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)
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.
IIE/Midwest Study Abroad Scholarship
Brittingham Viking Scholarships. For study in Scandinavian countries.
Country-specific scholarships
- France: Grants for study in France
- UK: 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
- 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 offers a guide to financial resources for study abroad.
- The International Academic Programs' Resource Room, 250 Bascom Hall, has scholarship information, listings of books that offer scholarships for overseas programs (including campus library locations), and books on financial aid and working abroad.
- The Grants Information Center, Reference Room, 2nd floor, Memorial Library has materials about all types of funding. Ask reference librarians for assistance. Study abroad materials include Free Money for Foreign Study, by Laurie Blum, call number: LB2337.2 B575 1991, which is a valuable resource as you prepare to travel overseas.
- Consult civic and social institutions for possible scholarships, loans and grants.