Study abroad is an investment. Doing your funding homework to find scholarships is relatively simple and can pay off handsomely by covering a portion of your expenses.
Rainbow Scholarship
The Rainbow Scholarship awards deserving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) students who aim to participate in high-quality, rigorous education abroad programs. To be considered for the Rainbow Scholarship, applicants must self-identify on the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) scholarship application.
Cultural Vistas
If you’re accepted into this program, which includes a worldwide array of fellowships, internships, and study abroad programs from Berlin to Chile you’ll automatically receive a scholarship application.
Kalu Yala Scholarship
This scholarship is for current university students that are not in their final semester. To apply write a 500-word essay on their chosen topic. This scholarship is awarded to one person by the end of December and it is worth $1000.
Fund for Education Abroad
Up to $10,000 per semester may be awarded to a student planning academically rigorous studies abroad. Strong preference is given to underrepresented students.
Foundation for Global Scholars
US citizens studying abroad may qualify for $2,000 scholarships.
Rotary Foundation Grants
Rotary International offers academic year, multi-year, and cultural study abroad scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. Find out what works for you.
Go Overseas Scholarship
Compete for an annual $500 scholarship with your photo essay on this non-affiliated study-abroad informational site. All study abroad interns and students are eligible.
Asher and Lyric Study Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship program aims to support current students wishing to experience new cultures and to broaden their perspectives.
InternationalScholarships.com
Use this comprehensive listing of grants, scholarships, loan programs, and other funding essentials to assist your quest to study abroad.
StudyAbroad.com
Delve into this study-abroad dictionary-slash-encyclopedia to learn more about everything related to educational opportunities that will take you to other countries. In addition to the program directory you’ll find an array of scholarship and prize options, and other ways to fund your educational overseas experience.
International Education Financial Aid (IEFA)
So many scholarships. Surely there’s one for you. Browse this list of awards, achievement-based scholarships, monetary assistance based on field of study, location or need, and a wide spectrum of other types of financial aid. A search field helps narrow your hunt.
Diversity Abroad Scholarships
Use this online scholarship search engine to search for scholarships by country, subject, or term specific scholarships to help fund your study abroad experience.
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Are you having a hard tine finding scholarships for your program? No worries, search this database using keywords, the location, or the field of study search bar to find a scholarship that will fit your study abroad program.
ScholarTrips
Tired of looking at merit-based scholarships? Look at this site instead it is a scholarship program that awards $2,500 to the top six entries based on the passion, impact, and creativity used to produce the video or essay answering the question "What inspires you to travel abroad?"
GoFundMe
This is a site for crowd funding where anyone is welcome to sign up and create a fundraising account for business, travel, education, and study abroad as long as you are willing to do a bit of self-promoting.
GoGetFunding
Another crowd funding site for people who like to create their own webpage about their fundraiser that they have to share on social media sites to promote themselves. The donations can be received instantly with credit or debit cards or through PayPal.