Following our Q&A with Erin Bream, a Fulbright Scholar from July 2005 – July 2006, we compiled a list of international scholarship and fellowship opportunities with their respective deadlines. This is just a short list of opportunities available for undergraduate, graduate and PhD students as well as current professionals. Included below you will find a brief synopsis of the program, what it entails, the duration of the program and the deadline for application. We have included programs whose deadlines have already past as a point of research reference for the following year. If you have any programs that think should be included, please include in the comments below and we will amend our list.
Boren Undergraduate Scholarship
Application Deadline: February 10, 2010
Program Duration: From an academic semester to a full year
The Boren Undergraduate Scholarship program provides worldwide undergraduate students with a cultural and linguistic immersion in areas of the world that are deemed critical to the future of national security in the United States. The scholarships are awarded with the commitment of the applicant pursuing work in the federal government. The program allots $10,000 for a semester or $20,000 for a full year.
English Teaching Assistantships
Application Deadline: Past
Program Duration: Varies
English Teaching Assistantships (ETA) offer American undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to teach English and foster cultural understanding of the United States in a foreign country. The host country designs the ETA program, therefore programs may vary by country. Opportunities are available in Africa, Asia, Easter Europe, Eurasia, the Middle East, Western Europe and the Western Hemisphere. For specific countries involved in the program, pleaes click on the link. Round-trip airfare, a sustainable monthly stipend and limited health benefits are included in the scholarship. Allowances awarded are largely dependent on the cost of living in the host country.
Fullbright -mtvU Award
Application Deadline: Past
Program Duration: Full academic year
Four awards are given to American undergraduate students to research the impact that music plays as a global force. Applicants may investigate music in the context of culture, learning, social-activism or any area that pertains to the power of music in a society. In addition to the Fulbright Scholarship application, the applicants must submit a Documentation and Outreach plan explaining how they will share and document their research throughout their year abroad. Round-trip airfare, a sustainable monthly stipend and limited health benefits are included in the scholarship. Allowances awarded are largely dependent on the cost of living in the host country.
Benjamin A. Gilman Summer & Fall International Scholarship
Application Deadline: April 6, 2010 (same for Summer and Fall semesters)
Program Duration: Varies (must be studying abroad for at least 28 days)
The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship provides additional financial aide for American students who are pursuing a study abroad program during the Summer and Fall semesters. The students must be majoring in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Math. The award allots up to $5,000 in financial aide with an average award of $3,000.
The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
Application Deadline: Past
Program Duration: 2 Full academic years
The Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Foreign Affair Fellowship program is designed to fund outstanding graduate school applicants who are pursing a two-year master’s degree program in public policy, international affairs, public administration, or related academic fields such as business, economics, political science, sociology, or foreign languages. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistant and foreign service mentorship for students who are committed to working in the State Department. Included in the award are tuition, room, board, and mandatory fees during the first and second year of graduate school. Each year’s award also includes reimbursement for books and for travel (one round trip per academic year, up to a set maximum amount).
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
Program Duration: 2010 – 2011 Academic Year
The Hong Kong PhD Fellowship, established by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council, encourages the world’s brightest talent to pursue their PhD degree programs in Hong Kong’s institutions. There is a monthly stipend of HK$20,000 (approximately US $2,600) and a travel allowance of HK$10,000 (approximately US$1,300) for conference and research related expenses per year for a period of three years.
Traditional Fulbright Scholars Program
Application Deadline: Past, Applications for 2011-2012 open in February 2010
Program Duration: Varies
Each year, the Traditional Fulbright Scholars Program, sends 800 faculty members and professional abroad. They are charged with the mission to lecture and conduct research in a variety of academic and professional disciplines. The program includes travel and living costs in-country for the grantee and their accompanying dependents.
Nice blog.Thanks for sharing valuable information about the scholarship and internship program.These are really useful for the study abroad.