Funding

Regardless of whether you use a CSULA sponsored program or an independent study abroad program, you may incur additional expenses beyond what you would spend studying at CSULA.  In most cases, both financial aid and scholarships are available to defray these additional expenses.

If you are participating in a CSULA administered study abroad program, exchange program, or affiliated program, you are encouraged to apply for the scholarships listed on that specific study abroad program’s website.  In addition, you may also be eligible for National Scholarships.

There are many more scholarships available beyond the list below.  You are encouraged to research for additional scholarships.

National Scholarships
CIEE Scholarships

• Provides assistance to students participating in educational programs in non-traditional destinations.  (http://www.ciee.org/study/scholarships.aspx)

J. William Fulbright Scholarships

• Provide scholarships to U.S. citizens for post-baccalaureate or graduate studies.  Creative and performing artists are not required to have a bachelor’s degree, but must have four years of relevant training or study
• Campus application deadline is September 15.  Submit application to the International Office
• http://www.iie.org/fulbright
• Campus Advisor: Amy Wang, Director of International Office, awang@cslanet.calstatela.edu

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

• Provides scholarships for students of limited financial means to pursue study programs outside the United States
• Application deadline is April for fall and academic year programs and September for spring programs
• Awards up to $5000
• Campus Advisor: Jennifer Amaya, Study Abroad Advisor, jamaya@cslanet.calstatela.edu
• http://www.iie.org/gilman

Golden Key Scholarships and Awards

• Provides scholarships for Golden Key members for academic excellence and study abroad
• Application deadlines vary; awards range from $500-$1000
• http://goldenkey.org/GKIHS

HACU-Laureate International Scholarship Program

• Provides study abroad tuition scholarships to HACU member institutions at more than 20 campuses within the Laureate International University network.  Schools are located in many different countries.
• Application deadlines vary
• Awards offered to undergraduate students who possess a GPA of 2.7 or higher, are dedicated to encouraging U.S. Hispanic students to participate in study abroad programs
• http://www.hauc.net/hacu/Scholarships_EN.asp

National Security Education Program (NSEP)

• Focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed to be critical to U.S. national security and outside Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
• Provides scholarships that include an agreement to work in a national security position upon return from the program
• Application deadlines for CSULA campus are February 1 for undergraduates and January 15 for graduates
• Awards a maximum scholarship of $20,000 per academic year
• http://www.borenawards.org
• Campus advisor: Jennifer Amaya, Study Abroad Advisor, jamaya@cslanet.calstatela.edu

Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship

• Academic Year Ambassador Scholarships providing funding up to $25,000 for one academic year of study in another country
• http://www.rotary.org

Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant

• Provide funding for undergraduates students in a study abroad program
• Award amount $1000
• http://www.phikappaphi.org

Country/Region Scholarships
Asia
Japanese Government Scholarships

• Provides one-year scholarship to students with major/minor in Japanese studies or related field.  Intermediate Japanese language proficiency is required
• Scholarships cover transportation to and from Japan, school registration fees and monthly living stipend
• http://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/

Freeman-Asia Scholarships

• Provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia
• Applicants should have a minimum 2.8 GPA
• http://www.iie.org/en/programs/freeman-asia

Germany
Deutscher Akademischer Austaschdienst (DAAD) Undergraduate Scholarship

• Provides financial support to U.S. undergraduate students for a four to ten month study program in Germany for all academic fields
• Awards can be for university language courses, internship, senior thesis research, or a study-abroad semester or academic year
• http://www.daad.org

Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (a work-study program)

• http://www.usagermanyscholarship.org

Scandinavia
The American-Scandinavian Foundation

• Provides fellowships up to $20,000 and grants to individuals to pursue research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for up to one year
• Awards made in all academic fields
• http://www.amscan.org

United Kingdom
Rhodes Scholarships – http://www.rhodesscholar.org
British Marshall Scholarship – http://www.britishcouncil.org/new
Cambridge Gates Scholarship – http://www.gatesscholar.org

Other Scholarships and Financial Aid Resources
University of Minnesota’s database of scholarship and financial aid
http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/index.html
The Financial Aid Information Page
http://www.finaid.org
FAST Web (Financial Aid Search through the Web)
http://www.fastweb.com
International Education Financial Aid
http://www.iefa.org
IIE Passport Study Abroad Funding
http://www.studyabroadfunding.org
Diversity Abroad
http://www.diversityabroad.com