Travel/Study Abroad 2006-2007
Scholarships

Partial scholarships up to $500 are available, awarded on the basis of need and availability of funds. Complete the application form and submit with your initial payment. Deadline is 90 days prior to departure. Click here for scholarship application form.

Other scholarships are also available through the resources found below.

American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
1-800-727-2437
(This scholarship is available only to students who study abroad through the AIFS program.) Minority Scholarship: African-American, Asian, Native, or Hispanic-American and Pacific Islanders; full program fees and roundtrip airfare; runners up are eligible for one of the five $1000 scholarships awarded per semester. Deadline: April 1(Fall) October 15 (Spring)
International Merit Scholarship: 50 $1000 scholarships for the fall semester and 50 $1000 for the spring semester; 3.0 GPA. Deadline: April 15 (Fall/Summer) November 1(Spring)

Council on International Education Exchange(CIEE)
1-800-40-STUDY
Bowman Travel Grants: Provides assistance for students participating in educational programs in developing countries; applicant must either participate in a Council program, attend a Council member institution, or plan to participate in a program sponsored by a Council member institution. Grant amount varies due to Airfare amount. The grant is awarded as a voucher to be exchanged for round-trip airline tickets to the program destination. Deadline: April 1 for summer, fall, and academic year programs (beginning from June 1 to December 31), November 1 for spring programs (beginning form January 1 to May 31) Country restrictions apply-See website
Bailey Minority Student Scholarship: To promote under-represented groups in study abroad especially ethnic minorities. $500 award. Deadline: April 1 for summer, fall, and academic year programs (beginning from June 1 to December 31). November 1 for spring programs (beginning from January 1 to May 31) (Available only if participating in Council Study Center programs)

LULAC National Scholarship Fund
(tentative until April/May)
713-641-2463
Hispanic students attending colleges or universities at both undergraduate and graduate levels; community based scholarship program; 3.0 GPA. Deadline: March 31 for turning in completed applications to the local LULAC Council for the Fall Semester. (The scholarship is a 2-semester scholarship with a mandatory Fall grade report to receive the Spring payment.) Applications are available after April 1.

General Electric/LULAC Scholarship Program
713-641-2463
Six $5000 scholarships for minority students; business or engineering majors; 3.25 GPA; must be classified as a college sophomore, junior or senior in the coming fall semester. (The scholarship is a 2-semester scholarship with a mandatory Fall grade report to receive the Spring payment.) Deadline: July 15.

Guest Scholarships
713-953-1417
For studies or research in Sweden; one academic year (nine months); monthly allowance Deadline: January 15

Institute of International Education (IIE) 713-621-6300
More information coming

Institute for Hispanic Culture
713-528-1492
$1000 and $2000; 3.3 GPA; for Spanish or Portuguese studies abroad; interview in Spanish required. Preference will be given to those who are fluent in Spanish. Deadline: February 1

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
713-973-9936
Academic-Year Ambassadorial, Multi-Year Ambassadorial, Cultural Ambassadorial. Awards range from $10,000-$22,000 (depending on the scholarship); applicants must be citizens of a country in which there is a Rotary club. Each Rotary club has different scholarships. Deadline: Applications for Year 2006-2007 is December 1, 2005. The program is more fully described on the Rotary International web site noted above. For more information regarding the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, please call either Paul Sullivan at 713-758-9101 or Marco Livoti at 713-308-0124 or Clarence Miller at 713-348-4904

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
202-783-1907 FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ONLY
E-mail: avh@verizon.net
German Chancellor Scholarship: Study on humanities, social sciences, law and economics in Germany; monthly allowance; program and travel expenses; program begins in September and lasts for one year. To be eligible, applicant must have at least a bachelor's degree and be under 35 years of age. Deadline: October 31
Humboldt Research Fellowship Program: Applicants, who must have their doctorate and be under 40 years of age, design their own research project and select host German institution for a stay of 6-12 months. Provides a monthly allowance and permits for special allowances when necessary. Applications can be submitted at any time.

National Security Education Program Institute of International Education 1-800-618-6737 U.S. citizen enrolled as an undergraduate; summer, semester and full-year programs available; merit based with financial need as a determining factor in the scholarship amount; awards range from full scholarships (tuition, program costs, round trip airfare, health insurance & local transportation) to partial scholarships. Deadline: 1st Monday in February

American Educational Development
1-800-498-9360
U.S. citizen enrolled in or applying to a graduate degree program in the U.S.; requirement will be noted on the fellowship application; maximum of $20,000 for a two semesters overseas study. Deadline: January 31
Consulate-General of Japan
713-652-2977
Japanese Government (Monbusho) Scholarship for Japanese Studies: U.S. citizen enrolled as an undergraduate student studying the Japanese language, culture or a closely related field as a major; allowance given for a necessary time period to complete the course within the term from September or October to August or September (142,500 yen per month); personal interviews and a Japanese language proficiency examination conducted at the office. Deadline: March 24

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