Learn more about applying for scholarships for studying abroad

1. SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP

2. Workshop Overview
• Introduction
• Program Considerations
• Types of Scholarships
 Qualifying
 Scholarship Highlights
• Applying for Scholarships
• Conclusion and Questions

3. STUDY ABROAD PLANNING
What should I think about before looking for scholarships?

4. Financial Planning
• Consider your budget for study abroad
• What additional costs will you have?
• What kind of savings will you have?
• You can use existing financial aid (grants,
loans, scholarships)

5. Example Budget

6. Program Options
• What are your goals and how does that
affect your program type/location?

7. Don’t be limited by language…
• Host Language:
 Are there places off the beaten path with that
language?
• English:
 English-speaking countries more expensive
 Many programs offer courses in English

8. Program Options
• EXCHANGE - Low-cost, immersive,
independent, university-based
• DIRECT - Popular locations, immersive,
independent, university-based
• FACULTY-LED - Intense, directed, group,
travel-based
• AFFILIATE - Pre-packaged, varied,
supportive, center-based, pre-arranged
excursions

9. Comparison: Location
Regent’s University London
NDSU Tuition & Fees: $67
Regent’s Tuition: $11,750
Admin/User Fees: $650
Housing & Meals: $9330
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $150
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $3000
Insurance: $153
TOTAL: $27,000
Konkuk University, Korea
NDSU Tuition/Fees: $4104
Other Tuition: NA
Admin/User Fees: $650
Housing & Meals: $2580
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $215
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $1500
Insurance: $153
TOTAL: $11,102
NDSU Tuition for ND Resident used for example. Residency
and differential tuition does apply.

10. Comparison: Program Type
Sacred Heart - Affiliate ISA
NDSU Tuition & Fees: $67
Program Fee: $15,850
Admin/User Fees: $650
Meals: $1625
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $523
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $2000
TOTAL: $22,615
Sacred Heart - Exchange
NDSU Tuition/Fees: $4104
Insurance: $153
Admin/User Fees: $650
Housing & Meals: $5,160
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $523
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $2000
TOTAL: $14,490
NDSU Tuition for ND Resident used for example. Residency
and differential tuition does apply.

11. Inexpensive Programs:
By Type
• NDSU Exchange: Denmark, Italy, Japan,
Korea, Germany, France, the Netherlands,
Sweden, Mexico
 If you meet the requirements, we can send
you!
• ISEP Exchange: Australia, UK, New
Zealand, N. Ireland, and all over the world
 Competitive application process: GPA, letters
of recommendation, academic fit

12. Inexpensive Programs:
By Country
• Inexpensive Countries for Semester:
 Asia: China, Thailand
 Central and South America: Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru
 Africa: Morocco
• Inexpensive Countries for Summer:
 ISEP Direct to Taiwan, Costa Rica, Germany,
Brazil, Netherlands

13. NDSU STUDY ABROAD
SCHOLARSHIP PAGE
www.ndsu.edu/studyabroad/scholarships

16. SCHOLARSHIP TYPES
What do I look for?

17. Major Scholarships Categories
• Academic
• Financial Need-Based
• Location-Based
• Diversity
• Area of Study
• Program-Based
• Scholarship Searches

18. Qualifications
• Is the scholarship specific to…
 School or program
 Major or topic of study
 Location or language
 GPA
 Financial need
 Personal descriptors (diversity, nationality)
• If you can apply, do apply!

19. Academic Scholarships

20. Academic Scholarships
• Based on academic merit
• A high GPA is important
• A well-written essay and letters of
recommendation also important

21. NDSU
John and
Susan Wold
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
 Summer, Fall, Year,
Spring
 Credit-Bearing Program
 3.0 GPA
• Preference: ND or MN
residents
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: October 1 &
March 1
NDSU Scholarship

22. Rotary
Scholarship
• Eligibility:
 undergraduate and
graduate students, as well
as qualified professionals
pursuing vocational
studies
• Amount: Up to $26,000
• Deadline: Start about 1.5
years in advance
• Share culture abroad and
upon return
Major Scholarship

23. Financial Need-Based
Scholarships

24. Financial Need-Based
Scholarships
• Based on financial need
• May need to be Pell Grant eligible
 A measurement based on FAFSA
• May be able to demonstrate need in other
ways such as your essay
• They may also look at academics, essay,
references

25. NDSU Miles
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
 Financial need based
 Fall, Year, Summer
(current cycle)
 Spring, Summer (future)
 Credit-Bearing Program
• Amount: Airline Ticket
• Deadline: October 1 &
March 1
NDSU Scholarship

26. NDSU James
A. Meier Study
Abroad
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
 Summer, Fall, Year,
Spring
 Credit-Bearing Program
 2.75 GPA
• Preference: Financial
need
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: October 1 &
March 1
NDSU Scholarship

27. NDSU Klai
Study Abroad
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
 Summer, Fall, Year,
 Credit-Bearing Program
 2.75 GPA
• Preference: Financial
need
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: March 1
NDSU Scholarship

28. Gilman
Scholarship
• Eligibility:
 Pell-Grant Eligible
 US Citizen
 At least 4 weeks in one
country
 Any country except Cuba
or Travel Warning Country
• Amount: Up to $5,000
• Deadline: Oct 4 (spring)
• Required to share
experiences afterward
Major Scholarship

