One of the reasons many students think they should not study abroad is because they cannot afford to. But the truth is that studying abroad can be very affordable if you put the effort in. Before I decided to study abroad I was very tight on money. It helped that I was looking into African programs that were a lot less costly than traveling to Europe or Australia, but I also applied for scholarships. After the scholarship money I received, even after airfare, I ended up paying the same amount of money as if I had stayed. And I wouldn’t have been able to get those scholarships if I wasn’t studying abroad. Now that I am back, I continue to use my study abroad experience to help me apply for more scholarships. This is my entry for the Frame My Future Scholarship. All you have to do is send in a picture of any type of original art or even just a picture you took that has to do with your personal future. Take a look at the details, and apply yourself.
Through looking for scholarships for myself, I came across some great study abroad scholarships for others too. If anyone is thinking about studying abroad, check these out. There are also tons of regular scholarships if you are not looking to study abroad.
This is full of scholarships for studying abroad in Spain
This is a list based off of what year you are in school
This is a list based off of what year you are in school
Be careful that the scholarship does not say it is only for Denison students. Also, some of the information of the site will say like "deadline September 2010". Go to the actual link for the website to see if there is a new scholarship every year that you can still apply to. The dates are not all correct.
There are some other great grant, research, and internship opportunities on this site, so search around and see if you can find what you’re looking for.
Are you interested in living abroad after you graduate and making a difference? “The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend for a graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world”. This is something I am for sure going to consider doing after I graduate. The due date for current seniors is in January 18th, so unless you already had some sort of plan and want to submit it to them, this may be more for current juniors who want to think about applying to this next year.
Fellowship Connection is another great website for scholarships and grants. This is the page for study abroad opportunities for sophomores, juniors, and graduating seniors. Or choose your field of study on the left of the page and explore more scholarships. Many of the scholarships have to do with travel abroad but there are many local fellowships, assistantships, and scholarships as well.
The University of Iowa site has a great deal of scholarships for study aborad as well. Once you get onto the page, make sure you scroll down to External Awards, which means you do not have to be a University of Iowa student.
Also, check out your college's study abroad website for more scholarships. I got an amazing one by doing that.
I hope this was helpful to someone, let me know if you want me to help you find any other scholarship, grant, etc. opportunities.
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