This is an audio-visual copy of the Scholarship Workshop from September 19, 2013 at NDSU.

1. SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP

2. Workshop Overview
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Introduction
CLS Presentation
Program Considerations
Types of Scholarships
 Qualifying
 Available Scholarships
• Applying for Scholarships
• Conclusion and Questions

3. Introductions
First Name
Where would you want to study abroad?
When would you want to study abroad?

4. What should I think about before looking for scholarships?
STUDY ABROAD PLANNING

5. Financial Planning
• Consider your budget for study abroad
• What additional costs will you have?
• What kind of savings will you have?

6. Example Budget

7. Program Types
• Exchange, direct, affiliate, or faculty-led
• Studying a language or studying in English
• Program in English versus English
language country
• Study abroad for major or minor

8. Critical
Language
Scholarship
Major Scholarship
Area of Study Scholarships
• Fully-funded groupbased intensive
language instruction and
structured cultural
enrichment experiences
for seven to ten weeks in
the summer
 U.S. citizen
 Undergraduate, Masters
and Ph.D. students

9. CRITICAL LANGUAGE
SCHOLARSHIP
http://clscholarship.org/
Application Deadline: November 15, 2013 for summer

10. Qualifications
• Is the scholarship specific to…
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School or program
Major or topic of study
Location or language
GPA
Financial need
Personal descriptors (diversity, nationality)
• If you can apply, do apply!

11. Program Cost Comparison
Sunshine Coast, Australia
Konkuk University, Korea
NDSU Tuition & Fees: $82
USC Tuition:
$8200
App & Course Fees: $150
Housing:
$4000
Meals:
$1550
Airfare:
$2000
Passport & Visa:
$650
Books:
$550
Personal Expenses: $3000
TOTAL:
$20,182
NDSU Tuition/Fees:
Other Tuition:
App & Course Fees:
Housing:
Meals:
Airfare:
Passport & Visa:
Books:
Personal Expenses:
TOTAL:
$3769
N/A
$150
$1500
$600
$1500
$215
$550
$1500
$9,984
NDSU Tuition for ND Resident used for example. Residency
and differential tuition does apply.

12. Inexpensive Programs:
Exchange
• ISEP Exchange: Australia, UK, New
Zealand, Ireland, and all over the world
 Competitive application process: GPA, letters
of recommendation, academic fit
• NDSU Exchange: Denmark, Romania,
Italy (limited), Korea, Germany, France,
the Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico, Latvia,
Spain, Chile, Ecuador
 If you meet the requirements, you can apply

13. Inexpensive Programs:
Countries
• Inexpensive Countries for Semester:
 Asia: China, Thailand
 Central and South America: Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru
 Africa: Morocco
• Inexpensive Countries for Summer:
 ISEP Direct to Taiwan, Costa Rica, Germany,
Brazil, Netherlands

14. What do I look for?
SCHOLARSHIP TYPES

15. NDSU STUDY ABROAD
SCHOLARSHIP PAGE
www.ndsu.edu/studyabroad/scholarships

17. Major Scholarships Categories
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Academic
Financial Need-Based
Location-Based
Diversity
Area of Study
Program-Based
Scholarship Searches

18. Academic Scholarships

19. Academic Scholarships
• Based on academic merit
• A high GPA is important
• A well-written essay and letters of
recommendation also important

20. NDSU
John and
Susan Wold
Scholarship
NDSU Scholarship
• Eligible students:
 Summer, Fall, Year,
Spring
 Credit-Bearing Program
 3.0 GPA
• Preference: ND or MN
residents
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: March 1

21. NDSU
Sudhir Mehta
Memorial
Scholarship
NDSU Scholarship
• Eligible students:
 Summer, Fall, Year,
Spring
 Credit-Bearing Program
 3.0 GPA
• Preference: Study
abroad in India or
Southeast Asia
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: March 1

22. • Eligibility:
Phi Kappa Phi
Scholarship
Major Scholarship
 3.75 GPA
 Membership in PKP is
NOT required
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: April 1

