Keywords

Enter a program, idea, office, or department into the field above and click go

Financial Information > Scholarships

A few examples of outside funding and Brandeis scholarships have been provided below, as well as some websites which may be helpful. Please also refer to the Study Abroad Resource Library, which contains research books on funding for overseas study.

Scholarships for Brandeis Students Study Abroad After Graduation
National Scholarships Graduate Students
Program Specific Scholarships Helpful Sites

Scholarships for Brandeis Students
Sachar Scholarships for study abroad are available from Brandeis for students receiving need-based financial aid. Application materials are available here at this site and in Usdan 127. The deadline for the Academic Year 2009-2010 (Fall 2009, Spring 2010 and Summer 2010) is March 6, 2009.

The Sachar Scholarship requirements and deadlines also apply to the following scholarships which may have additional eligibility requirements:

Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS) Travel Grant is available to all students wishing to study at DIS in Copenhagen, Denmark.

interstudy offers special scholarships for Brandeis students who wish to study in South Africa.


National Scholarships
1. Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan provide assistance to students with travel and living expenses incurred during a semester or year in Japan. The deadline for students who will be studying in Japan beginning in Spring 2009 is October 6 , 2008.

2. Freeman Asia Scholarships provide assistance to students who study in East and Southeast Asia. The deadline for Spring semester 2009 and early Academic Year 2009-2010 is October 15th, 2008.

3. Benjamin A. Gilman Undergraduate Scholarships Program provides undergraduate students with limited financial means with up to $5000 to pursue overseas study. Students who plan to study Critical Need Languages and receive the Gilman Scholarship are also eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Program. The deadline for Spring semester 2009 is October 7, 2008.

4. The National Security Education Program (NSEP) funds students to study outside Western Europe for a semester or a year. The campus deadline for the NSEP scholarship for Academic Year 09-10 (includes summer 2009, fall 2009 and spring 2010) was noon on December 12, 2008. Additional information can be found at the following site: http://worldstudy.gov.

5. Rotary International offers scholarships for study abroad, but you must apply months in advance. Contact your local Rotary chapter for deadlines and details about the application. For Academic Year 09-10 awards, club deadlines may be as early as March 1, 2008 or as late as August 15, 2008.

6. BUTEX (British Transatlantic Exchange Association) offers a $1000 scholarship to students who have been offered a place as a study abroad student in a UK university which is a member of BUTEX. The deadline for the Academic Year 2008-2009 scholarship is September 1, 2008.

7. DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) created the Undergraduate Scholarship Program to support undergraduate US students interested in studying, doing research, or completing an internship for a 4-10 month period in Germany during the German academic year. The deadline for the Academic Year 2009-2010 was January 31, 2009.

8. The Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellowship Program provides underrepresented minority students with the education and training needed to successfully enter, advance and lead in international affairs careers. Students apply to the fellowship as Sophomores and participate in a comprehensive program of summer policy institutes, study abroad, intensive language training, internships, graduate study, mentoring and career development. In addition to funding other components of the program, the fellowship covers up to one half the cost of one semester abroad. Please visit their website for application details.

9. The Sally Whitcher Awards provide two $500 travel scholarships each semester, funded by Hostelling International USA – Eastern New England Council.  Please visit their website for application details.

10. The Department of State's Critical Language Scholarships provide funding for intensive overseas summer study of "critical need" languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Indic (Bangla, Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu), Korean, Persian, Russian, and Turkish. The Summer 2008 application deadline was January 25, 2008.

Other National Scholarship Resources:

IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding Database: This valuable funding resource allows you to search by country or subject to find the study abroad funding information.

DiversityAbroad.com has developed a personalized scholarship directory that allows students, parents and education abroad professionals to search for study abroad grants, scholarships and other funding opportunities.


Program Specific Scholarships
Many institutions will offer grants and scholarships for students studying abroad on their program. Listed below are the some of the more popular programs for Brandeis students. Check with your individual program to see if they offer any merit and/or need-based scholarships.

In addition, the Study Abroad Resource Library has several reference books which list scholarships available for study abroad.


Helpful Sites

IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding Database: a funding resource that allows you to search by country or subject to find the study abroad funding information.

DiversityAbroad.com: has a personalized scholarship directory that allows students, parents and education abroad professionals to search for study abroad grants, scholarships and other funding opportunities.

Hillel: contains listing of scholarships and grants for study and travel in Israel.

Studyabroad.com: contains some scholarship listings and links.



Study Abroad After Graduation
Students interested in learning more about international scholarships for study abroad after graduation, (i.e. Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall), can check out the Scholarships and Fellowships website.


Graduate Students
Brandeis University graduate students should see the dean of their graduate school for more information on scholarships.