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GILMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students
who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year
college or university to participate in study abroad programs
worldwide. This scholarship would apply to all academic year
international programs (not summer). Over 700 scholarships of up to
$5,000 will be awarded. For more information contact Dana Dudley at
x4280 or email her at
dana.dudley@pepperdine.edu. The revision deadline for Pepperdine
students is March 7th. For more information contact Melissa
Umbro at
melissa.umbro@pepperdine.edu. The deadline for Fall 2008 application
will be April 15. See
http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html for details.
GILMAN CRITICAL NEED LANGUAGE SUPPLEMENT
Students who apply for and receive the Gilman International
Scholarship to study abroad are now eligible to receive an
additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman
Program for a total possible award of up to $8,000. This scholarship
applies only to those studying Chinese in the Shanghai, China
program. Students must apply to the Gilman International Scholarship
above first. For more information
click here.
DAVID L. BOREN NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM (NSEP) UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP
The National Security Education Program founded this scholarship.
It is guided by a mission that seeks to lead in development of the
national capacity to educate U.S. citizens, understand foreign
cultures, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and enhance
international cooperation and security. Recipients incur a service
requirement which is fulfilled by working in the federal government
for one year following completion of the undergraduate degree. This scholarship applies to
the following programs: Argentina (year or semester),
China or Thailand. You can
earn up to $10,000 for a semester, or $20,000
for the academic year. The application deadline is in February 12th,
but students must complete an internal process by
submitting an
application by December 8th. This application will be reviewed by a
campus committee. For more information, contact Melissa Umbro
at Melissa.Umbro@pepperdine.edu
or go online:
http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep
THE GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP (DAAD)
Each year this program supports approximately 50-60 U.S. and
Canadian undergraduate students. They hope to help these students
reach their academic goals while building important and lasting
bonds of friendship between their countries and introducing them to
the benefits of the German higher education system. Highly qualified
undergraduate students are invited to apply for scholarships funding
study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany from
four to ten months. The Undergraduate Scholarship Committee will not
review freshman applicants unless they prove that they have
sophomore standing. Scholarships are available either as part of an
organized study abroad program or as part of an individual,
student-designed study abroad semester or year. The application
deadline is January 31, 2008. Pepperdine students may submit
their
applications for revision by January 7th. For detailed program information
see:
http://www.daad.org/page/47220/ or contact Melissa Umbro at
Melissa.Umbro@pepperdine.edu.
FREEMAN-ASIA SCHOLARSHIP
The Freeman-Asia scholarship application is open to students
studying in the China or Thailand programs.
Students can earn up to $3,000 for the summer, $5,000 for a
semester, or $7,000 for the academic year. The application deadline
is April 4th and the
revision deadline for Pepperdine students is
March 7th. For further assistance, please contact Melissa
Umbro at
Melissa.Umbro@pepperdine.edu. For more detail, please visit the
Freeman-Asia website at
http://www.iie.org/programs/freeman-asia
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships are available to
students for one academic year of study in another country. This
award will help to cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees,
room and board expenses, and some educational supplies up to
$23,000. For some countries you must also pass a language proficiency exam if your
native language is not that of your proposed study country to be
considered for this award. For more information, see the
website
or contact Melissa Umbro at
Melissa.Umbro@pepperdine.edu.
NEW ONLINE SCHOLARSHIP DIRECTORY FOR STUDY ABROAD FUNDING
IIE (Institute of International Education) is pleased to announce
a new online directory,
www.StudyAbroadFunding.org, developed in partnership with
Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. (EDU). This new resource
will feature detailed information on hundreds of scholarships,
grants, and fellowships available for undergraduate and graduate
study, and doctoral and post-doctoral research outside of the United
States. The funding opportunities are searchable by host country,
field of study, and sponsoring organization.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
www.Fastweb.com
www.Scholarships.com
www.Scholarshiphelp.org
www.seaver.pepperdine.edu/graduatefellowships
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