29. Location-Based Scholarships

30. Boren
Scholarship
• Eligibility:
 Areas of the world critical
to U.S. interests and
underrepresented areas
 US Citizen
• Preference: language,
geography, study area
• Amount: Up to $20,000
• Deadline: January 15
• Service commitment
after graduation
Major Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship

31. Gilman
Scholarship –
Critical Need
Languages
• An additional amount up
to a total of $8,000 for
study of critical need
languages
• Languages:
 Arabic; Chinese; Bahasa
Indonesia; Japanese;
Korean; Turkic; Persian;
Indic; Russian; Swahili
 See their website for
details on dialects
Major Scholarship
Area of Study Scholarship

32. Critical
Language
Scholarship
• Fully-funded group-
based intensive
language instruction and
structured cultural
enrichment experiences
for seven to ten weeks in
the summer
 U.S. citizen
 Undergraduate, Masters
and Ph.D. students
• Deadline: November for
summer programs
Major Scholarship
Area of Study Scholarships

33. NDSU Viterbo
Scholarship
• Eligible Students:
 Art major to study at the
Montserrat College of
Art/Viterbo, Italy
 Summer semester
• Amount: $3,500
• Deadline: varies
• Contact
Michael.J.Strand@ndsu.
edu for more information
NDSU Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship

34. German
Academic
Exchange
Service
(DAAD)
• Eligible Students:
 Undergraduate students
who are studying abroad,
doing senior thesis
research and/or
internships in Germany
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: December 1
Location-Based Scholarship

35. Bridging
Scholarship
• Eligible Students:
 Study in Japan
 Undergraduate students
of any major are eligible
• Amount: $2500 or $4000
• Deadline: October 10 for
spring
Location-Based Scholarship

36. Diversity Scholarships

37. Defining Diverse
• First-generation college student;
• low socio-economic status;
• an ethnic minority;
• younger or older than the average college
student;
• a student with a disability;
• a member of the LGBTQA community;
Con’t…

38. Defining Diverse con’t
• a STEM major;
• male;
• studying outside of Western Europe, Australia,
or New Zealand;
• or studying a less common language such as
Basque or Vietnamese

39. NDSU Kevin
and Jean
Melicher
Family
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
 Summer & Spring
 Credit-Bearing Program
 Declared a major or minor
in an academic field
directly related to
healthcare
• Amount: $1500
• Deadline: October 1
NDSU Scholarship

40. Diversity
Abroad
Overseas
Ambassador
Scholarship
• Eligibility:
 Economically
disadvantaged students,
first-generation, students
with disabilities and ethnic
and racially diverse students
are strongly encouraged to
apply.
 US Citizen or permanent
resident
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: May/October
Major Scholarship
Diversity Scholarship

41. Program-Based Scholarships

42. Affiliate
Providers
• Program providers:
 ISEP
 AIFS
 API
 Arcadia University
 CEA
 IES
 ISA
• Deadlines: Vary
Program-Based Scholarships

43. Scholarship Searches

44. Scholarship
Search
Engines
• Study Abroad Funding
Directory
• StudyAbroad.com
• AllAbroad.us
• Unigo.com
Search for more scholarships

45. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
How do I submit the best application possible?

46. Starting Out
• Look through scholarship opportunities
 Eligibility requirements
 Due dates
 Application materials
• What do you need to do? What do others
need to do?

47. Early Planning
• Ask for letters of recommendation
• Order transcripts
• Outline your essay

48. Letters of Recommendation
• Think carefully about who to ask
• The ideal recommendation writer:
 Knows you well
 Can write about your academic potential
 Would speak highly of you
 Will actually submit your recommendation
• Be clear: what, where, when
• Give the recommender plenty of time

49. Ordering an Official Transcript
• Campus Connection > Self Service >
Academic Records > Official Transcript
Request

50. Ordering an Official Transcript
• Timing is a combination of delivery method
and processing
• You cannot order a transcript if you have a
past due balance
• Can you use an unofficial transcript?

51. Writing an Essay
• Many use similar questions – you can
rewrite your own essay to use for many
scholarships
 Of course, you can’t rewrite someone else’s
• Classic essay format: opening, middle,
conclusion
• Use transitions in your writing
• Use concrete examples, interesting stories

52. Writing an Essay, ctd.
• Spelling, grammar, and punctuation matter
• Double-spaced, 10- or 12-point font
• Write, wait, reread
• Have someone else proof your essay
 Center for Writers is a great resource

53. Submitting
• 3-7 days before the deadline, make sure
that everything is submitted/received
 Follow up with references as needed
 Did your transcript(s) arrive?
• Submitting at the last minute is stressful
and could result in a missed deadline

54. Receiving a Scholarship
• How will you receive the scholarship?
• When will you receive it?
• Financial planning and timing
 Early costs: application fees, deposits, airline
tickets, passport, visa, etc.
 Term costs: tuition, program fees, housing,
meals, books, etc.
 Does your program start before regular
financial aid disbursement?

55. Follow-Up
• Send a thank you to your references
 If you received the scholarship, they’d love to
know
• Send a thank you to the source of the
scholarship (if applicable)