In addition to your existing financial aid, students planning to study abroad are eligible for a number of additional scholarship opportunities. Please browse the scholarships listed below, and keep an eye out for Study Abroad Scholarship Information Sessions in the future.
If you currently fund your education through Post-911 GI Bill or faculty/staff tuition rate, plan to study abroad with one of our partner providers, and don’t regularly file the FAFSA, you may want to consider filing for the year you will be studying abroad! This may help you access additional federal financial aid and become eligible for some of the need-based scholarships in the list below.
Local & SOU Scholarships
For exchange students applying to the University of Guanajuato:
The David Guerra Memorial Scholarship- All full-year exchange applicants to UGTO will be considered for this scholarship, and selection criteria may include financial need, academic merit, community and campus involvement, and goals and aspirations of the exchange student.
Amigo Club Scholarship- SOU students applying for the University of Guanajuato exchange program are invited to apply for a $750 scholarship offered by the Amigo Club of Ashland, a local organization devoted to promoting the sister-city relationship between Ashland and Guanajauto by supporting exchanges between the two cities. Applications will be due April 15, 2020 to the Office of International Programs.
In SOU’s Scholarship Universe portal:
The Edouard & Rhoda Seidler French Students Study Abroad Scholarship: To pay tribute to Edouard Seidler, internationally renowned French author and sports journalist, and his wife Rhoda by assisting SOU students to study French in its country of origin.
Walter L. and Brigitte E. Gesicki Study Abroad Scholarship: Scholarship is open to students studying a foreign language, with a preference for students studying German.
Partner Provider Scholarships
Each SOU-affiliated provider offers scholarships for their programs. You are highly encourage to apply for these scholarships. Please browse the funding and financial-aid related pages of your selected provider for more information about the types of scholarships available and how to apply.
National Exchange Scholarships
The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is one of the largest national study abroad scholarships, funded by the U.S. Department of State for Pell eligible undergraduate students.
The Gilman-McCain Scholarship provides study abroad awards for dependents of active duty service members.
The Boren Awards provide substantial support for language-focused study abroad programs in certain priority languages and countries, in exchange for a commitment to future public service.
The Critical Language Scholarship offers fully-funded summer study abroad programs in target languages deemed critical to U.S. diplomatic and security interests.
The Fund for Education Abroad is a non-profit whose mission is to provide scholarships and ongoing support to U.S. students underrepresented in study abroad.
Freeman Asia is a national award administered by the Institute of International Education for the intention of supporting cultural and education exchange between the U.S. and East or Southeast Asian countries.
The Bridging Scholarship awards funds for undergraduates to study abroad in Japan, with money from a number of nonprofit, corporate, and individual donors.
International Exchange Scholarships
“The Gilman Scholarship Program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study and intern abroad and the countries and regions where they go by offering awards to U.S. undergraduates who might otherwise not participate due to financial constraints.” Must be a pell grant recipient.
Friendship Force of Southern Oregon Scholarship
The Friendship Force of Southern Oregon offers a $1,000 Scholarship for summer study abroad.