Funding Resources

Rice Funding Sources

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External Fellowships & Awards

Boren Scholarships and Fellowships

https://www.borenawards.org/

Provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to add an important international and language component to their education. Boren awards focus on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. national security and are typically under-represented in study abroad. Geographical regions include Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East; the countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are excluded.

Maximum awards are determined by duration abroad:
$25,000 for 25-52 weeks (preferred)
$12,500 for 12-24 weeks
$8,000 for 8-11 weeks (STEM majors only)

Freeman Awards for Study in Asia

https://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Freeman-ASIA

(Freeman Awards for Study in Asia) provides scholarships and is designed to support American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are studying overseas in East or Southeast Asia. The program’s goal is to increase the number of Americans with first-hand exposure to and understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures.

Grant amounts are $3,000 for summer study, $5,000 for a semester-long program, and $7,000 for a yearlong study abroad program.

The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston

https://www.iccchouston.com/scholarships/

Offers scholarships to Houston-area college students for study abroad in Italy.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

https://www.gilmanscholarship.org/

Provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.

Post-Graduate Opportunities

The Lafayette Fellowship (NEW)

The Lafayette Fellowship

One year of master's level study in France for up to 30 outstanding American students. Open to both Francophone and non-Francophone candidates, the initiative will partner with top French higher education institutions that offer programs across STEM, the humanities, social sciences, and the arts, either in French or entirely in English.

In addition to their academic studies, fellows will take part in the French-American Leadership Program, a dynamic, year-long experience featuring lectures, masterclasses, site visits, and mentorship support, offering a 360-degree immersion into European innovation, culture, and policy.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree, under age 27, GPA of 3.7 or above

Fulbright - Study, Research, Teach English

Fulbright Program - Types of Awards

Fulbright offers many overseas opportunities to U.S. citizens including study, research, and teaching English abroad.

The Rice Center for Civic Leadership offers advising support for Fulbright applications, so be sure to connect with their office if interested!

Marshall Scholarships (UK)

Marshall Scholarships

Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. Up to fifty Scholars are selected each year to study at graduate level at an UK institution in any field of study.

Schwarzman Scholars (China)

https://www.schwarzmanscholars.org/

Schwarzman Scholars is a prestigious one-year, fully funded master’s program in global affairs at Tsinghua University, one of the world's top universities. Designed to build a global community of future leaders, this program offers an immersive learning experience dedicated to leadership development.

Africa Leadership Accelerator Fellowship, Global Health Corps

https://ghcorps.org/africa-leadership-accelerator-overview/

Global Health Corps’ Africa Leadership Accelerator is a 9-month, hybrid program designed to strengthen the leadership and management skills of early to mid-career health professionals working across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Humanity in Action Fellowship (Europe, U.S.)

https://humanityinaction.org/fellowship/

In several cities across Europe and the United States, Fellows gather to study past, present, and future challenges to local communities.

The Humanity in Action Fellowships explore issues of social justice, human rights, remembrance culture, and civic engagement. Fellows first participate in an intensive three-week educational program. Each program is tailored to its location, featuring diverse experts, site visits, and community building. Thereby, Fellows learn about the host society’s present struggles to navigate dominant and minoritized cultures and identities, while also being inspired by what collective action based on intersectional solidarity can look like.

Fellows will also acquire practical skills and work on the development of an Action Project, their own civil society initiative. After the three weeks, they embark on implementing these Action Projects in their own communities.

CIEE Teach English Abroad (Spain, Korea, Thailand, Ireland)

https://www.ciee.org/go-abroad/work/teach-english-abroad

Teaching English abroad offers many benefits beyond just earning an income. It’s a chance to expand your worldview and grow your skillset. Some of the top benefits of teaching abroad include:

Cultural Immersion: Teaching abroad allows for deep cultural immersion. As a teacher, you'll build meaningful relationships with coworkers, neighbors, and new friends in the local community. This immersive experience will help you successfully work with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Language Learning: Teaching abroad is an excellent opportunity to learn a new language or improve your fluency by practicing in real-life settings. As you help your students learn English, you'll expand your foreign language skills. It's a win-win situation for everyone!

Personal Growth: Teaching English abroad can be a challenging but rewarding experience that will help you develop self-confidence, independence, and resilience. You will also form lasting friendships and create memories that will last a lifetime.

Professional Development: By teaching abroad, you will gain international work experience and transferable skills that will be valuable for any career. You will develop cross-cultural communication skills, foreign language proficiency, and leadership experience that will make you more competitive in the job market and successful in the workplace.

English Opens Doors Program (Chile)

https://ingles.mineduc.cl/english-opens-doors-program/

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**The English Opens Doors Program (Programa Inglés Abre Puertas) is an initiative supported by the Chilean Ministry of Education with the mission to improve the level of English for students between 5th grade and 12th grade throughout the Chilean public school system by providing teacher training, instructional materials, English immersion camps, extracurricular workshops for students and more.

The English Opens Doors Program seeks to foster a new generation of Chilean students equipped with the tools and abilities they will need to succeed in an increasingly globalized world. The Program includes:

  • Professional development courses for EFL teachers
  • English Teacher Networks
  • Summer and Winter English Camps
  • Extracurricular Workshops
  • National Volunteer Center

Other Funding Opportunities & Databases

IIE

https://www.iie.org/en

Varying awards and other scholarship programs administered by IIE.

Study Abroad.com Resources

http://www.studyabroad.com/scholarships.aspx

Various list of scholarship opportunities listed

All Abroad US

http://allabroad.us/funding

Various list of scholarship opportunities listed

Cultural Vistas

https://culturalvistas.org/

A non-profit organization that offers funding for internship and study opportunities in Germany and select other countries.

DAAD-German Academic Exchange Service

https://www.daad.org/en/find-funding/scholarship-database/

Invites highly qualified undergraduate students to apply for scholarships funding study, senior thesis research and/or internships in German.

Diversity Abroad

https://www.diversityabroad.com/scholarships

Various scholarships that encourage study abroad for economically disadvantaged students, African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino, Multiracial/ethnic or Native-American undergraduate students, as well as students who study in non-traditional locations (outside western Europe & Australia). Students must participate in a study abroad program offered by a Diversity Abroad.com partner organization (i.e. CIEE, DIS, IES, NYU & SIT programs).

The Foundation for Global Scholars

https://fgscholars.org/grit-a-new-leadership-and-international-scholarship-program/

Provides scholarships three times per year to U.S. citizens studying abroad.

Fund for Education Abroad (FEA)

https://fundforeducationabroad.org/apply/

Awards $5,000 scholarships for study abroad. Applicants plan to study abroad for a minimum of 4 weeks in a foreign country. Applicants should be committed to supporting education abroad in their campus communities upon return through work with the FEA and the campus education abroad staff.

Go Overseas

https://www.gooverseas.com/scholarships/study-abroad-application

Scholarships are available to students currently enrolled in, or in the process of applying to, study abroad programs.

The U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation's Bridging Scholarships

https://www.aatj.org/studyabroad/japan-bridging-scholarships

Offers scholarships to American undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs in Japan.

Tortuga Backpacks

https://www.tortugabackpacks.com/pages/study-abroad-scholarship

Awards $1,000 scholarships for study abroad. Applicants must have applied to or been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit.

The Italian Cultural & Community Center of Houston

https://www.iccchouston.com/scholarships/

Offers scholarships to Houston-area college students for study abroad in Italy.

Global Scholarships

https://globalscholarships.com/

Ensures to provide the latest and most reliable scholarships worldwide for international students, whether current or prospective. One of their key offerings is the Global $3,000 Scholarship, an annual award for international students.