraternities (local and national chapters)
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Vocational rehabilitation agencies (for students with disabilities)
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Charitable, ethnic, religious and campus organizations
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Your parents' employers (they may have a scholarship program for employees' children)
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Try a crowdfunding website. Go Fund Me is a popular website which allows you to collect donations from friends and family. In addition, STA Travel has a program that lets you pay for your airline ticket over time; this can be helpful while you raise money.
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Ask to use frequent flyer mileage from family and friends.
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Ask for matching funds from friends, family, or other interested parties (i.e., if you have $1,000, ask for $200 from five people, or $100 from ten people).
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Contact local businesses related to your field of study or the country you want to study in.
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Contact individuals who are sympathetic to your goals (e.g., people who are first-generation college grads, have the same ethnic background, have similar academic areas of specialization, or are in the career field that you are interested in).
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Contact alumni of the program you are interested in.
- In lieu of holiday and birthday gifts, request financial gifts or loans instead.
- Ask friends to join you in raising money by painting, cleaning or washing cars.
- Organize an event where you and/or some friends donate instruction for a couple of hours (cooking, quilting, yoga, karate, computer skills, dancing, sign language, stained glass, woodworking, etc.).
- Collect used books, CD's, computer software, etc. and have a sale.
- Ask your church, synagogue or mosque to sponsor a special offering, dinner, or raffle and give the proceeds to study abroad.
- In exchange for the use of your car while you're gone, have a friend or sibling make all or part of your car payments.
- SAVE, SAVE, SAVE!
Go local. Staying local helps because smaller, private businesses don't usually have to cut through so much bureaucratic red tape.
Get organized. Keep a spreadsheet of contact information and interactions with the businesses you approach. When things seem like a mess (and they will when you get a lot of requests out!), open the spreadsheet and know at a glance what was going on.
Know the program. Ask for information and pictures about the program that would help you become an expert in all aspects of the program. Research the culture, customs, and industries - so you know exactly how your experience will benefit yourself and/or the community.
Don't give up. Odds are, you'll face more rejection than success. Checks rarely arrive in the mail without a second phone call. Careful reminders and persistence are key.
Numbers. Make a list of potential donors - and then double it. If you ask enough people, you can afford a lot of rejection and still meet your goal.
