36 Best Scholarships and Grants for Volunteering Abroad

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Scholarships and Grants
36 Best Scholarships and
Grants for Volunteering Abroad
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Introduction
Are you planning of volunteer abroad?
Are you worried about expensive volunteer abroad?
Do you know that there are many volunteer abroad grants and scholarship for
volunteers/students seeking international volunteer abroad experience?
Most hesitation about volunteering abroad is usually related to the cost,
especially flights, insurance, visas, program fees, etc., which make the
volunteering abroad experience overwhelming and even less fun. On the
other hand, most worldwide volunteers still don’t know that they can apply for
grants and scholarships to volunteer abroad saving their money and also earn
some academic credits.
In this article, our professional team has reviewed hundreds of ways for
volunteering abroad using the above strategies and chose for you some of the
best available. We will summarize 37 best scholarships and grants to volunteer
aboard available on the Internet to give all our readers a great choice. The
article also lists many resources that will be helpful for anyone planning
volunteer, study, and travel abroad.

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Community Service Award:
Golden Key Study Abroad
Scholarships
Golden Key provides $1 Million
scholarships and grants for volunteering
abroad for its members.
The Golden Key Community Service Award
is delivered for the members with impactful
services towards the community. The applicant
for this grant is selected according to his/her
leadership as well as his/her involvement within
Golden Key, his/her academic performance, and
financial need.
Application Eligibility:
Current FT or PT undergraduate or
graduate Golden Key members
Scholarship Award:
Multiple $2000 awards will be
granted.
More Info and How to Apply for
Golden Key Study Abroad Scholarships
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Application Requirements
Be an active member of the
Golden Key.
Have accumulated community
service’s 100 hours throughout any
non-profit org.
Being enrolled in a degree-
granting program is also required

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Mosaic Grants Program:
America’s Unofficial
Ambassadors (AUA)
This is one of the best grants to
volunteer abroad for Summer Service
programs in Indonesia, Morocco, Tajikistan,
or Zanzibar.
They offer five different grants and the
applicant is eligible to receive only one type of
grants available. Grants include America’s
Unofficial Ambassadors Mosaic Grants, Qatar
Airways Mosaic Grants, The Bridges to Tajikistan
Mosaic Grant, as well as The Allegheny College
Mosaic Grants.
All students are eligible to apply for this
grant
Scholarship Award:
The Bridges to Tajikistan Mosaic
Grant: The award is up to $875.
America’s Unofficial Ambassadors
Mosaic Grants: The award is between
$500 and $1000.
Qatar Airways Mosaic Grants: The
award is between $1200 and $2000.
The Allegheny College Mosaic
Grants: The amount of award is varied
between $500 and $1000.
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The Bridges to Tajikistan Mosaic Grant: The applicant must complete the essay question.
America’s Unofficial Ambassadors Mosaic Grants: The applicant must submit an additional
essay of the Summer Service program.
The Allegheny College Mosaic Grants: The applicant must be a student of Allegheny College,
complete the essay question, and include a note asking to be considered for the grant.
More Info and How to Apply for Mosaic Grants Program

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Sara’s Wish Scholarship Fund:
Sara’s Wish Foundation (USA)
The foundation was founded to
perpetuate the memory of the girl, named
Sara Christie Schewe, which was killed in her
way to the Indian Taj Mahal in the bus crash..
The mission of Sara’s Wish foundation to
help American women who share Sara’s ideas.
They provide many scholarships to volunteer
abroad with funding help humanitarian work for
young women. The organization helped women to
travel to Korea, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Nepal,
Chile, and other countries with the aim to develop
life there.
Young women, which were SWF
scholarship recipients in previous
Scholarship Award:
One or two from previous
recipients may get awards every
year. The amount of award starts
from $1000 and is up to $10000.
Sara’s Wish Scholarship Fund.
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Application Requirements: Candidate has to take part in the well-established humanitarian
initiative. The initiative can be different from the previous scholarship awarded.
The previous recipient has to prove and demonstrate as following:
Effectivity in the humanitarian organization
On-going commitment for the trip, // Individual safety
Needs within the non-profit organization for the funding
The request has to include the justified need for funding, well-documented to support the
development of the selected humanitarian initiative.

