Other Financial Aid Sources

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Grant

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi plans to award competitive grants for students who will be studying abroad during the 2007-08 academic year. Applicants do not need to be a member of Phi Kappa Phi. Eligibility criteria for these grants: a minimum 3.5 GPA, 56 to  90 semester hours of academic credit on or before April 15, 2007, and acceptance into a study abroad program.  For further information and an application form, visit the organization's web site at http://www.phikappaphi.org. 

List of Organizations

The following is a partial list of organizations which offer scholarships and financial aid to study abroad students. Hundreds of other organizations also offer financial awards to students going abroad. Research and a bit of detective work is the best way to find sources that will help you. BEGIN EARLY!  You should contact the following offices directly to find out how to apply for these funds:

Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Undergraduate study in Asia)
Karen Chu
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
1-212-984-5487
www.iie.org/Freeman-Asia
JMU Campus rep: Dr. Melinda Adams, 568-3377, adams2mj@jmu.edu

American Institute for Foreign Study- College Division (Merit & Minority awards)
AIFS
102 Greenwich Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
1- 800-727-2437
www.aifs.org

Gilman International Scholar Program (Worldwide undergraduate study abroad)
515 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 150
Houston, TX 77027
1-888-887-5939, ext. 25
www.iie.org/gilman
JMU Campus rep: Dr. Melinda Adams, 568-3377, adams2mj@jmu.edu

Marshall Scholarships (Graduate study for two or three in the United Kingdom)
The British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Avenue
Washington, DC 20008-3600
www.marshallscholarship.org
JMU Campus rep: Dr. Melinda Adams, 568-3377, adams2mj@jmu.edu

Rhodes Scholarship (Graduate study at Oxford)
8229 Boone Blvd., Suite 240
Vienna, VA 22182
www.rhodesscholar.org
JMU Campus rep: Dr. Melinda Adams, 568-3377, adams2mj@jmu.edu

Truman Scholarships (Graduate study in preparation for a career in government)
712 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, DC 20006
1-202-395-4831
www.truman.gov
JMU Campus rep: Dr. Melinda Adams, 568-3377, adams2mj@jmu.edu

National Security Education Program (NSEP) (available for programs anywhere except Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and Western Europe)
NSEP
Undergraduate Scholarships
 Institute of International Education
1400 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
1- 800-498-9360
JMU Campus rep: Dr. Melinda Adams, 568-3377, adams2mj@jmu.edu

National Security Education Program- Graduate International Fellowships
AED
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20009-1202
1- 800-498-9360

English-Speaking Union (award for summer study at a British University-for Virginia residents only)
Mrs. Kenneth W. Haas, Jr.
Chair, Scholarship Committee
9801 Culpar Lane
Richmond, VA 23236
1- 804-745-0559

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) (Travel Grants for Educational Programs in the Third World; Minority Scholarships; Russia/China awards)
CIEE
205 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017-5706
1- 888-COUNCIL
www.ciee.org
info@ciee.org

Rock Bottom Study Abroad (Programs Available at the Lowest Cost Possible)
Linda McGowan
International Programs
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
1- 919-328-4829

Fulbright-U.S. Student Program (Fulbright and Related Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad)
U.S. Student Programs Division
Inst. of International Educ.
809 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017-3580
JMU Campus rep: Dr. Melinda Adams, 568-3377, adams2mj@jmu.edu

The International Student Loan Program (loans for study abroad; 25-year repayment option)
ISLP/Iefc
424 Adams Street
Milton, MA 02186
1- 616-696-7840
www.iefc.com

The Rotary Foundation- Ambassadorial Scholarships Foundation (Study abroad awards-for non-Rotary members)
Contact a Rotary Club in your area, or by e-mail at
www.rotary.org/resources/contactus.html
www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/prospect/award/avail.html

Resource Guides

The following are printed and electronic directories of grants, scholarships, and other sources of financial aid available for international study. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are available in JMU's Carrier Library.

*Free money for foreign study: A guide to more than 1,000 grants and scholarships for study abroad . Laurie Blum. New York: Facts on File: 1991.

*Financial Aid for Research and Creative Activities Abroad. Financial aid for research, study, travel, and other activities abroad. Financial aid for study and training abroad . All published by Reference Service Press in San Carlos, CA: Reference Service Press. Bi-annual.

Fellowships, Scholarships, and Related Opportunities in International Education . University of Tennessee-Knoxville: Center for International Education.

The International Scholarship Book . 2nd edition. Prentice-Hall.

Scholarships, Fellowships, and Grants for Programs Abroad: A Handbook of Awards for U.S. Nationals for Study and Research Abroad. Published by American Collegiate Service, P.O. Box 442008, Houston, TX 77244.

Financial Aid for Study Abroad . Available from NAFSA, 1860 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009. Email: Inbox@nafsa.org