Experiential Fellowships for Seniors and Alumni
Austrian Government English Teaching Assistantship
Who can apply: Seniors and alumni
Description: Places successful applicants in secondary schools throughout Austria as English teaching assistants for one full academic year.
Endorsement required: No
Deadline: January
Who can apply: Seniors and graduate students
Description: Boren Fellowships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.
Endorsement required: Yes
Deadline: January (campus deadline)
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)
Who can apply: First years, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students
Description: CLS institutes provide fully funded, group-based intensive language instruction and structures cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks in various locations abroad.
Endorsement required: No
Deadline: November 19
Who can apply: Seniors and alumni
Description: Fulbright is the largest U.S. international exchange program, offering opportunities for students, scholars, and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. The competition is open to U.S. citizens who will have a bachelor's degree by the beginning date of the grant. All grants include round-trip transportation to the host country, a monetary living stipend, and limited health benefits.
There is no GPA requirement for research and English Teaching Assistant awards.
Endorsement required: Yes
Deadline: September 23 (campus deadline)
Gilman International Scholarship
Who can apply: Seniors who receive a Pell Grant
Description: The program aims to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go by supporting undergraduates who might otherwise not participate due to financial constraints. 2,300 scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded each year. The award must be used to defray study abroad costs, including program tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance, and international airfare.
Students who apply for and receive the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad are then eligible to receive an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Supplement from the Gilman Scholarship Program for a total possible award of up to $8,000.
You must receive undergraduate credit for your time abroad.
Endorsement required: No
Deadline: October and March
James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program
Who can apply: Seniors and recent alumni
Description: The James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program provides an opportunity for approximately 11-13 students who desire careers in international affairs to have a substantive one-year working experience in Washington, D.C. Fellows work as research assistants to scholars working at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Endorsement required: Yes
Deadline: December 9 (campus deadline)
Princeton in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
Who can apply: Seniors and alumni
Description: Three separate programs (Princeton in Asia, Princeton in Africa, Princeton in Latin America) that place graduating seniors and young alumni in a year-long service fellowship abroad.
Endorsement required: No
Deadline: October
Who can apply: Seniors and alumni
Description: Two year service experience abroad. Applicants can choose their placement or go where they are needed most.
Endorsement required: No
Deadline: Rolling