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Lehigh University Study Abroad offers $2,000.00 non-competitive travel grants to students who attend one of our 13 exchange schools on a semester or year program.
ASIA
EUROPE
AMERICAS
Note: Reduced grants available for students attending an exchange school summer program. Contact our office for details.
Remember that Lehigh students must choose programs from our approved program list, or contact the Study Abroad office to discuss program petition options. Be sure to consider the total cost of attending a program prior to making a commitment.
Lehigh University Department of Modern Languages and Literature awards travel scholarships to qualified students twice a year. Applications available in Maginnes 516. Contact Modern Languages with questions.
Lehigh University's Office of Fellowship Advising is a good resource for outside scholarships and grants. Generally, you must apply for scholarships a year in advance.
THIRD-PARTY PROGRAM PROVIDERS ALSO OFFER AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
OTHER RESOURCES
| Bridging Scholarships |
| Website: |
www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html |
| Contact: |
atj@colorado.edu |
| Purpose: |
To assist students to study in Japan. |
| Eligibility: |
Undergraduates of any major who are US citizens or permanent residents. |
| Amount: |
Stipend of $2,500 (semester) or $4,000 (year) |
| Deadline: |
Early April (for fall semester or year) or October (for spring semester) |
| Expectation: |
Each scholarship recipient will be expected to send a brief report about his/her study in Japan to the ATJ office within 60 days of returning from abroad. |
| DAAD (German Academic Exchange) |
| Website: |
www.daad.org |
| Contact: |
daadny@daad.org |
| Purpose: |
DAAD offers undergraduate awards to highly qualified undergraduate students for study abroad, senior thesis research, and/or internships in the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| Eligibility: |
Must be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program, must have at least sophomore standing at the time of application and at least junior standing by the beginning of the scholarship period. Applicants need to be able to receive academic credit for their activity in Germany (check with your advisor or department chair to see if this is possible). Applicants must have well-defined study, research or internship plans for their stay in Germany. Applicants are expected to demonstrate an interest in contemporary German and European affairs and to explain the significance of their project in Germany. |
| Amount: |
Monthly allowance of 615 Euros, one-time allowance of between 870 Euros and 1,200 Euros. Grantees will also receive a one-time allowance of 150 Euros or 260 Euros for books. |
| Deadline: |
Mid-February |
| Expectation: |
Students will find their own program to go on and pursue acceptance into program. Students must have their own medical insurance. |
| Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship |
| Website: |
www.iie.org/gilman |
| Contact: |
gilman@iie.org |
| Purpose: |
To diversify and expand participation in international study. |
| Eligibility: |
Citizen of the U.S., student must be receiving a Pell Grant at the time of application, and students cannot use a Gilman Scholarship for study in a country under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning. |
| Amount: |
Up to $5,000 |
| Deadline: |
Mid-April (for fall semester or academic year) or Mid-October (spring semester) |
| National Security Education Program – David L. Boren Scholarship |
| Website: |
www.borenawards.org/ |
| Contact: |
nsep@iie.org |
| Purpose: |
To provide American undergraduates with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of the U.S. |
| Eligibility: |
Freshmen and sophomores are eligible for summer, semester, and full year programs; juniors and seniors are eligible for semester and full year programs. |
| Amount: |
Varies depending on location, but covers cost of living, tuition, travel, books, settling-in and appropriate insurance. Maximum of 10,000. |
| Deadline: |
Early February |
| Expectation: |
NSEP scholarship recipients incur a service agreement requiring that they enter into an agreement to work in a position with the federal government with national security responsibilities as a priority or, secondarily, to work in the field of higher education in the area of study for which the scholarship was awarded. |
| North American Freshman Scholarship |
| Summer University at Freie Univeritat Berlin, Germany |
| Website: |
www.fubis.org/ |
| Contact: |
fusummer@fu-berlin.de |
| Purpose: |
Provide American students with exposure to the German culture, language, and university system. |
| Eligibility: |
Students who will be finishing up their freshmen year of school at an American or Canadian college or university. Students must be 18 years of age at the beginning of the program (July 17). |
| Amount: |
100% tuition waiver for two FUBiS courses from category A and B; 100% waiver on registration fees; and 1,000 Euros – two installments of 500 Euros each. |
| Deadline: |
Mid-March |
| Rotary International Scholarships |
| (Ambassadorial Scholarships and World Peace Scholarships) |
| Website: |
www.rotary.org/foundation/educational |
| Contact: |
Renee Stephenson – stephenr@rotaryintl.org |
| Purpose: |
To promote amicable international relationships by funding study in foreign countries, specifically those with a rotary society. |
| Eligibility: |
Undergraduate and graduate students who are not related to Rotarians. Completed two years of university coursework. Scholarship cannot be used to study in an area of a country where a candidate has previously lived for more than six month. Applicants should consult rotary organizations in their parents’ locality. |
| Amount: |
Travel, tuition, and living expenses; amount varies according to the program. |
| Deadline: |
Varies, need to apply 18 months prior to when you want to study abroad. |
| British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association (BUTEX) |
| Website: |
http://www.butex.ac.uk/?q=node/38 |
| Contact: |
butex_enquiries@msn.com |
| Purpose: |
BUTEX promotes mobility between universities and colleges in the UK and North America. |
| Eligibility: |
The Scholarship is open to all undergraduate students currently registered at an institution in the USA or Canada. To be eligible to apply you must have been offered a study abroad or exchange place at a UK university which is BUTEX affiliated. Your study abroad or exchange place must be for a semester program and your place must be for a minimum of one semester. |
| Amount: |
The value of each scholarship is £500 |
| Deadline: |
August of the year you will be studying abroad |
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"Going abroad to Hong Kong is one of the best experiences of my college career. ."
—Alla Miroshnik
Hong Kong
Spring 2009
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