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General Scholarships

All scholarships have specific eligibility requirements but the scholarships listed on this are open to majority of students or are not tied to a specific program or region of study

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

  • U.S. citizens and permanent residents
  • Graduating seniors and graduate students
  • One academic year; over 140 countries to choose from
  • Full grants, travel grants and teaching grants available
  • Campus deadline: October
  • Read about the first Fulbright U.S. Student winner in Park's history on our study abroad blog page: http://www.park.edu/intled/Blogs.html.

Fulbright Public Policy Scholarships

Fulbright Public Policy Fellowships

Fulbright Public Policy Fellows will serve in partner country governments like Bangladesh, Cote d’Ivoire, The Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Thailand and Tunisia

  • Must be U.S. citizen by November 1, 2012
  • Must have a Master’s in public policy, a JD degree, or currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program before fall 2013
  • Minimum two years of full-time, professional work experience in policy-related fields
  • Application open: November 1, 2012. 
  • Deadline: February 1, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. (online applications)

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

  • U.S. Citizens who qualify for Pell grants
  • Undergraduates only
  • Up to $8,000 for study in non-traditional countries
  • Deadlines: April for fall study, October for spring study

David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship

  • U.S. citizens
  • Semester, Academic year or summer
  • For overseas study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East
  • Study Abroad must include language training
  • Service requirement upon return
  • $20,000 maximum
  • Application deadline: February 13, 2013

David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship

  • U.S. citizens
  • Seniors intending graduate degrees or graduate students
  • For overseas study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East
  • Will fund for language study and International Research
  • $30,000 maximum
  • Application deadline: January 31, 2013

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

  • Two months to two years of study where in countries where Rotary International has membership
  • $23,000 maximum
  • US citizens or permanent residents (International students are advised to go through Rotary Clubs in their country)
  • No age, level, or academic unit restrictions
  • Applications available in January for use in September the following year

U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation Scholarships

  • U.S. citizens or permanent residents
  • Undergraduates only
  • Up to $5,000
  • Deadline: April

Freeman ASIA Award

The award is designed for American undergraduates planning to study overseas in East or Southeast Asia.

  • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident at the time of application.
  • Must be an undergraduate student.
  • Must not be a previous Freeman-ASIA award recipient.
  • Summer Award up to $ 3,000. Deadline February 15.
  • Semester/ Quarter Award up to $ 5,000. Deadline April 1.
  • Academic Year Award up to $7,000. Deadline October 19.

Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)

  • U.S. citizens
  • Current Undergraduate or Graduate students
  • Undergraduate students must have completed one year of general coursework
  • For overseas intensive summer language institutes
  • Student may apply for one language

Anne Wexler Masters Scholarship in Public Policy

  • The Scholarships are part of the Australian Government’s Australia Awards Program for an American postgraduate student to complete a Master's degree in Public Policy in Australia
  • U.S citizens or permanent residents
  • AUD 140,000 maximum for a two year period.
  • Scholarship may be commenced anytime between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2014.
  • Deadline: 30 September 2012.

EU Erasmus Mundus Program

  • Open to Undergraduate, Master's or Doctoral students, Teachers, Researchers or university staff (academic and/or administrative)
  • Scholarship amount depends on level of studies/teaching/research, duration of stay & nationality (Non-EU individuals receive are higher than for EU individuals)
  • Application deadline for 2012-2013 academic year: December/January