Scholarships
Most study abroad programs offered by NJIT cost the same as a semester at the Newark campus. Study abroad scholarships can make your experience abroad even more affordable!
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As you can see, there are many study abroad scholarships available. The links below provide the specific requirements, application procedures, and due dates for each one:
Dean's Fund for Student Development (NJIT Honors College) offers grants to NJIT Honors College students who wish to advance their academic and professional goals by studying abroad.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship. Scholarship recipients are awarded up to $5000 to defray the costs associated with studying abroad.
The Boren Scholarships offer a special initiative for undergraduate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors. The scholarships fund up to $8,000 for summer study (minimum of 8 weeks) for students majoring in the STEM fields.
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully funded summer overseas language and cultural immersion program for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.
DAAD North America invites highly qualified undergraduate students to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany. The goal of this program is to support study abroad in Germany and at German universities. Preference will be given to students whose projects or programs are based at and organized by a German university. Scholarships are available either as part of an organized study abroad program or an independent study abroad semester or year.
Freeman-ASIA accepts applications from U.S. citizens or permanent residents studying at the undergraduate level at a two-year or four-year college or university who demonstrate financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.
The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) is expanding access to study abroad by raising awareness of its benefits to the individual and value to the collective, and by granting scholarships of up to $10,000. Applicants from groups underrepresented in study abroad and those destined for non-traditional locations are given preference, in an effort to make the demographics of U.S. undergraduates studying abroad reflect the rich diversity of the U.S. population.
The SWEA New Jersey Scholarship amounts to a total of $6,000 per year. The scholarship can be awarded in whole or in part, to qualified individuals preferably with roots and/or current residence in New Jersey or the Tri-State area pursuing academic or professional research/ studies or artistic endeavors pertaining to Sweden. The area of research/study may include, but is not limited to, Swedish culture, history, music, visual or performing arts, literature, media, science or the environment.
The Toshizo Watanabe Study Abroad Scholarship Program provides financial assistance through the US-Japan Council to undergraduate and graduate students for a semester or year-long study abroad program in Japan. The scholarship program grants awards to recipients in amounts determined by financial need and other qualifications.
The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers special Summer Institutes for US citizens to come to the UK. These summer programs provide the opportunity for US undergraduates with at least two years of undergraduate study left to complete, to come to the UK on a three, four, five or six week academic and cultural summer program.
Check out various scholarships from the US government to study foreign languages here.
Scholarship Databases
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GOabroad.com
Scholarship Roar
Study Abroad Providers
ISA Scholarships
AIFS Scholarships
G-MEO Scholarships
Check our Currently Open Scholarship page for additional information about opening dates, deadlines, and more.