Scholarships & Funding

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Contrary to common belief, the majority of 鉴黄师app who study abroad utilize one or more types of financial assistance whether it's听financial aid;听scholarships, grants and fellowships;听or听other funding opportunities. Keep reading to learn about the different types of funding 鉴黄师app can and have used to pay for some or all of their experience abroad.听

FINANCIAL AID

Many 鉴黄师app are unaware that certain types of financial aid including Pell Grants, Bright Futures, loans, tuition scholarships, and more may be able to be used for their study abroad program.听 While Education Abroad and the听Financial Aid office听are here to provide guidance regarding funding and how aid may be applied, it is ultimately 鉴黄师app' responsibility to ensure that they have an updated FAFSA on file; they meet all of the program and financial aid eligibility requirements; and they have made arrangements to pay any and all program costs and fees by the deadlines.听Education Abroad is not eligible or responsible for processing or accessing Financial Aid on your behalf.听The availability and amount of financial aid awarded will be determined by the Financial Aid office听and is disbursed directly to the student, so it is essential to plan accordingly.

Education Abroad has created a Financial Aid Cheat Sheet to help determine which aid is applicable to which program option:

听 financial aid cheat sheet

If intending to apply for Financial Aid for study abroad programming, it is the student鈥檚 responsibility to:

Have an updated FAFSA on file and complete all the general university requirements for applying for financial aid
Meet with a Financial Aid Coordinator to discuss aid that is eligible for your program and selected courses
Complete all Financial Aid requirements prior to departure
Complete all study abroad application and admissions materials including course approvals, transient forms, and petitions
Submit the required Mandatory Course Entry Quiz for aid to release even if already abroad
Understand that funding may not be released until after you have arrived to your program abroad and course attendance is confirmed

Students are solely responsible for meeting payment deadlines for their program and making arrangements for any financial obligations in the event financial aid is delayed or not accessible.

For summer faculty-led program 鉴黄师app:听Although tuition fees will fall under the same summer deadlines as any summer 鉴黄师app course, program fee (which includes accommodation, insurance, excursions, etc.) payments will be due in the spring semester prior to a student鈥檚 study abroad summer program departure. Program fee payment deadlines听cannot听be deferred so 鉴黄师app must plan their funds accordingly. If eligible, financial aid funds will not be released until after the summer drop/add period of the summer study abroad term.

SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, & FELLOWSHIPS

One of the best ways to fund study abroad experiences is through scholarships, grants, and fellowships. These opportunities not only have financial benefits, but they can bolster your resume and academic profile. 听Education Abroad has compiled a list of Scholarships, Grants, and Fellowships that are applicable to study abroad experiences.听 The downloadable and printable guide contains opportunities for undergraduates and graduate 鉴黄师app, as well as some options for post-graduation study.

Nancy Lynn Brown Scholarship
鉴黄师app College of Arts and Letters is offering a scholarship to our Summer 2026 Faculty-Led Programs.This scholarship is only applicable for the following locations; Catania, La Spezia, Venice, Storyteling in London, and Japan. This is to encourage 鉴黄师app to expand ther horizons by studying and traveling internationally. Deadline for this application was December 1, 2025 and it must be submitted via email to Dr. Barrios (with subject line: NLB 2026 Scholarship Application).听 bbarrios@fau.edu

鉴黄师app Education Abroad awards various short and long-term education abroad scholarships through out the year for approved programs (faculty-led programs, exchange programs, and direct enroll programs.) 听Awards typically range in value and are available to 鉴黄师app degree-seeking 鉴黄师app participating on 鉴黄师app-sponsored programs. 听Students may only receive the Education Abroad Scholarship one time.
Contact:听 goabroad@fau.edu

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs. During their grants, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. The program facilitates cultural exchange through direct interaction on an individual basis in the classroom, field, and home.听
Contact:听听Izabela Iem

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The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a scholarship funded by the US Department of State, focusing on 鉴黄师app of high financial need and who have been historically underrepresented in education abroad. The program supports 鉴黄师app including but not limited to first-generation college 鉴黄师app, ethnic minority 鉴黄师app, 鉴黄师app with disabilities, 鉴黄师app attending HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) or other minority-serving institutions to study or intern abroad.
Contact:听 Alejandra Parada

The Boren Awards fund the intensive study of language and culture abroad by U.S. undergraduate or graduate 鉴黄师app. All eligible applicants have the option to either apply for a Regional Flagship Language Initiative or select/design their own study program. The Boren Awards are an initiative of the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) at the U.S. Department of Defense, which focuses on the combined issues of language proficiency, national security, and the needs of the federal workforce.听
Contact:听 听 Brendan Richardson

Critical Language Scholarship 听听听 (CLS) : 听Offers a fully funded, intensive language and cultural immersion program for undergraduates and gradates. Participants spend 8-10 weeks abroad or virtually studying one of 12 critical languages. National Deadline: mid-November.
Contact: Bethany Champlin

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OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Students have also obtained or utilized funding from the following sources as well:

听Savings from employment
听Contribution from employer
听Contributions from organizations to which you may belong (campus clubs/activities, religion, civic, social)
听Veterans Benefits
听Personal听

Please also feel free to reach out to Education Abroad with any additional funding ideas you have found to be successful so we may share them with other 鉴黄师app!

Upon Your Return

For semester-long study abroad 鉴黄师app: Upon completion of the program, foreign transcripts may take up to several months to arrive at 鉴黄师app and be posted to a student鈥檚 academic record. The temporary absence of grades may affect the awarding and release of further financial aid, including Bright Futures, Pell grants, scholarships, grants and student loans. Education Abroad processes transcripts for 鉴黄师app going on 鉴黄师app exchange programs as soon as they arrive and notifies both the student and financial aid once grades have posted to the 鉴黄师app account. Students going on affiliated programs or to a direct enroll location are responsible for obtaining their transcript from the host institution and sending it to the Registrar for recording. When notified, the Education Abroad Office will assist a student having difficulty getting a transcript in a reasonable period. 听All 鉴黄师app are responsible for any follow-up with financial aid after a time abroad, to ensure the timely release of any pending or future financial aid.