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Scholarships for Extending
WorldTeach Volunteers:
WorldTeach (USA)
WorldTeach is the well-established
volunteer organization that provides more
personalized support.
This volunteer abroad scholarship covers
usually health insurance costs for those volunteers
who want to extend their WorldTeach experience
for one more year.
Other Scholarships: WorldTeach has several
amount of scholarships. They are:
•David Rockefeller Center for Latin American
Studies (DRCLAS).
Kristin Linnea Skvarla Foundation Grant –
Namibia.
The Posse Foundation.
WorldTeach Teacher Fellowships.
Harvard College Office of Career Services
(Summer Funding through Non-Harvard International
Programs).
Notre Dame - Kellogg Summer Internship.
Steve Reifenberg Fellowship through DRCLAS
at Harvard University - Post Graduate Service.
The Morehead-Cain Foundation at the University
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Harvard Center for African Studies (CAS)
Undergraduate Summer Grant.
Current volunteers traveling
abroad with the WorlTeach
Scholarship Award:
The amount of award is range from
$100 and can be up to $600.
Application Requirements:
The volunteer wishing to get the
scholarship has to contact their
program manager via e-mail to
request for the financial support for
the second year volunteering
abroad.
Scholarships for Extending WorldTeach Volunteers.

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The Omprakash Ambassador
Travel Grant:
Omprakash (USA)
The Omprakash provides grants to
volunteer abroad for people who are looking
to have volunteering experience within their
international network of education,
healthcare and environmental by “Partner”
organizations. .
The grant can be used only for travel and
living needs, example accommodation expenses
and flight cost. Their volunteer abroad scholarship
programs have different targets: help their
Partners with support, organize educational and
empowering experiences for talented people and
to expand the scope
All Volunteers or Partner who are
able to share creative resources:
Scholarship Award:
The amount of the grant is range
between $500 and $2500. The
amount can be distributed in 1 or
up to three installments
The Omprakash Ambassador Travel Grant
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To applicate the potential
recipient has to share his lesson
plans or educational
documentaries, any materials that
help teachers and students to learn
or to increase or fundraising.

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6 Katie Evans Memorial
Scholarship:
Foundation for Sustainable
Development (USA)
The foundation supported and trained many
students since 1995 in order for working on
health projects the organization’s partners from
all over the world. .
This scholarship is for honoring the memory of
Katie Evans. This volunteer abroad scholarship is for
students graduated in public health. They offer
students to have experience in work and to have an
intensive training on local public health development
projects. It’s a great opportunity to get and develop
such skills as project management, cultural integration,
and grant writing. There are different directions of the
projects, such as Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
The potential recipient has to be
Master of Public Health Graduate
and has completed the degree of
one year at the beginning of the
internship or to be enrolled in
MPH.
Scholarship Award:
The amount of award is $300,
projects that are longer than 13 weeks
will get additional funding. Additional
project funding can be up to $800
through FSD
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Student has to have an opportunity to commit at least 9 weeks of internship. The demonstration of
commitment to community-based development and to the international health are required. On the FSD
website the potential recipient has to complete an Intern Abroad application, include a 500 words essay
with an explanation why he is interested in pursuing the scholarship
More Info and How to Apply for Katie Evans Memorial Scholarship.

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Travel for Good Grant
Program for "Voluntourist"
Hopefuls: Travelocity (USA)
Most of Travelocity clients are traveling
for tourism or for business trips..
But the organization is also interested in
developing volunteer abroad scholarship
programs. The aim of Travelocity is to inspire of a
combination of tourism and volunteering. This
grant was created to let people travel for good.
The award covers project needs and
transportation cost.
Everyone willing to travel for good.
Scholarship Award:
$10000 donation will get each
non-profit organization and three
deserving people for the
philanthropic travel. To motivate to
save for their own Travel for Good
efforts, Travelocity will pay also
$500 for 100 persons.
Travel for Good Grant Program for "Voluntourist" Ho
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To apply, people who are interested in
getting grant have to follow
@TravelForGood or @Travelocity on
Twitter and to use #TravelForGood to
share aim and location of their trip.
They also have to explain reasons why
they have to receive the award.
Applications are able to be submitted in
different formats, such as video, images
or text.

