2. Workshop Overview
• Introduction
• Program Considerations
• Types of Scholarships
Qualifying
Scholarship Highlights
• Applying for Scholarships
• Conclusion and Questions
4. Financial Planning
• Consider your budget for study abroad
• What additional costs will you have?
• What kind of savings will you have?
• You can use existing financial aid (grants,
loans, scholarships)
6. Program Options
• What are your goals and how does that
affect your program type/location?
7. Don’t be limited by language…
• Host Language:
Are there places off the beaten path with that
language?
• English:
English-speaking countries more expensive
Many programs offer courses in English
9. Comparison: Location
Regent’s University London
NDSU Tuition & Fees: $67
Regent’s Tuition: $11,750
Admin/User Fees: $650
Housing & Meals: $9330
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $150
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $3000
Insurance: $153
TOTAL: $27,000
Konkuk University, Korea
NDSU Tuition/Fees: $4104
Other Tuition: NA
Admin/User Fees: $650
Housing & Meals: $2580
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $215
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $1500
Insurance: $153
TOTAL: $11,102
NDSU Tuition for ND Resident used for example. Residency
and differential tuition does apply.
10. Comparison: Program Type
Sacred Heart - Affiliate ISA
NDSU Tuition & Fees: $67
Program Fee: $15,850
Admin/User Fees: $650
Meals: $1625
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $523
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $2000
TOTAL: $22,615
Sacred Heart - Exchange
NDSU Tuition/Fees: $4104
Insurance: $153
Admin/User Fees: $650
Housing & Meals: $5,160
Airfare: $1500
Passport & Visa: $523
Books: $400
Personal Expenses: $2000
TOTAL: $14,490
NDSU Tuition for ND Resident used for example. Residency
and differential tuition does apply.
11. Inexpensive Programs:
By Type
• NDSU Exchange: Denmark, Italy, Japan,
Korea, Germany, France, the Netherlands,
Sweden, Mexico
If you meet the requirements, we can send
you!
• ISEP Exchange: Australia, UK, New
Zealand, N. Ireland, and all over the world
Competitive application process: GPA, letters
of recommendation, academic fit
12. Inexpensive Programs:
By Country
• 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
17. Major Scholarships Categories
• Academic
• Financial Need-Based
• Location-Based
• Diversity
• Area of Study
• Program-Based
• Scholarship Searches
18. Qualifications
• Is the scholarship specific to…
School or program
Major or topic of study
Location or language
GPA
Financial need
Personal descriptors (diversity, nationality)
• If you can apply, do apply!
20. Academic Scholarships
• Based on academic merit
• A high GPA is important
• A well-written essay and letters of
recommendation also important
21. NDSU
John and
Susan Wold
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
Summer, Fall, Year,
Spring
Credit-Bearing Program
3.0 GPA
• Preference: ND or MN
residents
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: October 1 &
March 1
NDSU Scholarship
22. Rotary
Scholarship
• Eligibility:
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
Major Scholarship
24. Financial Need-Based
Scholarships
• Based on financial need
• May need to be Pell Grant eligible
A measurement based on FAFSA
• May be able to demonstrate need in other
ways such as your essay
• They may also look at academics, essay,
references
25. NDSU Miles
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
Financial need based
Fall, Year, Summer
(current cycle)
Spring, Summer (future)
Credit-Bearing Program
• Amount: Airline Ticket
• Deadline: October 1 &
March 1
NDSU Scholarship
26. NDSU James
A. Meier Study
Abroad
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
Summer, Fall, Year,
Spring
Credit-Bearing Program
2.75 GPA
• Preference: Financial
need
• Amount: $1000
• Deadline: October 1 &
March 1
NDSU Scholarship
27. NDSU Klai
Study Abroad
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
Summer, Fall, Year,
Credit-Bearing Program
2.75 GPA
• Preference: Financial
need
• Amount: $500
• Deadline: March 1
NDSU Scholarship
28. Gilman
Scholarship
• Eligibility:
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: Oct 4 (spring)
• Required to share
experiences afterward
Major Scholarship
30. Boren
Scholarship
• Eligibility:
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 15
• Service commitment
after graduation
Major Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
31. Gilman
Scholarship –
Critical Need
Languages
• 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
Major Scholarship
Area of Study Scholarship
32. Critical
Language
Scholarship
• Fully-funded group-
based 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
• Deadline: November for
summer programs
Major Scholarship
Area of Study Scholarships
33. NDSU Viterbo
Scholarship
• Eligible Students:
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
NDSU Scholarship
Location-Based Scholarship
35. Bridging
Scholarship
• Eligible Students:
Study in Japan
Undergraduate students
of any major are eligible
• Amount: $2500 or $4000
• Deadline: October 10 for
spring
Location-Based Scholarship
37. Defining Diverse
• First-generation college student;
• low socio-economic status;
• an ethnic minority;
• younger or older than the average college
student;
• a student with a disability;
• a member of the LGBTQA community;
Con’t…
38. Defining Diverse con’t
• a STEM major;
• male;
• studying outside of Western Europe, Australia,
or New Zealand;
• or studying a less common language such as
Basque or Vietnamese
39. NDSU Kevin
and Jean
Melicher
Family
Scholarship
• Eligible students:
Summer & Spring
Credit-Bearing Program
Declared a major or minor
in an academic field
directly related to
healthcare
• Amount: $1500
• Deadline: October 1
NDSU Scholarship
46. Starting Out
• Look through scholarship opportunities
Eligibility requirements
Due dates
Application materials
• What do you need to do? What do others
need to do?
47. Early Planning
• Ask for letters of recommendation
• Order transcripts
• Outline your essay
48. Letters of Recommendation
• Think carefully about who to ask
• The ideal recommendation writer:
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
49. Ordering an Official Transcript
• Campus Connection > Self Service >
Academic Records > Official Transcript
Request
50. Ordering an Official Transcript
• Timing is a combination of delivery method
and processing
• You cannot order a transcript if you have a
past due balance
• Can you use an unofficial transcript?
51. 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
• Classic essay format: opening, middle,
conclusion
• Use transitions in your writing
• Use concrete examples, interesting stories
52. Writing an Essay, ctd.
• 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
53. Submitting
• 3-7 days before the deadline, make sure
that everything is submitted/received
Follow up with references as needed
Did your transcript(s) arrive?
• Submitting at the last minute is stressful
and could result in a missed deadline
54. Receiving a Scholarship
• How will you receive the scholarship?
• When will you 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?
55. 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)