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Resources For Students

Many of the scholarship programs described here are open only to U.S. citizens. For a list of scholarships that accept applications from international students, visit: http://www.ons.uconn.edu/Documents/Scholarships%20for%20International%20Students.pdf.

Fulbright Programs
                       
The U.S. Student Fulbright Program provides grants for graduate study, research, and teaching English abroad. Graduating seniors, graduate students and students who have recently completed an undergraduate degree and who are US citizens at the time of application, are eligible for Fulbright grants for postgraduate study and/or research abroad.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application, and will generally hold a bachelor's degree before the beginning date of the grant and, in most cases, will be proficient in the language of the host country. For more information about the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, visit http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html or contact Elizabeth Mahan, the University of Connecticut Fulbright Coordinator.

For information about the Fulbright Program for Foreign Students, visit http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/.

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program provides grants to graduate students in doctoral programs who are conducing dissertation research in foreign languages and fields with an area studies focus. Projects deepen research knowledge on, and help the nation develop capability in, areas of the world not generally included in U.S. curricula. Projects focusing on Western Europe are not supported. Fulbright-Hays DDRA grants will fund research abroad for periods of 6 to 12 months.

General information about F-H Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad grants will be found at http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/index.html.  Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Grants are submitted through an internal campus review process. For more information, contact Elizabeth Mahan in the Office of International Affairs, who coordinates the application process.

Other Scholarship Programs
Indian Students Association Memorial Scholarship Info
Indian Students Association Memorial Scholarship Application

Boren Scholarships
Boren scholarships and fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their educations. Funded by the National Security Education Program, the Boren program provides undergraduate scholarships and graduate fellowships. The primary goals of the Boren Program are to develop the capacity of U.S. citizens to understand foreign cultures, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness, and enhance international cooperation and security.

Boren Undergraduate Scholarships for Study Abroad

Undergraduate students who are U.S. citizens at the time of application may apply for Boren Scholarships for study of languages, cultures and world regions currently underrepresented in study abroad and critical to U.S. national security. Boren scholarships may be used for study abroad in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

The Boren Scholarships offer a special initiative for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors. The scholarships fund up to $8,000 for summer study (minimum of 8 weeks) for students majoring in the STEM fields. All other applicants must plan to study overseas for at least a semester. STEM field majors may also apply for semester and year programs.

NSEP Boren Scholarships are merit-based. Award amounts are based on the study abroad costs and financial aid information provided by the applicant. The maximum award is $8,000 for a summer, $10,000 for a semester, or $20,000 for a full academic year. Government Service: In exchange for scholarship funding, all Boren Fellows must agree to the NSEP Service Requirement.

For more information about the Boren Scholarship Program, visit: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship.  The campus representative for the Boren Scholarship Program is Dr. Elizabeth Mahan.

Boren Graduate Fellowships for Study and Research Aboard
Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 to U.S. master’s and doctoral students to add an international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. Boren Fellowships support study and research in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Fellows study less commonly taught languages, including but not limited to Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Swahili. Funding is available for both domestic and overseas support.
Boren Fellowships are funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Applicants should identify how their project, as well as their future academic and career goals, will contribute to U.S. national security, broadly defined.  NSEP draws on a broad definition of national security, recognizing that the scope of national security has expanded to include not only the traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness.
To be eligible for a Boren Fellowship, you must be a U.S. citizen at the time of application, be enrolled at an accredited U.S. institution of higher education located within the United States, and be in the process of pursuing a graduate degree at the time the award is made.

Boren Fellowship awards are made for a minimum of one semester and maximum of two academic years. Overseas programs can be no longer than 12 months. Boren Fellowships provide support for overseas or domestic study, or a combination of both. The minimum period of support is one academic semester. The maximum level of support for a combined overseas and domestic program is $30,000 over 24 months. Actual support levels will be determined by each individual project budget and the length of the project. No fellowship, whether overseas only, domestic only, or combined, may exceed a total of two academic years. Government Service: In exchange for scholarship funding, all Boren Fellows must agree to the NSEP Service Requirement.

For more information, visit the Boren Fellowship website: http://www.borenawards.org/boren_fellowship. The campus representative for the Boren Fellowship Program is Dr. Elizabeth Mahan.

Critical Language Scholarship Program
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program (http://www.clscholarship.org/index.html) offers intensive summer language institutes overseas in critical need foreign languages. A program of United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the CLS Program is be administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers and the American Councils for International Education.
Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) institutes provide fully-funded group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. students. Levels available for each language are as follows:

  • Arabic, Persian: Advanced beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
  • Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu: Beginning, intermediate or advanced level;
  • Chinese, Japanese, Russian: Intermediate or advanced level.

The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers. Countries may include: Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Russia, South Korea, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, or others where the target languages are spoken.
Eligibility:

  • All applicants must be U.S. citizens.
  • Applicants must be currently enrolled in a U.S. degree-granting program at the undergraduate or graduate level.
  • Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters).
  • Be in acceptable mental and physical health. Grantees will be required to submit a satisfactory Medical Information Form and Physician’s Statement.
  • Applicants must be 18 by the beginning of the 2010 CLS Program.
  • Students in all disciplines, including business, engineering, law, medicine, sciences, and humanities are encouraged to apply.

The campus representative for the Critical Language Scholarship Program is Dr. Elizabeth Mahan.

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships
Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide funding for one academic year of study in another country.
The Rotary Foundation's oldest and best-known program is Ambassadorial Scholarships, established in 1947, to fund international study. Since that time, more than 30,000 men and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under its auspices. Today, the Ambassadorial Scholarships Program of The Rotary Foundation is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide funding for one academic year of study in another country. This award is intended to help cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and some educational supplies up to US$25,000 or its equivalent.
Undergraduate and graduate students apply for Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships through the Rotary Club in their home town. For more information, visit: http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx

The International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF) offers 9 to 12 months of support to graduate students in the humanities and social sciences who are enrolled in doctoral programs in the United States and conducting dissertation research outside of the United States. IDRF promotes research that is situated in a specific discipline and geographical region but is also informed by interdisciplinary and cross-regional perspectives. Research topics may address all periods in history, but applicants should be alert to the broader implications of their research as it relates to contemporary issues and debates. Seventy-five fellowships are awarded annually.  Fellowship amounts vary depending on the research plan, with a per-fellowship average of $18,750. The fellowship includes participation in an interdisciplinary workshop upon the completion of IDRF-funded research. For more information, visit http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/idrf-fellowship/.

IIE Passport.

IIE Passport (http://www.iiepassport.org/), a comprehensive resource for study abroad, sponsored by the Institute of International Education, allows you to search by country or subject to find the study abroad funding information that you need. To use IIE Passport, visit http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/.