23. • Eligibility:
Rotary
Scholarship
Major Scholarship
 undergraduate and
graduate students, as well
as qualified professionals
pursuing vocational
studies
• Amount: Up to $26,000
• Deadline: Start about 1.5
years in advance
• Share culture abroad and
upon return

24. • Eligibility:
Foundation
for Global
Scholars
Major Scholarship
 Undergraduate or
graduate
 A wide variety of
programs
• Amount: $500-2500
• Deadline: March 31 for
summer and early fall
(tri-annual deadlines)

25. • Eligibility:
Fund for
Education
Abroad
Major Scholarship
 US citizen or permanent
resident
 At least 4 weeks between
May 2013 and May 2014
• Amount: up to $10,000
• Deadline: January 18 for
2013-2014

26. Financial Need-Based
Scholarships

27. Financial Need-Based
Scholarships
• Based on financial need
• Might need to be Pell Grant eligible
 A measurement based on FAFSA
• They may also look at academics, essay,
references

28. • Eligible students:
NDSU Miles
Scholarship
NDSU Scholarship
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Financial need based
Fall, Year (current cycle)
Spring, Summer (future)
Credit-Bearing Program
• Amount: Airline Ticket
• Deadline: October 1 &
March 1

29. • Eligibility:
Gilman
Scholarship
Major Scholarship
 Pell-Grant Eligible
 US Citizen
 At least 4 weeks in one
country
 Any country except Cuba
or Travel Warning Country
• Amount: Up to $5,000
• Deadline: October 1 (for
spring)
• Required to share
experiences afterward

30. Location-Based Scholarships

31. • Eligibility:
Boren
Scholarship
Major Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
 Areas of the world critical
to U.S. interests and
underrepresented areas
 US Citizen
• Preference: language,
geography, study area
• Amount: Up to $20,000
• Deadline: January 18
• Service commitment
after graduation

32. Gilman
Scholarship –
Critical Need
Languages
Major Scholarship
Area of Study Scholarship
• An additional amount up
to a total of $8,000 for
study of critical need
languages
• Languages:
 Arabic; Chinese; Bahasa
Indonesia; Japanese;
Korean; Turkic; Persian;
Indic; Russian; Swahili
 See their website for
details on dialects

33. • Eligible students:
NDSU Latvia
Scholarship
NDSU Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
 Study at the NDSU
Exchange program Turiba
School of Business
Administration in Turiba,
Latvia
• Amount: $750
• Deadline: No additional
application needed
beyond program
application

34. • Eligible Students:
NDSU Viterbo
Scholarship
NDSU Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
 Art major to study at the
Montserrat College of
Art/Viterbo, Italy
 Summer semester
• Amount: $3,500
• Deadline: varies
• Contact
Michael.J.Strand@ndsu.
edu for more information

35. • Eligible Students:
Annette Kade
Scholarships
Major Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
Program-Based Scholarship
 ISEP Programs
 Study in Austria, France,
Germany and Switzerland
 Academic year and spring
• Amount: $500 to $2,000
• Deadline: November

36. • Eligible Students:
Halide Edip
Adivar Prize
Location-Based Scholarship
 Turkish language program
or a work internship, or for
study or research in
Turkish culture and
society
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: February 15

37. German
Academic
Exchange
Service
(DAAD)
Location-Based Scholarship
• Eligible Students:
 Undergraduate students
who are studying abroad,
doing senior thesis
research and/or
internships in Germany
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: February 15

38. • Eligible Students:
Bridging
Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
 Study in Japan
 Undergraduate students
of any major are eligible
• Amount: $2500 or $4000
• Deadline: October 8 for
spring

39. Diversity Scholarships

40. Fund for
Education
Abroad –
Rainbow
Scholarship
Major Scholarship
Diversity Scholarship
• Eligibility:
 US citizen or permanent
resident
 At least 4 weeks between
May 2013 and May 2014
 LGBTQI Student
• Amount: up to $10,000
• Deadline: January 18 for
2013-2014

