Financial support for your dream
In addition to financial aid, scholarships are available to help with travel costs, living expenses and tuition to help break down the cost barrier to studying abroad.
As a St. Cloud State student you have access to several local scholarships, endowed scholarships and national and foreign-funded scholarships developed through partnerships and collaborations. These scholarships may be tied to specific countries, programs or regions of the world.
A great place to look is Huskies Scholarships. Eligibility, gift amounts, and deadlines vary. The Center for International Studies also awards a scholarship for undergraduate and graduate students.
The Bridging Project offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. About 100 scholarships are awarded each year to assist students with the travel and living expenses they will incur while studying abroad in Japan for a semester or an academic year. Applications are accepted twice a year for Bridging Scholarships.
Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages.
Freeman-ASIA accepts applications from U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled at the undergraduate level at a two-year or four-year college or university who demonstrate financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.
The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. A candidate will submit a Statement of Grant Purpose defining activities to take place during one academic year in a participating country outside the U.S.
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 awards in more than 130 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world. College and university faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields can join over 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections and greater mutual understanding.
Highly qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university.
Visit the Center for International Studies (Lawrence Hall 101) to talk with a staff member who specializes in assisting students with this scholarship application.