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Grants and
Scholarships
OCP GRANT ESSAYS ARE
DUE MONDAY 11/16.
Funding Off-Campus Program (OCP) study
can be a challenge. Students who participate in off-campus programs
during fall and/or spring semesters may use 75% of their base-level
Albion academic scholarship, e.g., Distinguished Albion Scholars
Program, Trustee Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship, Webster
Scholarship, or Briton Award, and 100% of need-based financial aid to
study off-campus. (Please check with the Financial Aid Office to
determine your status regarding other Albion scholarships you may hold.)
Albion does not award scholarships for summer off-campus study.
Albion Grants for Off-Campus Study:
- Off-Campus Program Grants (OCP
Grant Application) are
competitive scholarships that are awarded at $250, $500 and $1,000
levels. These grants are applied to the cost of semester or
year-long programs.
- The Sebold Gift, a competitive $500 grant, is awarded to one OCP student each semester
to cover extra expenses associated with a proposed project while
doing the off-campus study.
Other Off-Campus Study Scholarship
Resources:
- IIE Passport <http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/>
provides a comprehensive website of scholarships, fellowships, and
grants for those studying outside the U.S. This site allows you to
search for funding by country, field of study or various other
criteria. Have patience and try a variety of criteria. Be aware that
many of the “hits” will not be applicable to Albion-approved
programs. But keep looking. Don’t forget to check out “You may also
be interested in funding for . . .” listings after the initial
search results.
- Albion-approved program
scholarships. Look for specific scholarship opportunities
offered by the program through which you are studying off campus,
e.g., CIEE, SIT, IES, Boston University, Center for Cross-Cultural
Studies, etc. Some of these programs offer travel grants that can be
applied to air travel. If you receive an award, contact the CIE
Office.
- Other scholarship sources.
You also may want to investigate the following funding sources:
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship (for students currently receiving
Pell Grants). Students participating in study abroad programs
during the Fall 2009 semester must submit an online
application by 11:59 pm central time on Tuesday, April 7,
2009. See
the online application:
https://gilmanapplication.iie.org/
- David L. Boren Undergraduate
Scholarships for Study Abroad
http://www.borenawards.org/. The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides
scholarships to undergraduate students who wish to study
languages and cultures considered to be important to U.S.
national security. Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to
U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the
world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented
in study abroad, 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.
- The Bridging Scholarship program will award 50
scholarships to American students participating in study-abroad
programs in Japan that begin in Fall 2009. Undergraduate
students majoring in any field of study and attending any
recognized exchange or independent program in Japan are eligible
to apply for these scholarships.
Recipients of Bridging Scholarships will receive stipends
ranging from $2,500 to $4,000, depending on the length of their
study program in Japan. The scholarships are funded by donations
from U.S. corporations and foundations to the US-Japan Bridging
Foundation. Since 1999, the Bridging Scholarship program has
awarded 875 scholarships to students studying abroad in Japan.
Most recently, 17 students received scholarships for the Spring
2009 semester.
The deadline for applications is April 6, 2009. Applicants will
be notified of the results by May 30. Selection will be based on
academic potential and financial need. The scholarships are
administered by the Association of Teachers of Japanese.
In addition, Morgan Stanley will award two $7,500 scholarships
to undergraduate students who will be studying abroad in Japan
during the 2009-2010 academic year and who have an interest in
economics and international finance. Applicants must submit an
essay on one of several designated public-policy topics together
with an application for the Bridging Scholarship program.
Fall 2009 programs are those beginning between August and
October 2009 and continuing for at least three months. (Summer
program participants are not eligible for Bridging
Scholarships.) Students planning to study abroad in Japan
beginning after January 1, 2010, should apply in October 2009
for the Spring 2010 scholarships.
Information on the Bridging and Morgan Stanley scholarships and
downloadable application forms are available at ATJ's Web site:
http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html.
Printed application brochures are also available.
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