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Benjamin A. Gilman
International Scholarship
Program: IIE (USA)
They offer grants for students who are
limited in finance to continue study or to have
career-oriented volunteer abroad scholarship
programs.
The program was created to assist students,
studying in different private and public institutions from
all over the USA
All undergraduate students who
are U.S. citizens and receive
Federal Pell Grant funding at
university or 2-4 years college.
Scholarship Award:
Award amount is varying based
on student’s needs and length of
study, with the approximately
amount of $3000 for summer
programs and $4000 for autumn
and spring programs. Applicants
studying critical need languages
will be able to receive up to $8000.
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There are 2 components of application:
Online application where has to be uploaded official transcripts.
Online certifications, as well as the financial aid advisor.
More Info and How to Apply for Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

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ACDI/VOCA Volunteer
Opportunities:
ACDI/VOCA
ACDI/VOCA completed more than 11000
volunteer assignments in more than 130 countries
including Albania till Zimbabwe since 1971.
They provide scholarships to volunteer abroad for
international development activities in marketing,
cooperative and association development, agriculture,
banking and financial services, food processing,
business, as well as community development. Their
activities are available in Africa, Middle East, Asia and
Latin America.
Current or recent (within 2 years)
graduate students in the areas of
business, agriculture, and
international studies.
Scholarship Award:
All related expenses including
round-trip coach airfare, passport,
visas, lodging, meals and
incidentals, immunizations,
supplemental health insurance,
and even emergency medical
evacuation if required.
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Online application, plus completing a project assignment report and an expense report.
More Info and How to Apply for ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Opportunities.

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The Samuel Huntington Public
Service Award:
National Grid
Samuel got an education in Nigeria before he
attended the law school, as he was interested in
public service deeply.
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award
was mainly established by his friends to allow other
students to realize similar experiences and to provide
public services throughout offering grants to volunteer
abroad for different students..
Senior graduates from any U.S.
college or U.S. University, and
non-U.S. citizens also may apply to
this project..
Scholarship Award:
$15000 for a 1-year public
service project ($7500 at the
beginning of the project - $7500
upon receipt of the 6-month
progress report.
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The senior must develop a proposal for any type of public service in his motherland or abroad. The
application is online, plus a one-page cover sheet, budget, proposal, resume, transcript, and 3
letters of recommendation.
More Info and How to Apply for The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award

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The LIVFund Scholarship:
LIVFund
LIVFund was established in 2011 in order for
recognizing and supporting study, and
scholarships and grants to volunteer abroad
especially in Latin America.
LIVFund offers its scholarship in 21 Latin
American countries such as Dominican Republic,
Mexico, El Salvador, Belize, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile,
Uruguay, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru,
Nicaragua, Colombia, Paraguay, Honduras, Puerto
Rico, Cuba, Guatemala, Argentina, and Panama.
Anyone who is interested in
getting the help for covering the
program expenses or the
expenses of living abroad.
Students and volunteers that are
currently located abroad are also
acceptable for applying to this
scholarship.
Scholarship Award:
LIVFund awards two
scholarships each month to the
selected applicants with $500
each.
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Online application for anyone and everyone who is over 18 years old and interested in interning,
learning, or volunteering abroad especially in Latin America. The awarded applicant must post at
least three blog posts on the LIVFund blog explaining his abroad experience in details.
More Info and How to Apply for The LIVFund Scholarship

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Go Overseas Volunteer/Intern
Abroad Scholarship:
Go Overseas
Go Overseas works every day with a goal of
getting more people to go out in the world and
get the experiences that they had through this
volunteer abroad scholarship.
They judge submissions regarding the content
quality, without any caring about nationality, race, or
gender, race.
Everyone from whatever
nationality is eligible for applying.
Scholarship Award:
$500 for individuals to
volunteer abroad every year in
the spring and in the fall. The
award is distributed directly to
the volunteer organization itself
to ensure that the funds are
used entirely for the project.
Under some special
circumstances, the funds may
be distributed directly to the
volunteer.
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Online application for everyone, with a condition that the applicants can apply to only one
scholarship (Volunteer or study/intern abroad scholarship).
More Info and How to Apply for Go Overseas Volunteer/Intern Abroad Scholarship.

