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S&T scholarships

The Maxwell C. Weiner Scholarship

As a firm commitment to enhance the international competence of Missouri S&T students, the Office of International Affairs holds two annual Study Abroad competitions. The scholarships are cash awards which are usually applied to the student’s tuition and fees for the study abroad semester. Application can be found here.

 

Honors Study Abroad Scholarship

As a firm commitment to enhancing the international competence of Missouri S&T Honors Academy students, the Honors Academy offers a Study Abroad matching scholarship. Any active Honors Academy student receiving a Missouri S&T Study Abroad scholarship in conjunction with a Missouri S&T affiliated program is eligible to apply.

The Honors Academy Study Abroad Scholarship Application

 Individual Department scholarships:

In a commitment from the university and its faculty toward supporting study abroad as part of the education of the students while at S&T, individual departments may have scholarships available for students. Please contact your department academic advisor to inquire about possible scholarships.

 

National scholarships for Study Abroad

 

Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program:

  • Students must be currently receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application
  • Students cannot be studying abroad in Cuba or in a nation currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning
  • Gilman A. Gilman International Scholarship Program Website
  • Students must be U.S. citizens
  • Deadlines: Fall/Academic Year - early March, Spring - early-October, Summer - early June
    There are summer awards for STEM
  • Amount: Up to $5,000 for semester or academic-year study abroad, and up to $5,000 for summer
  • Additional Information: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. This program enables students who have limited financial means to participate in study abroad opportunities worldwide
  • For additional information speak with a Study Abroad Office Advisor

NSEP-David Boren Scholarships

  • Every student studying outside of Europe or Australia should research this grant
  • S&T Campus Deadline for Undergraduates: usually mid January each year
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • For additional information speak with a Study Abroad Advisor

Undergraduate

NSEP was designed to provide U.S. undergraduates with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experience in countries and areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation. Amount: max $20,000 (see website for specifics http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship)

Graduate

Boren Fellowships support students pursuing the study of languages, cultures, and world regions that are critical to U.S. national security but are less frequently studied by U.S. graduate students, i.e. areas of the world other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Amount: max $30,000. View website at: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

National Flagship Language Initiative

  • The National Flagship Language Program (NFLP) was developed to address the urgent and growing need for Americans with professional levels of competency in languages critical to national security. NFLP offers advanced language training in Arabic, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, and Russian. NFLP is designed to train participants to reach professional working proficiency in a target language. NSEP(above) offers a limited number of fellowships to qualified American students interested in receiving full financial support to participate in one of the NFLP programs.
  • The Center for Advanced Study of Languages oversees evaluation of NFLP Fellows and Flagship Programs. For more information: http://borenawards.org/the_language_flagship

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IIE Fulbright

  • Graduating seniors can apply for study or research after graduation from college
  • Graduate students can apply to fund research projects
  • English Teaching assistantships also available
  • http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
  • Amount: Comprehensive
  • United States citizenship required

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program

  • Biomedical Engineering graduating seniors should research this opportunity
  • http://www.whitakerawards.org/award-benefits
  • IIE Application Deadline: Monday, January 24, 2011
  • United States citizenship or permanent residence status required

DiversityAbroad.com Scholarships

DiversityAbroad.com has partnered with several organizations to offer study abroad grants and scholarships to Minority/Low-Income students. See below for a list of scholarships offered by DiversityAbroad.com.

  • DiversityAbroad.com's Study Abroad Scholarship
  • Diversity Abroad Semester at SEA Scholarship
  • Study Abroad Turkey Scholarship for Minority Students

Please visit DiversityAbroad.com for more information

 

Other  Study Abroad Scholarships

               

CAPA - Missouri London Program Scholarships 

CAPA Need-Based Scholarships

Several $500 to $2500 scholarships are available to students whose financial aid package is at least 40% of the program fee and who have a minimum 2.8 cumulative GPA. Application is available on CAPA’s website:  http://programs.capa.org/mlp. For Missouri London Program students only.  CAPA administers and awards scholarships internally.

CAPA Merit Scholarships

Several $500 scholarships are available to students who demonstrate high academic merit with a minimum 3.5 cumulative GPA.

Application is available on CAPA’s website: http://programs.capa.org/mlp.  For Missouri London Program students only. CAPA administers and awards scholarships internally.