International and Language Study Scholarships
The following list of scholarships focus on language learning and international study opportunities. Most applications require language skills.
Undergraduate Students
ALFA Fellowship
- Open to graduate students with Russian language and two year work experience.
- Applicants must be studying in the following fields: social sciences and other (business, economics, journalism, law, politics or policy).
- Usual application deadline: December.
- The award for ALFA Fellowship is one year program offering intensive language study in the U.S., then in Russia and a suitable professional assignment in Russia (international).
Asia Pacific Education
- Open to undergrads studying abroad in an eligible country.
- Applicants must be studying any "General Study" (art, international business or international study foreign languages for STA Travel Scholarship.
- Deadline: April (Fall), August (Spring), December (Summer)
- The award for Asia Pacific Education varies (e.g., $500 vs. $2,000). Supports study in Asia-Pacific countries.
The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship
- Open to students who have completed at least one year of full-time study.
- Applicants can be studying any field, but with interest in study at the American University in Dubai.
- Deadline: March 15 (Fall), October 15 (Spring), February 15 (Summer)
- The award for the William Jefferson Clinton scholarship is tuition for one term plus on-campus housing at the American University in Dubai.
THE WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON SCHOLARSHIP
Critical Language Scholarship for Intensive Summer Institutes
- Open to graduate and undergraduate students.
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: November.
- The award for Critical Language Scholarship for Intensive Summer Institutes is travel, study, and all program expenses for summer institute language study in countries where “target languages” are spoken.
CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES
German Academic Exchange Service
- Open to undergraduate students (sophomore or juniors) or graduate students (seniors who are prospective graduate students)
- Applicants can be studying any field, but with clear research plan to be conducted in Germany.
- Usual application deadline: January.
- The award for German Academic Exchange Service is 4-10 months of undergraduate study or research in Germany; one year of graduate study in Germany, plus travel costs and health insurance (international).
GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE
Gilman International Scholarship Program
- Open to undergraduate students with financial need who will be studying abroad during the academic year.
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Deadline: Depends on timing of study abroad experience.
- The award for Gilman International Scholarship Program is up to $5,000 for study abroad (must be a minimum of four weeks), with amount contingent on amount of Pell grant eligibility (international).
GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Gilman Critical Need Language Supplement
- Open to undergraduates studying Arabic, Chinese, Turkic, Persian, Indic, Korean or Russian.
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Deadline: Depends on timing of study abroad experience.
- The award for Gilman Critical Need Language Supplement is up to $8,000 in additional funding for study involving a designated language (international).
GILMAN CRITICAL NEED LANGUAGE SUPPLEMENT
Humanity in Action Fellowship
- Open to undergraduates and new graduates (sophomores to recent graduates).
- The award for Humanity in Action Fellowship is a funded travel experience in one of a number of cities, where students focus on intensive, collaborative study of a human rights issue related to minority groups, the Holocaust, and WWII; requires subsequent completion of an action project.
National Security Education Program - Undergraduate (David L. Boren)
- Open to undergraduates; includes special application track for ROTC students.
- Applicants can be studying any field, but language must be the study abroad focus. Post-graduate requirement to seek employment at an appropriate U.S. governmental agency.
- Usual application deadline: February.
- The award for National Security Education Program is to study abroad in an area of critical U.S. interest; up to $20,000 for an academic year or $8,000 for a summer (international).
NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (DAVID L. BOREN)
Frank Newman Leadership Award
- Open to undergraduate students (sophomore or juniors).
- Applicants can be studying any field with public engagement and civic leadership focus.
- Usual application deadline: March.
- The award for Frank Newman Leadership Award is $5,000 for “civic and academic” goals plus mentoring by campus president.
NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate
- Open to all undergraduate students.
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: January.
- The award for NOAA Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate is up to $9,500 per academic year to support their studies, as well as a paid summer internship opportunities at NOAA facilities across the US.
NOAA ERNEST F. HOLLINGS UNDERGRADUATE
Public Policy and International Affairs Program Fellowship Program
- Open to undergraduate juniors committed to completing an MA/MS in public and/or international affairs at one of the PPIA Consortium graduate schools.
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: November.
- The award for Public Policy and International Affairs Program Fellowship Program is at least $5,000 toward MA/MS tuition, stipend, eligibility for internships and other professional development opportunities.
PUBLIC POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Think Swiss Research Scholarship
- Open to undergrads (sophomore or higher) and graduate students.
- Applications can be studying any field, but with an invitation from a professor at a Swiss university to provide you with a research stay in his/her group. While language skills are not required, knowledge of German, French, or Italian is helpful for daily life.
- Usual application deadline: March.
- The award for Think Swiss Research Scholarship is a two or three month stipend while conducting research in a Swiss institution or a summer school course in Switzerland.
Graduate Students
ALFA Fellowship
- Open to graduate students with Russian language and two year work experience.
- Applicants must be studying in the following fields: social sciences and other (business, economics, journalism, law, politics or policy).
- Usual application deadline: December.
- The award for ALFA Fellowship is one year program offering intensive language study in the U.S., then in Russia and a suitable professional assignment in Russia (international).
American Scandinavian Foundation Academic Fellowships and Grants
- Open to all graduate students, language competency normally required.
- Applicants may be studying any field, but research must demand presence in Scandinavian country.
- Usual application deadline: November.
- The award for American Scandinavian Foundation Academic Fellowships and Grants is $20,000 in fellowship, up to $4000 in grants for study in a Scandinavian country (international).
AMERICAN SCANDINAVIAN FOUNDATION ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program
- Open to graduate – ages 23-34, no German required, at least two years relevant work experience.
- Applicants must be studying social sciences and other – business administration, economics, journalism, law, political science, public policy.