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Allianz Global Assistance
ScholarTrips: Allianz Global
Assistance (AGA)
The founder of the project AGA organization
is a leader in insurance and assistance field which
has operation centers in 28 different countries
and is serving about 13 million clients in the U.S.
only providing them with the best travel insurance
plans.
Beside travel insurance, Allianz Global
Assistance offers event ticket protection and unique
assistance services such as international medical
assistance, volunteer abroad scholarship programs,
and concierge
Students who are U.S. citizens, or
U.S. legal residents, with 14 years
old or over.
Scholarship Award:
AGA will award 30 winners
with $50 Amazon gift cards, and
6 winners will receive the Grand
Prize $2500 scholarship in order
for putting towards their
volunteering program or
studying abroad.
Allianz Global Assistance ScholarTrips.
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Online application, plus 60-90
seconds video (on YouTube or
Vimeo), or a word essay to answer
the question “How can
international travel impact your
life?”, also, the applicant has to be
a student from an accredited
college, trade school, high school,
or university.

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Hispanic Annual Salute
Scholarship: Hispanic Annual
Salute (HAS)
Hispanic Annual Salute is a 501(c) (3) non-
profit organization, which was established in 1980
in order for recognizing the Hispanic volunteers
throughout Colorado.
Each year, they select a number of high school
seniors for their scholarships to volunteer abroad, who
live by the principle of philanthropy in their community.
Graduates from high school during
the current academic year, who
reside in Colorado, and perform
notable volunteer contribution in
the Hispanic community.
Scholarship Award:
The award will be minimum
$2000 to the Hispanic youth
who are exhibiting as well as
encouraging the volunteerism.
Hispanic Annual Salute Scholarship
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To get the award the GPA has to be at least 2.5 GPA plus an essay, as well as the following
Completed and signed Hispanic Annual Salute Youth Award Application.
Attending the annual gala, // 3 letters of recommendation.
School activities or employment.// Official high school transcript or copies.

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Volunteer for America:
City Year
The City Year founder is the
organization, named Volunteer for America
that is a national service organization.
They are proud to be a member of the
AmeriCorps. They manage the work in 20
different locations across the U.S.
City Year’s leaders always invest not only
their talents but also their energy in order for
addressing the most critical needs in their
country. Their volunteer abroad scholarship offers
10 months of full-time leadership development,
community service, as well as civic engagement.
College freshman, graduate
student, and year 5 students.
Applicants must be in the age
between 17-24 years old, and be
U.S. citizens or permanent resident
aliens.
Scholarship Award:
Varies according to the state, as
well as the volunteer himself.
Volunteer for America.
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The student applying to the project has
to be G.E.D. recipient, high school
graduate, or he may have an agreement
of pursuing a G.E.D. In case if the
applicant doesn’t have H.S. diploma or
equivalent, then he/she will be required
to take a basic academic proficiency test.

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Giva Corporate Student
Scholarship and Worldwide
Community Ambassador
Award: Giva Inc.
This award was created for every student
that is attended any college or university in any
location all over the world.
This award is part of their volunteer abroad
scholarship programs which are focusing on assisting
the undergraduate or graduate students in order for
furthering their education, as well as expanding their
social responsibility and community service footprint
towards the world..
All types of students except major
student who are currently attending
any college or university degree
program (full/part-time).
Scholarship Award:
The amount of Giva awards
are $1000 scholarships.
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Application Requirements: The applicant has to complete the online application with the 600-
1000 words essay where he has the highlight the following terms:
How can your talents and education make the world a better place for our future and
future generations too?
Describe you career and private aims and why?
A current CV has to be included with the essay as well. The applicant has to be already an
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Morton A. Gibson Memorial
Scholarship: Jewish Social
Service Agency (JSSA)
For more than 120 years, the Jewish Social
Service Agency (JSSA) has been helping
individuals and families in the area of Washington
Metro in order for meeting social, emotional, as
well as physical challenges.
JSSA has a long tradition of offering a wide range
of services to meet the diverse needs of the Jewish
community by offering many scholarships to volunteer
abroad.
Jewish high school seniors from
the Washington metropolitan area.
The applicant must be a Jewish
U.S. citizen or be working towards
the citizenship
Scholarship Award:
1-2 scholarships in the amount of
$2500 awarded annually.
Morton A. Gibson Memorial Scholarship.
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The applicant has to be accepted in an accredited 4-year undergraduate program (full-
time basis), as well as demonstrate financial need. The applicant has also to demonstrate
particular volunteer services within the local Jewish community.

