Central Connecticut State University

George R. Muirhead Center for International Education

 

Center for International

Education Scholarships

The Center for International Education offers scholarships to help defray the cost of participation in official CCSU Study Abroad programs.  The scholarship application is due with the Study Abroad application, by April 1 annually. In order to qualify for scholarship consideration, applicants must be matriculated at CCSU and have a GPA of at least 2.50.  Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis and will be in the range of $500-$1000 semester and not normally exceed $1,000 per semester abroad.

 

CCSU Foundation

Scholarship Information

 

The following scholarships are available to individuals interested in international education.  The application deadline for all funds is April 1.

Henry Barnard Foundation - The Connecticut State University System's private development foundation annually offers two $1,000 scholarships to CSU students accepted into campus-based study abroad programs. Criteria: CSU undergraduate student in good academic standing; Acceptance into CSU international study program; Minimum GPA of 3.0.

 
Center for International Education Scholarship - Established to provide financial assistant to CCSU students accepted into a CCSU international study abroad program. Criteria: CCSU undergraduate or graduate student in good academic standing.

 
George R. Muirhead Scholarship - Established to assist students participating in academic exchanges in the United Kingdom.  Criteria: CCSU undergraduate or graduate student accepted into a CCSU Study Abroad program in Scotland or England.


C. J. Huang Scholarship - Established to support faculty and student exchanges between China and the United States. Criteria
Candidates must be recommended by the President, the Vice President and the Director of the Center for International Education. 

C.J. Huang Endowment - Established to support the exchange of faculty, students and staff with Ouyang Yu Experimental Middle School in Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.

Koh Scholarship Fund - Established to provide financial assistance to CCSU students of Korean descent or United States citizens studying abroad in the Republic of Korea. Criteria: All applicants shall be recommended for approval by the Koh Scholarship Committee of the CCSU Foundation, Inc. Nominees must be in good academic standing.Three letters of recommendation are required.

 

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External Study Abroad

Scholarship Information

 

Below is a list of some external sources of scholarships to study abroad:
 

Association of Teachers of Japanese Program Number:

Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan

Web: http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html

 

Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships (for students receiving Pell grants)

Web:  http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html

 

Freeman Foundation Scholarships (for students studying abroad in Asia)

Web: http://www.iie.org/programs/Freeman-ASIA/

 

Inter-American Foundation (IAF) Grassroots Development Fellowships for Field Research in Grassroots Development
Web: www.iie.org/iaf

National Security Education Program (NSEP) Boren Fellowships
Web: www.iie.org/programs/nsep/graduate/default.htm


NSF Central Europe Summer Research Institute for Engineering, the Sciences, and Mathematics
Web:
www.iie.org/cesri

Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program for Biomedical Engineering
Web: www.whitakerawards.org

 

Boren Awards for International Study

www.Borenawards.org/boren_fellowship

 

College Scholarships

http://www.college-scholarships.com/index.html


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