Below is a list of various resources to help you fund your program. We also encourage you to speak with your campus study abroad office.
Community Engagement Scholarship
The Community Engagement Scholarship is offered in the memory of Kalyn Elizabeth Peterson whose life was cut tragically short in 2010. Kalyn leaves behind a legacy of promoting diversity and putting others' needs before her own. From a young age Kalyn volunteered her time and was involved in several civic organizations. Recognized for her abilities to bring about the best in others, Kalyn's talents will be memorialized through the recipients of this scholarship.
In memory of Kalyn, ISA Service-Learning will award one $1,000 scholarship to summer program participants. All ISA Service-Learning or Study + Service-Learning combo participants are eligible. Once accepted into the summer program, students can submit an essay through their ISA Student Portal to be considered for this scholarship. Scholarship winners will be notified of their awards approximately six weeks after the application deadline, and recipients will be posted on the ISA website. The ISA scholarship application deadline for summer programs is February 28th.
It is the participant's responsibility to discuss the scholarship with their home university and determine whether the financial aid award will be affected if the student is awarded a scholarship by ISA Service-Learning. Download an application to review further details and begin the application process.
ISA Scholarships
View the full details of the other scholarships offered to our students for all ISA programs.
Boren Scholarships
Funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), these scholarships provide up to $20,000 to undergraduate students from the US to study abroad in areas of the world that are underrepresented in study abroad.
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program
Recipients are awarded up to $5000 to defray the costs associated with studying abroad.
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants
Fifty $1,000 grants are awarded each year to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad.
BUTEX North American Scholarships
Eight $1000 scholarships are awarded each year to currently registered students at US universities who will study abroad at a BUTEX member institution in the UK.
Glimpse Correspondents Program Grants
The Glimpse Foundation and The National Geographic Society are seeking talented writers, photographers, and filmmakers. Each selected participant will receive a $600 grant and will see their work published in Glimpse and National Geographic media.
UNCF
UNCF is the nation's largest private scholarship provider to minority group members. Each program has its own eligibility criteria, open/close dates and required documentation.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
HCF (Hispanic Scholarship Fund) provides scholarships to Latinx students including the Gates Millennium Scholarship and HSF General College Scholarships.
Rotary International
Local Rotary clubs may provide academic scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and international study to students in their area
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the NSLI-Y provides merit-based scholarships for eligible high school students and recent high school graduates to learn less commonly taught languages in overseas immersion programs.
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)
The NIAF provides scholarships for Italian-American students.
Institute of International Education (IIE)
This directory features detailed descriptions of hundreds of study abroad scholarships, fellowships, grants, and internships for U.S. undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students, and professionals.
NAFSA: Work, Intern, Volunteer & Research Abroad: Funding Resources for Students
The Education Abroad Knowledge Community’s (EA KC) Subcommittee on Work, Internships, Volunteer and Research Abroad (WIVRA) compiled a list of scholarships and awards for students seeking experiential learning programs abroad.
Collegeboard.com
Features an online questionnaire that matches information with specific scholarship opportunities.
FastWeb
Provides details on more than 600,000 scholarships.
Scholarships.com
Contains a scholarship search and insights on a variety of related topics.