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Dunkin’ Donuts Scholarship:
Dunkin’ Donuts
They operate with Scholarship America as
well as the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
in order for evaluating the applicants and then
selecting the best candidates in order for
receiving the awards for this volunteer abroad
scholarship.
Scholarship America is best-known as a non-
profit organization, which is focusing on expanding the
students’ access to the education. They awarded more
than $1 billion since 1958 in supporting the education
in order for covering about one million students.
High school seniors residing in
New Hampshire who demonstrate
"well-rounded" character: positive
academic record, demonstrated
leadership, commitment to school
and community activities, and
experience in a work environment.
Scholarship Award:
The award is $2500 scholarships
for the most qualified high school
seniors.
Dunkin’ Donuts Scholarship.
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The applicants have to be students who are looking for careers in business, food service
industries, hospitality, or students who have minimum 3.25 GPA and who demonstrate
substantial volunteer or community service.

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Becca’s Closet Spirit of
Generosity Scholarship:
Becca's Closet
This scholarship is a one-time only, with an
option to renew.
This volunteer abroad scholarship has a goal to
collect and distribute homecoming and prom clothing
to needy high school students in local communities.
Another goal is to host the annual fundraisers to
increase the amount of money for assisting students
with the cost of higher education in their local area.
Senior high school graduate.
Scholarship Award:
More than two awards with the
amount $1000 that is offered
annually, the award can’t be
renewed. The award’s money, after
applicants will be selected, will be
sent to their institution. Also, any
previous recipients can apply
again..
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To be selected for this scholarship, the high-school senior should have made a really
high-quality contribution to his/her local community development, including the
volunteer service. The applicant can be only a U.S. Citizen or another option is to be the
permanent resident. A minimum GPA that can be accepted for this scholarship is 2.0. In
the application is important to demonstrate the financial need, and have the plan to be
attended in accreditation of 2 or 4 years college, university or technical school in the USA.

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John C. Bajus Scholarship:
Marine Technology Society
Marine Technology Society (MTS) is the
international community of technologists,
educators, ocean engineers and policy makers.
They promote awareness and development of
marine technology. To reach their goal, they created
John C. Bajus Scholarship. This scholarship is one of
popular scholarships and grants for volunteering
abroad, which is also a great opportunity for those who
are interested in marine technology and related with
this field the volunteering activity or community
service.
The student has to attend a four-
year college or a university in the
Marine Biology, Oceanography or
Marine/Ocean Engineering fields in
the full-time study. Marine
Technology Society student
members only. The cost for
membership is $25.
Scholarship Award:
The amount of award is $1000..
John C. Bajus Scholarship.
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The applicant has to demonstrate a commitment to volunteer activities or community
service. Essay with approximately 500 words about interest in marine technology and
current development of instrumentation with the application form is required.

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Jesse Brown Scholarship:
DAV
The main mission of DAV is to improve
veteran’s life’s level. DAV works with the
volunteering help such as the community help for
the injured heroes-veterans.
Jesse Brown Scholarship was created to
motivate volunteers to help veterans, as every
year best volunteers get a high amount of award.
Application Eligibility: Volunteer
not older than 21 years old, with
volunteering experience at least
100 hours in VA medical center.
Volunteers with experience in
DAV’s Local Veterans Assistance
Program (LVAP) are also able to
receive this volunteer abroad
scholarship
Scholarship Award:
Every year one recipient can get
an award $20000. Additional
scholarships are available in
amounts $5000, $7500, $10000
and $15000.
Jesse Brown Scholarship.
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The applicant for this scholarship can be selected by Voluntary Service Program Manager or the volunteer
may complete a self-nomination. The requirements for application include essay, nomination form and any
additional documentation that can help to prove that this volunteer is the best nominator for the scholarship.
The scholarship should be used before recipient reach 25 years old and not longer than during 6 years after
receiving.