41. • Eligibility:
Diversity
Abroad.com
Scholarships
Major Scholarship
Diversity Scholarship
 Economically
disadvantaged students,
African-American, AsianAmerican, Hispanic/Latino
and Native-American
students are strongly
encouraged to apply
 2.75 GPA
 US Citizen or permanent
resident
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: May/October

42. Turkey
Scholarship
for Minority
Students
Major Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
Diversity Scholarship
• Eligibility:
 Undergraduate or graduate
 African-American,
Hispanic/Latino or NativeAmerican
 Study in Turkey or Bosnia at
an accredited university
• Amount: $500-$2000
• Deadline: Rolling

43. Diversity
Abroad /
GlobaLinks
Scholarship
Diversity Scholarship
Program-Based Scholarship
• Eligibility:
 Study abroad through
GlobaLinks Learning Abroad
 Study in the Asia/Pacific
region
 Summer, fall, spring
 ethnic minority, physical
disability, economically
disadvantaged, or first
generation college student
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: Rolling

44. Program-Based Scholarships

45. • Program providers:
Affiliate
Providers
Program-Based Scholarships
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AIFS
API
Arcadia University
CEA
GlobaLinks/AustraLearn
IES
IFSA-Butler
ISA
• Deadlines: Vary

46. • Eligible Students:
STA Travel
Scholarship
Drawing
Major Scholarship
Program-Based Scholarship
 ISEP Programs
 Must have purchased
airline ticket through STA
via 1-866-557-8529
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: Aug 1 and Dec
15
• To Apply: Identify self as
ISEP participant when
booking

47. Scholarship Searches

48. Scholarship
Search
Engines
Search for more scholarships
• Go! Study Abroad
Scholarships
• Study Abroad Funding
Directory
• StudyAbroad.com
• AllAbroad.us

49. How do I submit the best application possible?
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

50. Starting Out
• Look through scholarship opportunities
 Eligibility requirements
 Due dates
 Application materials
• What do you need to do? What do others
need to do?

51. Early Planning
• Ask for letters of recommendation
• Order transcripts
• Write drafts of your essay

52. Letters of Recommendation
• Think carefully about who to ask
• The ideal recommendation writer:
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Knows you well
Can write about your academic potential
Would speak highly of you
Will actually submit your recommendation
• Be clear: what, where, when
• Give the recommender plenty of time

53. Ordering an Official Transcript
• Campus Connection > Self Service >
Academic Records > Official Transcript
Request

54. Ordering an Official Transcript
• You may need to submit a signed consent
form
• Delivery Method and processing affects
the timing
• You cannot order a transcript if you have a
past due balance
• Can you use an unofficial transcript?

55. Writing an Essay
• Many use similar questions – you can
rewrite your own essay to use for many
scholarships
 Of course, you can’t rewrite someone else’s
• Be clear – opening, middle, conclusion
• Use transitions in your writing
• Use concrete examples, interesting stories

56. Writing an Essay, ctd.
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Spelling, grammar, and punctuation matter
Double-spaced, 10- or 12-point font
Write, wait, reread
Have someone else proof your essay
 Center for Writers is a great resource

57. Submitting
• 1 week to a few days before the deadline,
make sure that everything is
submitted/received
 Follow up with references as needed
 Did your transcript arrive?
• Submitting at the last minute is stressful
and could result in a missed deadline

58. Receiving a Scholarship
• How will you receive the scholarship?
• When will your receive it?
• Financial planning and timing
 Early costs: application fees, deposits, airline
tickets, passport, visa, etc.
 Term costs: tuition, program fees, housing,
meals, books, etc.
 Does your program start before regular
financial aid disbursement?

59. Follow-Up
• Send a thank you to your references
 If you received the scholarship, they’d love to
know
• Send a thank you to the source of the
scholarship (if applicable)

60. QUESTIONS?