Campus Deadline - Feb 1, 2013 The Boren Scholarships of the National Security Education Program provide a unique funding opportunity for U.S. students to study world regions critical to U.S. interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East). The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Scholars are awarded up to $20,000 for an academic year. More info can be found at http://www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship Please contact the Campus Representative Dr. Alice Yang at syang@saintmarys.edu if you are interested.

Online Application Deadline: March 5, 2013 The Gilman Scholarship Program offers awards (up to $5000 to $8000) for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding to participate in summer or semester-long study abroad programs worldwide. You may contact the Gilman Advisor Dr. Alice Yang at syang@saintmarys.edu if you are interested in the scholarship. More information can be found at: http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

2014 Deadline: November 2013 Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers(CAORC), the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program will offer intensive summer language institutes overseas in eleven critical need foreign languages, including Arabic and Chinese. More information can be found at www.clscholarship.org.

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Saint Mary's students are allowed to apply for external study abroad programs. More info is available at http://www.centerforwomeninleadership.org/global-education-/study-abroad/frequently-asked-questions. View Complete Article

Diversity Abroad, in partnership with several organizations will offer scholarships for undergraduate students to study abroad during summer, fall and spring terms. See details for the scholarship here: http://www.diversityabroad.com/scholarships View Complete Article

Guide to Online Schools provides a new type of financial aid resource with its unconventional study abroad scholarship program. The scholarship rewards ($2000) students for their natural creativity and analytical thinking. www.guidetoonlineschools.com/scholarships/study-abroad-scholarship View Complete Article

Deadline: June 29, 2013 The Forum Undergraduate Research Award is an honor that showcases the most rigorous and significant undergraduate research that occurs as part of education abroad programs. Every year, award recipients are invited (all expenses paid) to present their research at a plenary luncheon at the annual Forum conference. http://www.forumea.org/research-awards.htm

This is a chance for students, volunteers, teachers, and other young travelers who are going abroad next semester to get their stories published at high-profile publications--and to get paid for it. Powered by Matador, and supported in part by the National Geographic Society, the Glimpse Correspondents Program provides talented writers and photographers between the ages of 18-36 with a $600 stipend as well as one on one editorial training and support to complete an independent journalistic work based on their experience abroad. http://glimpse.org/correspondents View Complete Article

Campus application deadline: Oct. 3, 2013 The Fulbright Program designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries” has provided more than 1500 students each year with the opportunity for studying, assistant-teaching English, or conducting research abroad. The award benefits include international airfare, stipend for living costs, insurance, and tuition, etc. You may contact the Fulbright Program Advisor Dr. Steven Broad if you are interested in the scholarship. More info can be found at http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

The New York Times is looking for creative photographs from college students who are far from home (more than 50 miles). Selected photos will be published in the August 4 issue of Education Life. They want a photo of the student in his or her home environment (not college environment). Deadline: July 8. See link for details and form. Please have students reply only to the Times. New York Times Tuesday, June 11, 2013 View Complete Article