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Washington Hospital Service
League Volunteer Scholarships:
WHSL
The WHSL every year award scholarships
for students in a health-related field.
WHSL provide with different types of
scholarships to volunteer abroad to help
volunteers and students in health-related fields.
Other Scholarships:
Washington Hospital Employee Association
(WHEA) Scholarship.
Any health –related student or high
school senior can apply for this
scholarship.
Scholarship Award:
Every year two scholarships with
amount $1000, that are renewable
for up to 3 years.
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To apply the student has to submit an
application, provide with an official
transcript of high school or college and
prove the citizenship. After application,
the nominator will have an interview.
If the recipient is interested in renewing
the scholarship, he has to keep well
standing with a 2.5 GPA or better and
remain in a health related program.

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Foster Child Grant :
Massachusetts Legislature
Starting from 2001 the Massachusetts
Legislature starts to help students through the
Foster Child Grant..
The award for this one of the best grants to
volunteer abroad can be used for foster children
to pay for their education. The volunteering
agreement is required for this grant.
Application Eligibility: The
applicant has to be accepted by every
following point:
A legal permanent resident of
Massachusetts.
NOT BE in default of any state or
federal Student Loans or refund for any
previous financial help.
Be younger than 25 years old.
Be in the list of the Department of
Children and Families through a Care
and Protection Petition.
A student who has satisfactory
academic progress.
Has a full-time study.
Scholarship Award:
Grant amounts are up to $6000 per
academic year Additional scholarships
are available in amounts $5000, $7500,
$10000 and $15000..
Foster Child Grant
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To apply student has to contact DHE’s Office of Student Financial Assistance or directly to the social
worker from the Department of Children and Families with all the documents to prove the application
eligibility. Also, the recipient has to sign a voluntary agreement with the Department of Social Services
to get the grant.

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Individual Grants for
Volunteering: Jack Petchey
Foundation (UK)
This Foundation was created to help
young people who want to get one of
scholarships and grants to volunteer abroad,
but haven’t financial opportunity.
They provide with funds those young people
who wants to travel to help others.
Young people looking for funding for
individual volunteering trip or to realize
the project to help others or the voluntary
service in the local community or abroad
Scholarship Award:
Variable, based on the project needs.
The grant can be awarded only once. In
the case of unsuccessful application, the
person can apply again.
Individual Grants for Volunteering.
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The recipient has to apply through the
website with the detailed description of
the project or individual needs for
volunteering, with an explanation of the
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Youth Volunteer Scholarship
Award: BBG
BBG is the high-quality billing and collection
services provider in the USA.
They founded Youth Volunteer Scholarship to
support students interested in getting a volunteer
abroad scholarship and at the same time have
high result in their academic achievements.
Students under the age 21
Scholarship Award:
The scholarship amount is $500.
Youth Volunteer Scholarship Award
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The applicant has to have over the past two years at least 50 hours of volunteering work. Also,
during the same period, he has to keep a GPA of 3.5 or higher. The nominee has to submit with
an application form the essay with up to 1000 words about his experience in volunteering and
how it has changed his life

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UVolunteer Scholarship:
UVolunteer
The organization uVolunteer is a
volunteering abroad provider with 3 different
destinations: Costa-Rica, Thailand, and
Ghana.
They believe that everyone should have an
opportunity to join any of volunteer abroad
scholarship programs, even if he has some
financial problems, that’s why they founded
uVolunteer Scholarship to let more people have a
chance to volunteering in Costa-Rica
Everyone older than 18 years old
with a wish to volunteering abroad
Scholarship Award:
$2000 that covers the 4 week
volunteering abroad in Costa-Rica
(including a place to stay and
food), plus $600 flight voucher to
reach the place. The only one
person per season will earn the
award. The winner can’t apply
again
UVolunteer Scholarship..
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The applicant shouldn’t have any
residency restrictions. He has to follow
visa restrictions. All photos, videos and
content provided via application should
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Travel Scholarship:
Build Abroad
The volunteering organization Build
Abroad is focused mainly on construction
volunteering.
They organized volunteering trips for
different construction projects, such as disaster
relief, building homes and schools which making
this scholarship one of the most interesting
scholarships to volunteer abroad. Travel
Scholarship let volunteers join the project in
Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Nepal or Thailand
for free.
The applicant has to be at least 18 years
old and be a student in architecture or
interior design related fields. Also, this
scholarship is available for graduated with
a degree in architecture with 5 years’ work
experience.
Scholarship Award:
$The applicant’s award is one-week
volunteering trip to any destination that
Build Abroad provides (including
accommodation and 2 meals per day).
Travel Scholarship.
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With the application form, the applicant
will be asked to write a statement with
300-600 words about his volunteering
experience and his position on
architecture.

