Study Abroad Scholarship Directory
To help with the funding of your study abroad, we have compiled this list of scholarship opportunities offered by providers of study abroad programs and foreign host universities. In this directory you will see information from these organizations, which may help you fund your dream of study abroad.
Many other resources exist, including those from your home university, you should check with your study abroad office for a list of these. You might also consider how study abroad may impact your existing university Financial Aid package, as the cost of your education will change.
We also recommend you consider a crowd funding campaign for your study abroad. Abroad101 awards money each week to a student with study abroad crowd-funding mission on GoEnnounce.com.
Confused by all the complexities surrounding study abroad? Check out Affordable College's Guide to Finding and Financing Study Abroad for some answers and tips.
Achievement Study Abroad
1 scholarship available across 4 programsWe Want YOU ...to help spread the word about Achievement Study Abroad! Are you a student who enjoys posting on social media (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.)? We offer up to three scholarships for 150 EUR per semester for students who drum up interest in our programs via social media. In addition to the money - which you'll receive upon successful completion of your commitment - we'll provide to you free photography lessons on site. Bring a film camera with you or buy one here (good used film cameras are out there for as little as 30 EUR) and we'll throw in lessons on how to develop film and create your own darkroom prints*. Think you have what we're looking for? Interested in learning more about photography and honing your skills while you're abroad? Reach out to us at scholarship@achievementstudyabroad.org and we'll be in touch with a scholarship application. * The darkroom/film developing perk is only available in Marburg.
150 EUR
EuroScholars
1 scholarship available across 4 programsThe EuroScholars Consortium awards a limited number of grants of € 2500 per semester to help lower-income students and students with disabilities in line with the diversity policy of the European Consortium of EuroScholars. The EuroScholars Grants are counted towards the payment of the EuroScholars Program Fee. (students will receive an invoice for the remaining amount) Students participating in more than one semester will only be eligible to receive the grant once. Only full applications will be considered.
2500 Euro
London Metropolitan University
1 scholarship available across 4 programsLondon Met wants to encourage students from traditionally marginalised groups to participate in the study abroad programme and awards Diversity Scholarships to students who can demonstrate how they represent diversity in study abroad.
£1,500
American College of Thessaloniki (ACT)
2 scholarships available across 4 programsMerit scholarships are available during the fall and spring semesters. ACT awards a $1,000 merit scholarship applicable towards the semester's tuition to study abroad students who have reached sophomore status at their home institution and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.6/4.0. Accepted students will be given the opportunity to apply for the scholarship by sending their most recent transcript to the admissions office. To confirm eligibility, please email Roula Lebetli, Director of Admissions, at rleb@act.edu.
$1,000
Hellenic-American scholarships are available during the fall and spring semesters. ACT awards scholarships that cover half tuition to eligible Hellenic American applicants. The award does not include housing, orientation, field trips and study abroad fees.
half tuition
Carleton Global Engagement Programs
1 scholarship available across 3 programsThe scholarship is need-based, and aims to support broader access to study abroad opportunities through Carleton College. In order for the scholarship application to be reviewed, the applicant must have completed a Carleton Global Engagement program application by the application deadline. Scholarship awards range from $1000 to $3000.