Foreign Fellowship - Supplemental Sources of Financial Aid

Each listing has its own criteria but deadline dates, selection conditions, application processes, and other details change more quickly than we can update this page. Please contact each individual source for complete, up-to-date details.

American Association of University Women (AAUW)
See: Women

Clara Belfield and Henry Bates Overseas Student Travel Fellowships
ATTN: Virginia Gordan, Assistant Dean for International Affairs
The University of Michigan Law School
941 Legal Research Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.764.5269
vgordan@umich.edu

Fellowships of varying amounts are awarded to recent law school graduates or third-year law students to enable them to pursue legal studies abroad or to accept professional internships with international or government agencies, law firms, or other institutions in foreign countries. For application information, contact Assistant Dean Gordan.
Deadline: Mid-November

Belgian American Educational Foundation, Inc.
Graduate Fellowships for Study or Research in Belgium
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203.777.5765

The Belgian American Educational Foundation will award eight fellowships of $17,000 each for advanced study or research at one of the Belgian Universities or other academic institutions of higher learning. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and have a J.D. or LL.B. degree or be working towards an equivalent degree. Candidates under 30 years of age and with a speaking and reading knowledge of Dutch, French or German are preferred. Applicants are nominated by the Dean of the Law School.
Deadline: January 31

Center for International & Comparative Studies (CICS)
International Institute
1080 S. University, Suite 2620
Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1106
734.764.3149
fograves@umich.edu

The Center for International & Comparative Studies (CICS) is offering a not-for-credit seminar for master's students and doctoral students at the pre-candidacy level intending to pursue field-based research outside the United States. The seminar is open to students in the early stages of graduate training with interests in international and area studies who can demonstrate goals of completing training and research through the doctorate. Graduate students from across disciplines are invited to apply. Each student admitted will have access to a restricted research fund of up to $4,500, to be used for a preliminary visit to the prospective foreign research site and for specialized language training.
Deadline: March 21

Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
Office of the Counselor for Education
2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036

An eight-month scholarship will be awarded for U.S. citizens who wish to conduct research at a Turkish university.
Deadline: June

Fulbright Grants for Study Abroad
University of Michigan
International Institute, Room 2660
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734.763.9200
iiefulbright@umich.edu

Grants of varying amounts are available for graduate study or research abroad. Applicants are required to have sufficient proficiency in the language of the host country to carry out their proposed study or research. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and be pursuing or already hold a JD degree. Application forms are available from the Fulbright program advisor.
Deadline: September 22

Albert Gallatin Fellowship Program
University of Virginia - International Studies Office
208 Minor Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
804.982.3010

The award provides for up to nine months of study at the University of Geneva, Switzerland by an American candidate for the Ph.D. who is actively engaged in dissertation research for the Doctorate within the field of international relations. The fellowship provides a stipend of $11,250 for the October-June academic year and round trip travel, New York to Geneva.
Deadline: March 1

German Academic Exchange Service
DAAD Scholarships in Germany
See: Post-Graduate Fellowships

The German Marshall Fund of the United States
11 Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 750
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202.745.3950
Fax: 202.265.1662

The German Marshall Fund of the United States offers grants for advanced research to improve the understanding of significant contemporary economic, political and social developments relating to Europe, European integration and relations between Europe and the United States. The German Marshall Fund's program will provide assistance to graduate students, recent Ph.D or LL.M. recipients, and more senior scholars.
Deadline: Varies

International Chapter P.E.O. Sisterhood
P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund
P.E.O. Executive Office
3700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312-2899
515.255.3153

Scholarships of up to $6,000 are available for selected women from other countries for full-time graduate study in the U.S. and Canada. Applicants must promise to return to their country within 90 days of completion of degree to pursue their professional career.
Deadline: January 31

Lurcy Fellowship for Study in France
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies
University of Michigan
Fellowship Office
160 Rackham Building
Ann Arbor, MI 48l09

The George Lurcy Charitable and Educational Trust awards $15,000 to a graduate student whose academic objectives would benefit from studying for an academic year in France. Areas of interest include the study and understanding of France, its language, culture and civilization. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
Deadline: October 25

National Security Education Program
National Security Education Program
Institute of International Education
1400 K Street, NW
6th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20005-2403
800.618.6737
nsep@aed.org

The National Security Education Program (NSEP) provides a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests. NSEP was designed to provide Americans with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for a commitment to seek work in the federal government. As students of other cultures and languages, NSEP Boren Scholars and Fellows begin to acquire the international competence needed to communicate effectively across borders, to understand other perspectives, and to analyze economic and political affairs.
Deadline: Deadlines vary ranging from January 17 - February 13

The Rotary Foundation
Rotary Foundation Scholarships
One Rotary Center
1560 Sherman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201-3698
847.866.3000
stephenr@rotaryintl.org

The Rotary Foundation provides several different scholarship opportunities to study or teach abroad. The scholarships are designed to promote international understanding between people of different nations. Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30.
Deadline: Contact the Foundation for application materials and deadline information.

Swedish Information Service
The Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2201
212.583.2550
requests@swedeninfo.com

Qualified American citizens and permanent residents with well-developed projects in the fields of politics, public administration, mass media, business and industry, working life, human environment, education and culture, may apply for travel grants. Grants of 25,000 Swedish crowns will be made to support two-to-four week intensive research trips to Sweden. 
Deadline: February 1

Swiss Benevolent Society of New York
See: Ethnic


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