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Go Ennounce Yourself
Scholarship: Go Ennounce
Go Ennounce is an online student platform
to share information between each other.
This volunteer abroad scholarship was
founded to let students share their educational
and volunteering accomplishments and get
findings for this on a monthly basis.
High school or college student that
has a volunteering experience
Scholarship Award:
The amount of award is $500 per
month. Once the student applies
he considered every month based
on his posting updates
Go
Ennounce Yourself Scholarship.
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Student requires to apply the application form, feel the Bio page and regularly post an essay,
photos or other materials, related to volunteering

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Volunteer Scholarship Program:
St. David’s Medical Center
HealthCare
St. David’s HealthCare provides Texas with
many hospitals, mostly located in the central part
of the region.
They provide with advanced and specialized
healthcare services because of their talented staff
of physicians and nurses, and the latest
technologies. They founded Volunteer Scholarship
Program to support students from healthc1are
related field’s colleges and universities and
motivate them for volunteering and earning one
of the best scholarships and grants to volunteer
abroad.
Students who are currently
enrolled or accepted in a degree of
Healthcare program, as example
nursing medicine, or physical
therapy
Scholarship Award:
Multiple awards $3000 per
semester.
Volunteer Scholarship Program
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Student willing to get the scholarship has to feel the application completely. Also the essay, US
Citizenship proof, all document proving the volunteering activity, an official transcript from the
college or high-school and 2 recommendation forms are required. For the first year, students also
must be included the acceptance letter for the current study year.

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Junior Volunteer Scholarship:
Fairview Southdale Hospital
and Fairview Ridges Hospital
Junior Volunteer Scholarship was created to
support active young people that regularly
volunteer their time, care and talents in Fairview
Ridges Hospital or in the Fairview Southdale
Hospital.
The volunteer abroad scholarship selection
happens by kindly checking each application and
the interview results to choose more active and
best volunteers.
Seniors or juniors in high school
Scholarship Award:
Multiple award with varies
amount
Junior Volunteer Scholarship.
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Student has to have at least 150 hours of volunteering experience and 100 from those hours has
to be earned during the current year. Also, it’s required to be currently active in volunteering
programs in Fairview Southdale Hospital or Fairview Ridges Hospital.

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The Don & Jean Sloan
Scholarship Fund: Youth
Volunteer Crops
Youth Volunteer Crops is a network of
many different affiliated organizations in
USA and Canada that give opportunities to
flexible service-learning for young people
aging from 11 up to 18 years old.
The Don & Jean Sloan Scholarship Fund
was created to reward and encourage young
people who developed their community through
their volunteering help
Seniors in high school or first-year
student in college.
Scholarship Award:
The multiple awards up to $3000.
The
Don & Jean Sloan Scholarship Fund.
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Volunteering at least 100 hours during last two years with any
YVC volunteering program. The person should prove his plans
to continue volunteering after the school. The demonstration
and proof of leadership and a good personality are required to
join the volunteer abroad scholarship programs

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Youth Volunteer Scholarship
Awards: The Department for
Communities and Social
Inclusion (South Australia)
and Fairview Ridges Hospital
Scholarship for young people who are able to
volunteer their talents and time to help other people.
This volunteer abroad scholarship is the award
for those who are currently active in volunteering
activity or has volunteered abroad before.
Young South Australians 25 years
old and younger
Scholarship Award:
The $500 scholarship will be
given to the chosen person
Youth
Volunteer Scholarship Awards.
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To be permanent South Australia’s resident is must to apply for the project. It’s required to
complete an application form with a demonstration of volunteering interests. The applicant has
to provide the supporting letter the Chef or President of his volunteer association or club.

