Outside Grants, Financial Aid and Barlow Awards

Outside Grant Opportunities
Bates Financial Aid
Barlow Awards

Outside Grant Opportunities

Many study abroad programs have grant programs that can reduce their costs. Some of these grants are "merit based" (not based on financial need) while others are "need based." Most of the grant opportunities require that you be a participant on the specific study abroad program (IES, CIEE, SIT). However, there are some non-program specific opportunities. If you receive financial aid from Bates, outside grants can be used to cover the work-study and loan portions of your aid package.  You retain the remaining money unless your Bates grant and outside grant exceed the “Cost of Attendance.”
 

Merit Scholarships (High GPA):

• IES

Need-Based Scholarships:

• DIS
• IES
• CIEE -- International Study Program Scholarships
• SIT -- the SIT Fund
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (for students receiving Federal Pell Grants)

Students Underrepresented in Study Abroad:

• DIS -- Mary Dau Scholarship (for first generation college students)
• IES -- Diversity Scholarships
• CIEE -- Robert Bailey Scholarship
• SIT -- The Compton Fund, The Diversity Fund, The Houston International Scholarship
• International Public Policy Fellowship (a five year commitment which includes: sophomore summer policy institute, junior year study abroad, junior year summer policy institute, summer language institute, internships, and a master's degree program in international affairs)
• The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) awards grants per year in the amount of $2,000 for undergraduates who have been accepted to a study abroad program in Turkey. Applicants must be African-American, Hispanic/Latino or Native-American students.

Non-Traditional Locations:

• CIEE -- John Bowman Travel Grants

Critical Language and Region Scholarships:

• Boren Scholarships
• Critical Language Scholarships

Regional and Country-Specific Scholarships:

Asia:

• CIEE -- Wollitzer Scholarship
• SIT -- The Asia Fund, The Workum Fund

China/Taiwan:

• CIEE -- Fulbright Hays Scholarship

Israel:

• Hebrew University
• University of Haifa
• Ben-Gurion University
• Tel Aviv University

Japan:

• The Bridging Scholarship
• Association of Teachers of Japanese

Middle East/Islamic Studies:

• SIT -- The Middle East and Islamic Studies Scholarship
• Turkish Coalition of America (TCA)

Europe:

• German Academic Exchange Office
• British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association

Bates Financial Aid

Bates financial aid is available for study abroad according to the same policies that apply to the aid recipient on campus. The aid award is based on the costs of attending the progam or foreign university. A detailed discussion of how financial aid is calculated is available here. Additional support is available through the SAFE Program for students with no prior international experience and very limited financial resources who study abraod in the Fall semester. For more information on the SAFE Program, click here.

Barlow Awards

The Barlow Endowment for Study Abroad provides awards to enrich your study abroad experience. These awards are not intended to pay the basic costs of study abroad, but can be helpful in paying for extra activities, travel, and research abroad. The awards are: the Barlow Fellowship program which supports students who develop a comprehensive study abroad plan during the sophomore year; Enrichment Grants which support extra activities during or after the study abroad program; Thesis Research Grants which support thesis research directly related to the study abroad experience. These grants are available only to Bates students. For more detailed information, click here.

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