Study Abroad Funding
Discover more scholarships through a searchable online database available to all students and persons interested in studying and traveling outside the U.S.
Critical Language Scholarship Program
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, Critical Language Scholarship Program offers intensive overseas summer language institutes in thirteen critical foreign languages.
Rangel Fellowship
The Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program is a U.S. Department of State program, administered by Howard University, that attracts and prepares young people for careers of international service. Announced in 2002 by Secretary of State Colin Powell, Congressman Charles B. Rangel, and Howard University President H. Patrick Swygert, its goals are to promote greater diversity and excellence in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State.
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships
U.S. Student Fulbright Program
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Program is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.
Boren Scholarships & Fellowships
Funding from the National Security Educational Program (NSEP) supports U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests: Africa, Asia, Central, and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Student Scholarships
Scholarships and internships are available to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship
The Hollings Scholarship Program seeks to increase undergraduate training in oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster multidisciplinary training opportunities.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program
Provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Grants are given in all world areas except Western Europe as the program aims to encourage the study of regions and cultures that are not commonly explored.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships
Provide opportunities for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to engage in area studies and world language training at schools that have established a FLAS fellowship program. FLAS provides allocations of fellowships to institutions of higher education, which then make awards directly to meritorious undergraduate students and graduate students. Students must be enrolled at and apply through a FLAS-recipient institution.
Language Flagship Program
Sponsored by The National Security Educational Program (NSEP) and the U.S. Department of Defense, these intensive language instruction programs for undergraduate and graduate students enhance academic degrees through language proficiency and cultural competence.
NOAA Educational Partnership Program Undergraduate Scholarship
The EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship provides scholarships for two years of undergraduate study to students at Minority Serving Institutes majoring in STEM fields that directly support NOAA’s mission. Participants conduct research at a NOAA facility during two paid summer internships.
Payne Fellowship
The USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program seeks to attract outstanding individuals who are interested in pursuing careers in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Project GO
Project Global Officer (Project GO) is a Department of Defense initiative aimed at improving the language skills, regional expertise, and intercultural communication skills of future military officers. Project GO provides scholarships to ROTC students in three services for critical language study domestically and abroad.
USAID
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. Funding opportunities are available to universities and research scholars.
USDA/1994 Tribal Scholars PrograM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1994 Tribal Scholars Program is an employment program that offers a combination of work experience and academic study leading to career positions within USDA. The program provides scholarships for applicants attending 1994 Land Grant Tribal Colleges and Universities seeking careers in food, agriculture, and natural resource sciences, and/or other related disciplines.
USDA/1890 National Scholars Program
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is a partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities. The program is designed to increase the number of minorities studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and the related disciplines.
WILLIAM F. HELMS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
William F. Helms Internship program provides university and college-level students with the opportunity to help protect U.S. agriculture and the environment while facilitating global trade of pest and disease-free agricultural goods.