- Usual application deadline: October.
- The award for Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program is an internship plus seminars and travel (international).
ROBERT BOSCH FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Congress Bundestag
- Open to graduates and seniors who will graduate soon.
- Applicants can be studying any field, however there is a preference for business, technical, and vocational subjects.
- Usual application deadline: December
- The award for Congress Bundestag is full year travel, study, and internship in Germany, German language study (no previous experience needed), health insurance, accommodations, etc...
Consortion for Graduate Study in Management
- Open to graduates – apply as a senior; Native American, African American, or Hispanic American, or who can demonstrate a commitment to the consortium’s diversity mission.
- Applicants can be studying any undergraduate discipline, aiming at graduate study in management.
- Usual application deadline: January
- The award for Consortion for Graduate Study in Management is fellowship for graduate study.
CONSORTION FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN MANAGEMENT
Critical Language Scholarship for Intensive Summer Institutes
- Open to graduate and undergraduate students.
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: November.
- The award for Critical Language Scholarship for Intensive Summer Institutes is travel, study, and all program expenses for summer institute language study in countries where “target languages” are spoken.
CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP FOR INTENSIVE SUMMER INSTITUTES
DAAD Graduate Study/Research
- Open to all graduate students.
- The award for DAAD Graduate Study/Research is fellowship for graduate study abroad in Germany
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Open to graduates: apply as seniors, recent grads, and grad students (U.S. citizens).
- Applicants can be studying any field, but most plan a project that builds cultural understanding. Language competency normally required
- Usual application deadline: October
- The award for Fulbright U.S. Student Program is covered expenses for a year of travel and living expenses for overseas study/research; some awards offered for English language teaching (international).
FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM
Gates Cambridge Scholars Program
- Open to graduates – apply as seniors and prospective graduate students.
- Applicants can be in any field of graduate study offered at Cambridge University.
- Usual application deadline: October
- The award for Gates Cambridge Scholars Program is covered study at Cambridge (international); family stipend available.
GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
German Academic Exchange Service
- Open to undergraduate students (sophomore or juniors) or graduate students (seniors who are prospective graduate students)
- Applicants can be studying any field, but with clear research plan to be conducted in Germany.
- Usual application deadline: January.
- The award for German Academic Exchange Service is 4-10 months of undergraduate study or research in Germany; one year of graduate study in Germany, plus travel costs and health insurance (international).
GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE
German Chancellor Scholarship
- Open to graduates – “young professionals."
- Applicants should be studying in the following fields: government, social and policy sciences, law, journalism, communications, business, public service, humanities, arts, environmental affairs.
- Usual application deadline: October.
- The award for German Chancellor Scholarship is language classes in U.S. and Germany, study or research project with a monthly stipend, travel, dependent allowance
GERMAN CHANCELLOR SCHOLARSHIP
Golden Key Graduate Scholar Award
- Open to graduates – apply as seniors or recent grads with Golden Key membership.
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: January.
- The award for Golden Key Graduate Scholar Award is $10,000 for graduate study at accredited university anywhere in the world (international or domestic).
GOLDEN KEY GRADUATE SCHOLAR AWARD
Kobe College Corporation
- Open to graduate students who intend to teach.
- Applicants can study any field except professional degree programs; must include Japan connection.
- Usual application deadline: January.
- The award for Kobe College Corporation is $24,000 for one year of research in Japan (international).
The Language Flagship
- Open to recent graduates who has basic knowledge of a target language.
- Applicants must have knowledge in one of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Persian/Farsi, Russian, Central Asian.
- Usual application deadline: January
- The award for The Language Flagship is supported expenses for two years of study, one in the U.S. (at a designated flagship language institution) and one overseas, in a target language (international)
Luce Scholars Program
- Open to all graduate students.
- Usual application deadline: Mid-October.
- The award for Luce Scholars Program is to study abroad in Asia.
Marshall Scholarships (United Kingdom)
- Open to graduate students (apply as seniors and recent grads).
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: October.
- The award for Marshall Scholarships is two years of study in a British university (international).
MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIPS (UNITED KINGDOM)
George J. Mitchell Scholarships (Ireland)
- Open to graduate students (apply as seniors, prospective graduate students).
- Applicants can be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: October.
- The award for George J. Mitchell Scholarships is one year of graduate study at any university in Ireland (international)
GEORGE J. MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIPS (IRELAND)
Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship
- Open to graduate students.
- Applicants may be studying any field that prepared them for graduate study in international affairs or a related subject such as development, economics, history, political science, public policy, foreign languages, etc., at a Payne-approved graduate program.
- Usual application deadline: October.
- The award for Donald M. Payne International Development Fellowship is $45,000 annually for two years, part designated for tuition, part for expenses, part for stipend.
DONALD M. PAYNE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FELLOWSHIP
Rhodes Scholarship
- Open to graduate students (apply as seniors, recent grads).
- Applicants may be studying any field.
- Usual application deadline: October.
- The award for Rhodes Scholarship is travel, education costs, expenses for two years of study at the University of Oxford; possibility of renewal for third year (international).
Schwarzman Scholars Program
- Open to seniors preparing to entire intensive one-year grad program in China.
- Applicants must be studying public policy, international relations, economics and business with Chinese focus included.
- Usual deadline: October.
Think Swiss Research Scholarship
- Open to undergrads (sophomore or higher) and graduate students.
- Applications can be studying any field, but with an invitation from a professor at a Swiss university to provide you with a research stay in his/her group. While language skills are not required, knowledge of German, French, or Italian is helpful for daily life.
- Usual application deadline: March.
- The award for Think Swiss Research Scholarship is a two or three month stipend while conducting research in a Swiss institution or a summer school course in Switzerland.