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Scholarships

Below is a list of scholarships that are applicable to many or all UW-Madison study abroad programs. This is not a comprehensive list. Some students find scholarships through other avenues, such as their parents' places of work or community organizations in their hometowns. The more creatively you think about potential funding sources, the more likely you will be to find support.

Note that you are more likely to get funded if you intend to go to a more unusual destination, so people going to Asia may be more likely to be awarded scholarships than those who go to Western Europe. Also, as an engineer, you belong to a group under-represented in study abroad, so you may have an improved chance of receiving scholarship support.

International scholarships

Alvarado Global Experience Scholarship (PDF)

Huibregtse Award (PDF)

Carole Foster Scholarship (PDF). For summer and/or fall international internships and co-ops. Applications due first Monday in May each year.

Rotary International. For study in most countries around the world

National Security Education Program Boren Awards. NSEP scholarships can be applied to study abroad in all countries, except Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Gilman scholarships are available to U.S. students receiving Federal Title IV funding to provide partial support ($3,000-$5,000) to study abroad.

Diversity Abroad Scholarship

The Fund for Education Abroad offers general scholarships and a scholarship for LGBT students.

Region- and country-specific scholarships

• Asia: Freeman-ASIA awards
• Denmark: Scan Design Foundation scholarship; apply with this form.
• France: Grants for study in France
• UK
  • The University of Sheffield offers study abroad scholarships for students from the United States in the amount of approximately $1,000. Any U.S. national accepting a place at Sheffield is eligible to apply.
  • Winston Churchill Foundation
• Germany: DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) scholarship
• Japan
• AIEJ Scholarship. This scholarship is for study at Japan's Tohoku University through the Global E3 program. (Applications are automatically sent to all students who apply through Global E3 to study in Japan.) For more information, contact IESP.
• Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan
• Japan America Society of Chicago
• Itoh Scholarship Foundation for Study in Japan
• China: Chou-Kuo-Ping Travel Awards (PDF) are offered in recognition of Professor Chou Kuo Ping, Professor Emeritus, and former chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature. The awards are reserved for programs in China, including Hong-Kong, or Taiwan. Students must be degree-seeking undergraduate candidates at the UW-Madison, be registered at the UW-Madison as a study abroad student for the time spent abroad, and be in a program that guarantees the student will receive UW-Madison credit for the academic work completed abroad.

By field

• Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program grants awards to undergraduates studying biomedical engineering or bioengineering. Awards range from $7,500 for a semester program to $10,000 for an academic year program; priority is given those going to non-traditional destinations.
• Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Educational Foundation awards for Women in Engineering
• Soil and Water Conservation Society. Agricultural/ Natural Resource Conservation ($1,000 Scholarship)
• Wisconsin/Hilldale Undergraduate Faculty Research Fellowships. The Office of the Provost offers fellowships for joint undergraduate/faculty research proposals. The fellowships provide a stipend for each student and supervising faculty/staff member. Additional information and application forms are available in the Office of the Provost, 150 Bascom Hall, (608) 262-1304.

Additional offices also provide resources for information about other scholarships.

• International Academic Programs maintains a study abroad scholarship chart that includes scholarships open to all students. However, several are open only to students going abroad through IAP, so please read carefully.
• The Grants Information Collection, Reference Department, 2nd floor Memorial Library, has materials about all types of funding, and reference librarians are available for assistance. Start by reviewing the resources listed in the Funding for Study and Research Abroad guide.
• Consult civic and social institutions for possible scholarships, loans and grants.