Additional Scholarship Opportunities
External Scholarships
| Name & Link | Semester Abroad | Location of Study |
Eligibility/Requirements |
Funding Amount | Application Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship |
Fall, Spring, Summer | Any location | Pell-eligible US citizen or permanent resident |
up to $5,000 | October 1 or February 25 |
| Blakemore Asian Language Fellowships | Academic Year (two semesters or three quarters) |
Asia | US citizen or permanent resident Graduating seniors, college graduates, graduate students and working professionals |
Varying amounts | July 1 - December 30 |
| Boren Scholarships | Summer, Fall, Spring, Academic Year |
Varying locations OUTSIDE of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand List here: https://www.borenawards.org/eligible-programs#basic |
US citizen Undergraduate student Recipients commit to working in the federal government for a minimum of one year |
8-11 weeks: up to $8,000 (STEM majors only) 12-24 weeks: up to $12,500 25-52 weeks: up to $25,000 |
January 27, 2027 (undergraduates) |
| Bridging Scholarships | Fall, Spring, Academic Year (90-day program minimum) |
Japan | US citizen Undergraduate student |
Fall/Spring: $2,500 Academic Yr.: $4,000 |
March 15, 2027 |
| British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association | Fall, Spring | United Kingdom - specific universities https://butex.ac.uk/members/ |
Undergraduate students |
£600 Additional £500 for American Studies students |
July 15 |
| Critical Language Scholarship | Summer | Countries where specific languages are spoken: Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu |
US citizen Undergraduate or graduate student Some languages require a level of proficiency |
Full funding | November 17, 2026 |
| CIEE Frederick Douglas Global Fellowship | Summer | Dublin, Ireland | 3.0 minimum GPA U.S. citizen or permanent resident |
Full funding | February 14 |
| Davis-Putter Scholarship | Summer, Fall, Spring | Any Location | Undergraduate or graduate active in social justice |
Up to $15,000 Amounts are need-based |
April 1 |
| Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) | 8 week program minimum | East or Southeast Asia: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
US citizens or permanent residents Undergraduate student 2.8 minimum gpa Demonstrate financial need |
Summer: up to $3,000 Fall/Spring: up to $5,000 Academic Year: $7,000 |
April 7, 2026 |
| Fund for Education Abroad | Summer, Fall, Spring (4 week minimum) | Any Location | US citizen or permanent resident Undergraduate student Participating in a SSU approved program |
Up to $5,000 | September 16, 2026 |
| General Federation of Women’s Clubs Massachusetts |
Fall, Spring | 12-credit summer program, fall/spring semester, academic year | Resident of Massachusetts | starts at $500 | March 1, 2027 |
| Diversity Abroad scholarships |
Academic year | Anywhere | US citizen or permanent resident | Varies | N/A |
| Go overseas Scholarships |
Academic Year | Anywhere https://www.gooverseas.com/program-search/study |
Accepted into a study abroad program. | Starts from $500 | Varies |
| Study in Japan Scholarships |
Academic Year | Japan | US citizen or permanent resident | Varies | Varies |
| New England- China Scholarship Program |
Academic Year | China | Must be a US citizen Must apply and be accepted to one of 49 Beijing area institutions, including UIBE and Tsinghua University. |
Tuition and fees | Rolling |
| Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society |
Academic Year | Anywhere | undergraduate attending an institution with an active Phi Kappa Phi chapter you have a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale. your study abroad program begins between May 1, 2027, and June 30, 2028 |
$1000 | March 15, 2027 |
| The Rotary Foundation Global Grants |
Academic year | Anywhere | Must a be U.S. citizen | Varies | June 30th |
| Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship |
Academic Year | Anywhere | Must be a U.S. citizen. Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application. |
$24,000/Year | September 29th |
| Walter Jensen Scholarship for Study Abroad |
Semester /academic year | France | Awarded to a future teacher of French. sponsored by a member of the American Association of Teachers of French must be currently enrolled in an established teacher education program in French |
Varies | Rolling |