Category: Junior

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

In Freshmen, Junior, Senior, Sophomore, Study / Teach Abroad, Summer Fellowship Opportunities

This fellowship is for academic studies in Germany: https://www.daad.org/en/.

Emphasis: Academic, Research, Language, International

Brief Description: The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) is the world’s largest funding organization for the international exchange of students and researchers.

Eligibility: Open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree and non U.S. citizens, must have an excellent academic record with a convincing project and German experience and/or a passion for Germany.

Selection:  see: https://www.daad.org/en/

Critical Language Scholarship Program (CLS)

In Freshmen, Junior, Senior, Sophomore, Study / Teach Abroad, Summer Fellowship Opportunities

These are fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion programs in critical languages determined by the U.S. Department of State, typically done over the summer. The SJU internal deadline is Oct. 15: http://www.clscholarship.org/about

Emphasis: Academic, Language, Experiential, International, Summer

Brief Description: The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion program of the U.S. Department of State 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.

Eligibility: must be 18 or older and a U.S. Citizen and enrolled in a degree seeking program

Selection:  The SJU internal deadline is Oct. 15th; the application is due in Mid-November: http://www.clscholarship.org/about

Boren Fellowships and Scholarships

In Freshmen, Junior, Senior, Sophomore, Study / Teach Abroad, Summer Fellowship Opportunities

The SJU internal deadline is Jan. 1st for Boren Fellowships and January 8th, 2018 for Boren Scholarships: https://www.borenawards.org/

Emphasis: Academic, Research, Language, International

Brief Description: Boren Scholarship and Fellowships provide funding for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students studying in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Awards require rigorous language study, and the majority of awardees spend a full academic year abroad. In exchange for funding, Boren Award recipients commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.

Eligibility: must be a U.S. citizen, can be an undergraduate or graduate student. Boren Scholarship applicants must be matriculated in a U.S. college or university upon application and throughout the Boren scholarship. Boren Fellows applicants may apply prior to matriculating as a graduate, but must show proof of matriculation in order to accept the award.

Selection: internal SJU deadline is Jan. 1st for Boren Fellowships and Jan. 8th, 2018 for Boren Scholarships.