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Scholarships to Study Abroad

There are 1000's of scholarships available to study abroad. Many have only minimal requirements and are not based on GPA's or financial need. We recommend you search on the web for scholarships also offered by the government of the country where you will study. Many companies in the travel industry offer scholarships as well. Do YOUR research!

Eligibility for some scholarships is based on program length, academic performance, and the number of academic credits students will receive on their programs. Review the WIU and major National opportunities below, then initiate your scholarship applications. We provide assistance and endorsements if required for scholarships outside of WIU.

Available Funds and Program Length

Scholarship Name	Amounts (Max. amounts)	Deadlines	Faculty Led	Semester or Year Long	Summer
INSTITUTIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
CIS Scholarship	$600	April 1st	X	X	X
Conger Scholarship	$500	April 1st		X	X
Phi Beta Delta	$500	summer and fall program deadline passed	X	X	X
Wehrly Scholarship	$1500	April 1st		X
Foreign Language Majors	$2000 to $8000	See Department	X	X	X
Honors Scholarship	$500	See Department		X	X
Western Commitment Scholarship	n.d.		X	X
EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIPS (US AND Foreign Awards)
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship	Up to $5000	Click Here		X	X
Fund for Education Abroad	$1250 to $10000	Click Here		X	X
Boren Scholarship	$8000 to $20000	Click Here		X	X
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship	$1000	Click Here	X	X	X
Freeman Asia Award	$3000 to $7000	Click Here		X	X
Bridging Scholarship for study in Japan	$4000	Click Here		X	X
DAAD Scholarships for study in Germany	$2800	Click Here		X
New Zealand Scholarships	$500 to $2000	Click Here		X
Fulbright Summer Institute in the UK	cost of entire program	Click Here			X
Critical Language Scholarship	cost of entire program	Click Here			X

Academic Requirements for Scholarships

Names of Scholarships	GPA	Other
Institutional Scholarships
CIS Scholarship	2.5	Financial need and quality of application
Conger Scholarship	3.0	For students studying abroad full-time (12 hours fall or spring, 6 hours summer)
Phi Beta Delta	3.2	For any WIU undergrad
Beatrice Wehrly Scholarship	3.0	For students from Education, Social Work, or other helping professions going abroad for a fall or spring semester
Foreign Language Majors	n.d.	Only for Foreign Language majors and after 1 semester of course work
Honors Scholarship	n.d.	Only for students in Centennial Honors College
Western Commitment Scholarship	n.d.	Can be used to help pay for tuition and fees only on exchange and faculty-led programs (excluding WISE Spain and WISE Costa Rica)
External Scholarships (US and Foreign Awards)
Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship	n.d.	Students who receive Pell grants
Fund Education Abroad	n.d.	Undergraduate students going abroad for at least 4 weeks
Boren Scholarship	n.d.	Students participating in programs  outside of Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship	3.75	Open to any undegraduate students
Freeman Asia Award	2.8	Undergraduate students who study in Asia for at least 8 weeks
Bridging Scholarship for Study in Japan	n.d.	Undergraduate students going to Japan for a fall or spring semester
Fulbright Summer Institute in the UK	3.5	Must have at least two years of undergraduate study remaining at time of application
Critical Language Scholarship	n.d.	Funds intensive summer language study in less commonly taught languages