Syracuse University

Diversity Abroad

SU Abroad is a member of DiversityAbroad.com and the Diversity Abroad Initiative (DAI). The goal of DiversityAbroad.com and the DAI is to increase the number of under-represented students, particularly minority and low income students, who pursue education abroad programs. In conjunction with the DAI, DiversityAbroad.com provides scholarships to students going abroad and participates in campus outreach to make students, parents, and faculty more aware of the benefits of education abroad. Visit DiversityAbroad.com to learn more.

Open to all:

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
  The Institute of International Education (IIE) is now accepting applications for the the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by IIE through its Southern Regional Center, this program enables students who have limited financial means the opportunity to participate in study abroad opportunities worldwide. The program provides awards of up to $5,000 for U.S. citizen undergraduate students at two- and four-year institutions to pursue country-based semester or academic-year long study abroad opportunities. To be eligible students must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant at the time of application and cannot be studying abroad in a country currently under a U.S. Department of State Travel Warning or in Cuba.

  Please contact the Gilman Program office for more information:

  Gilman International Scholarship Program
  Institute of International Education
  515 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 150
  Houston, TX 77027
  
  (713) 621-6300 ext. 25
  
  E-mail: gilman@iie.org
  Website: www.iie.org/gilman

Open to students going to specific countries or studying specific languages:

• Boren Scholarship
  The National Security Education Program (NSEP supports) undergraduate study abroad and graduate research projects for U.S. citizens studying countries, languages, and fields in areas of the world deemed critical to U.S. national security, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Areas excluded from funding are Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Funding support is based on program expenses and can be up to $10,000 per semester or up to $20,000 for a year.

  For more information about graduate fellowships: www.aed.org.

  For more information about undergraduate scholarships: www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship.

Open to students studying abroad in Turkey:

The Turkish Coalition of America awards up to 100 scholarships per year for African American, Hispanic American and Native American students. These scholarships are awarded to eligible undergraduate and graduate students who have been accepted to a university in Turkey or in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Click here for more information.

Open to students studying abroad in East or Southeast Asia

Freeman-Asia provides scholarships to U.S. undergraduates with demonstrated financial need studying abroad in East or Southeast Asia. The program's goal is to increase the number of Americans with first-hand exposure to and understanding of Asia, its peoples, and its cultures. Awards of up to $5,000 for the spring semester. Award recipients are required to share their experiences with their home campus or community to encourange others to study abroad.

For information, eligibility requirements, and the online application, visit http://www.iie.org/en/programs/freeman-asia.