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IVHQ Booster Grants:
International Volunteer HQ
IVHQ is a popular volunteering company that
was established in 2007 which offers amazing
scholarships and grants for volunteering abroad
and is focused on providing affordable, safe, high-
quality, and responsible volunteer experience to its
users.
IVHQ is accepting all projects which need a
sustainable boost in order to win their grants to
volunteer abroad. The grant is mainly focused on
supporting existing projects to address community
issues, such as education, healthcare, economic
development and conservation. All payments are
made to IVHQ’s partner organization in the country
in which the winning projects are located, to
ensure the money is invested in the proposed
initiatives.
All previous or current IVHQ
volunteers
Scholarship Award:
One proposal will receive the
award, every three months, up to
$3000 from the IVHQ Fund, based
on the costs involved in the
particular proposal
IVHQ Booster Grants.
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Online application and the proposal must be approved by IVHQ’s partner organization in the
relevant country to confirm the feasibility of the proposals. The volunteer is allowed to send only
one proposal submission per month. The grant award can’t be allocated towards paying salaries
or operating costs of projects.

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Greenheart Service Grants:
Greenheart Travel
Anyone who traveled on any Greenheart
Travel program will be automatically eligible to be
a member of the Greenheart Club and will be
eligible for winning their grants by logging their
volunteer hours in the Greenheart Club and
applying for the grant before returning home.
This volunteer abroad grant is a great
opportunity to create, improve, or maintain any of
community-focused project abroad or even at
home.
Current participants in any Greenheart
Travel Program, and Greenheart
Club members.
Scholarship Award: The amount
of the award varies as follows:
Eight volunteering hours will give
an eligibility for a letter of
recommendation, plus a certificate
of program completion.
Twenty-five volunteering hours
will give an eligibility for up to $250
award for a service project.
Fifty volunteering hours will give
an eligibility for up to $500 award
for a service project.
One hundred volunteering hours
will give an eligibility for up to
$1000 award for a service project.
Greenheart Service Grants.
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Application Requirements: Online application, plus the following conditions:
The community should be the catalyst for the project.
The project provided should have a clear plan to maintain itself after.
Also, it must benefit the community as a whole and not only one individual.
The community members must participate in all project stages from the planning
through implementation and/or maintenance.

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CISaustralia Go Again Grant:
CISaustralia
CISaustralia is study, intern, and
volunteering abroad organization.
The have a big choice of different grants and
scholarships to volunteer abroad. CISaustralia Go
Again grant is one of the best grants to volunteer
abroad and is a great opportunity for the
volunteering abroad fundraising for those who
already has had any experience working with this
organization. This grant can’t be used as additional
with any other grant or scholarship provided by
CISaustralia
Other Scholarships::
- CISaustralia Travel Blogger Scholarship.
- CISaustralia Travel Photo Journalist
Scholarship.
- CISaustralia Travel Video Journalist ]
Scholarship.
- CISaustralia Bring a Friend Grant.
Anyone with volunteering, intern or
study abroad experience that was
organized by the CISaustralia.
Scholarship Award:
Multiple $300 award.
CISaustralia Go Again Grant.
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The applicant is required to complete the
application on the website. After application, it may
be required additional documentation.

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Young Explorers Grant:
National Geographic
Young Explorers Grant was created to
help for volunteering throughout scholarships
and grants to volunteer abroad, or to do any
other community services.
Important to note that this grant is
supported by such famous organizations like
Committee for Research and Exploration,
National Geographic, the Conservation Trust and
the Expeditions Council.
The applicant has no age or
nationality limitations, it can be
anyone, but with research or
conservation volunteering abroad
experience applicants will be in the
prior.
Scholarship Award:
The amount is varied between
$2000 and $5000.
Young Explorers Grant.
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With the application form the applicant will be
asked to submit the curriculum vitae (CV).

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Conclusion
We are completely certain that many readers of this
article had already experience with one of the
provided scholarships and grants for volunteering
abroad or maybe others at all.
Others, at least, made their decision already and
chose the right volunteer abroad scholarship that fits
their time, and interests.
So, please let us know if you had any experience
before as a volunteer abroad, share with us how was
your experience, and which scholarship or grant you
won.
If you didn’t, then kindly tell us which one of the
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