Scholarships and Financing

SCHOLARSHIPS BY COUNTRY

ARGENTINA

• National Security Education Program - http://www.borenawards.org/
  The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad critical to U.S. national security. For more information and to apply, please refer to the web site.

CANADA

• The Killam Fellowships Program - http://www.killamfellowships.com
  The Killam Fellowships Program is a scholarship program which allows undergraduate students from accredited degree granting colleges and universities to participate in a bi-national residential exchange program between Canada and the United States of America . Scholarship recipients spend either one semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in the other country.

CHINA

• National Security Education Program - http://www.borenawards.org/ The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad critical to U.S. national security. For more information and to apply, please refer to the web site.
  
• The Wang Family Scholarship provides an opportunity for students to prepare for a role in a rapidly changing international and interdependent world. Ten $4,000 scholarships will be awarded to students for study in China on the CSU International Program. Applications are due February 1.

DENMARK

• The American-Scandinavian Foundation
  http://www.amscan.org
  
• DIS Scholarships-applications available after selected to study in Denmark through the CSU International Program.

FRANCE

• Walter Jensen Scholarship-American Association of Teachers of French - http://aatf.utsa.edu/hq/scholjen.htm Student must be enrolled in a teacher education program in French (French major), and sponsored by an AATF member teacher.
• Scholarships and Grants through the French Government - http://www.frenchculture.org/spip.php?rubrique24

GERMANY

• The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers Undergraduate Scholarships to highly qualified undergraduate students for study abroad, university language or summer courses, senior thesis research and/or internships in Germany .
• The Baden-Württemberg Scholarship Offers a 10 month stipend (approx. $500. per month) to qualified students wishing to study in Baden-Wüttemberg , Germany . Contact your campus's Office of International Programs for more details.

ITALY

• Graduating high school seniors with one parent of Italian descent are eligible for a scholarship. Contact the Associazione Liguri Nel Mondo , 2269 Chestnut Street #419 , San Francisco , CA 94123 for more information.
• National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) - https://www.niaf.org/scholarships/index.asp A $5,000 award for two separate categories: Italian American Students who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements-open to any area of study and students from any ethnic background majoring or minoring in Italian language, Italian studies, or a related field, who demonstrate outstanding potential & high academic achievements.

JAPAN

• National Security Education Program - http://www.borenawards.org/ The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad critical to U.S. national security. For more information and to apply, please refer to the web site.
• Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco - http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.jp/en/e_m05_01.htm go to Japanese Studies Scholarship open to undergraduate students studying in Japan and Research Student Scholarship open to graduate students studying in Japan Must be residing in Northern California to apply to the San Francisco Consulate General .
• Ward Wallach Memorial International Scholarship Students accepted to the CSU International Program to Japan will automatically be considered for this scholarship. Selection based on financial need and commitment to the study of the Japanese language and civilization as demonstrated in the regular IP application.
• Association of International Education, Japan (AIEJ) Scholarship
• Bridging Scholarships for study abroad in Japan . Undergraduate students of any major are eligible to apply. The awards are typically $2,500 for semester-long programs or $4,000 for academic-year programs.
• Hashi.org Travel Scholarship - Offers a $1000 scholarship for Study in South Korea or Japan for an American citizen interested in international cultural exchange opportunities with either South Korea or Japan; deadline mid-August. Travel scholarships are offered on a competitive basis and are need-based. Decisions are based on the applicant's essay which
  should clearly explain how the scholarship would be used.

KOREA

• National Security Education Program - http://www.borenawards.org/ The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad critical to U.S. national security. For more information and to apply, please refer to the web site.
• Hashi.org Travel Scholarship - Offers a $1000 scholarship for Study in South Korea or Japan for an American citizen interested in international cultural exchange opportunities with either South Korea or Japan; deadline mid-August. Travel scholarships are offered on a competitive basis and are need-based. Decisions are based on the applicant's essay which
  should clearly explain how the scholarship would be used.

MEXICO

• National Security Education Program - http://www.borenawards.org/
  The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad critical to U.S. national security. For more information and to apply, please refer to the web site.

SWEDEN

• The American-Scandinavian Foundation
  http://www.amscan.org
• The Orange County Swedish Women's Educational Association International, Inc. (SWEA) awards scholarships for study in Sweden .  Apply by May 1.   SWEA Orange County , Malin Fletcher, 1904 Yacht Maria, Newport Beach , CA 92660 , Tel: (714) 640-1181.

TAIWAN

• National Security Education Program - http://www.borenawards.org/ The National Security Education Program (NSEP) is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The scholarships are intended to provide support to U.S. undergraduates who will pursue the study of languages and cultures currently underrepresented in study abroad critical to U.S. national security. For more information and to apply, please refer to the web site.
• The Wang Family Scholarship provides an opportunity for students to prepare for a role in a rapidly changing international and interdependent world. Ten $4,000 scholarships will be awarded to students for study in Taiwan on the CSU International Program. Applications are due February 1.
• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in S.F.
  555 Montgomery Street, Suite 503
  San Francisco, CA 94111
  Tel: (415) 398-4979
  Fax: (415) 398-4992
  E-mail: s fmoe@sfmoe.org
  http://www.sfmoe.org/e_default.htm

UNITED KINGDOM

• http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-funding-your-studies.htm
• Butex Scholarships for North American Students :
  BUTEX is pleased to offer eight $1,000 scholarships for undergraduate students currently registered at an institution in the USA or Canada . To be eligible to apply students must have been offered a place as a study abroad or exchange student in a UK university which is a member of BUTEX (British Transatlantic Exchange Association) for the academic year 2008/09.

SCHOLARSHIPS BY MAJOR

ANTHROPOLOGY

• Kiana Dressendorfer Scholarship For Archaeology and others: http://bss.sfsu.edu/anthro/Funding.html
  

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

• Phi Sigma Iota (Foreign Language Honor Society) - http://www.phisigmaiota.org/Scholarships.html Members of this society are eligible for aid. Please contact the local faculty advisor of Phi Sigma Iota or the national office for more information.

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM

• American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) - http://www.tourismcares.org/RelId/605751/ISvars/default/Scholarships.htm

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• John T. Petters Foundation - http://www.johntpettersfoundation.org/ Average $5,000 per scholarship for students interested in international business.