Scholarships, Awards, and Grants

• Must demonstrate financial need
• 3.2 GPA or higher
• Available for full semester spring/fall programs
• Apply here

As described in the application requirements linked above, students who are awarded will be asked to write a brief essay describing their experience abroad and how the scholarship impacted the experience.

Application Deadlines

• Spring: November 1
• Fall: May 1

The Fienga Scholarship supports Italian majors and minors at Hunter College to study abroad in Italy. The $1,000 scholarship is currently available for students participating in the Winter 2025 Program in Florence, Italy. Applicants should have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and currently be an Italian major or minor student. Students enrolled in Intermediate Italian 2 (ITAL 20200) who intend to declare an Italian major or minor will also be considered.

Students who are awarded the scholarship will be asked to submit upon return a brief written or multimedia essay about their experience abroad and how it connects to their study of the Italian language, literature, and culture. To apply, submit your application here.

Application Deadlines:

• Winter: November 1
• Spring: December 1
• Summer: March 1
• Fall: May 1

• Must demonstrate financial need by providing a copy of your Estimated Family Contribution for the academic year in which you are applying. Learn more about the Estimated Family Contribution, as shown in your FAFSA.
• 3.2 GPA or higher
• Available for Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall programs
• Apply here

Application Deadlines

• Summer: March 1
  
• Fall: May 1
• Winter: November 1
• Spring: December 1

Students who receive this scholarship will be asked to provide all of the following during and after their experience:

• An Instagram takeover during their time abroad
• A brief written essay describing their study abroad experience
• 3-5 high-quality photos that can be used in our marketing materials (website, social media, flyers, posters, etc.)

The Richter Scholarship funds are processed through Hunter College’s financial system, and therefore will be applied to students’ existing charges from Hunter College. It will NOT be issued as a check. Awardees should also anticipate several weeks’ processing time for this scholarship, and expect that funds will most likely serve to reimburse expenses already paid.

FEA invests in deserving U.S. undergraduates who are least likely to study abroad. We consider financial need, demographic factors, and academic plan and preparedness to determine scholarship recipients.

Application deadlines occur in annual cycles, typically in mid-September and mid-January.

• Diversity scholarships
• Needs based scholarships

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity.

• Applicant must be eligible for or receiving a Pell grant
• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national

Application Deadline

Typically application deadlines are in early October and early March. Visit the Gilman Scholarship site to view the exact deadlines, along with a detailed list of all eligibility requirements.

Boren Scholarships
Fund study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

Boren Fellowships
Fund research and language study proposals by U.S. graduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

• Open to students of all language level committed to enhancing critical language skills.
• Visit the Boren Awards website for details

The United States-Japan Bridging Foundation funds scholarships administered to help American undergraduate students study abroad in Japan for a semester or an academic year.

• Must study abroad in Japan for at least 3 months
• Must earn transferable credits
• Visit the Bridging Scholarship website for eligibility requirements and to apply

The CLS Program provides opportunities for American college and university students to study the languages and cultures that are essential to America’s engagement with the world.

• Summer Study Abroad Scholarships
• Visit the Critical Language Scholarship website for details

Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.

• Needs-based scholarship
• Must be studying in Asia
• Required: Minimum 2.8 GPA
• Visit the Freeman-Asia website for more details

Founded by a single student in 1925, DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) has funded nearly 2 million students and scholars worldwide. The organization website offers a search engine to help you find scholarships, grants, and internships to fund your study abroad in Germany.

Sponsors exchange programs between Germany, Austria, and the United States.

Open to female undergraduate or graduate students

• Needs-based scholarship
• Minimum 3.5 GPA required

Year Abroad Scholarships

This program offers scholarships to study Polish language and culture for one semester or one academic year at the Jagiellonian University, Cracow.

• Open to undergraduate and graduate students
• Covers tuition and living expenses
• Requires 3.0 GPA or higher
• Visit the Kosciuszko Foundation Scholarships page

The Toshizo Watanabe Endowed Scholarship Fund provides financial assistance to Japanese and American undergraduate and graduate students pursuing study abroad program or international study in either the United States or Japan.

• Semester or year-long
• Visit the Toshizo Watanabe​ Study Abroad Scholarship website for eligibility requirements and to apply

CIEE awards study abroad scholarships and grants to college students across three categories: need-based, merit-based, and other areas of funding.

• More than 1,000 fellowships & scholarships are listed
• Awards include program discounts and flight vouchers

CIS Abroad’s grants are designed to help you navigate some of the financial barriers on the front end of your study or intern abroad process: getting a passport and a flight!

There are limited spaces for each grant and we announce awards on a rolling basis, so apply early.

• Hunter Students receive $250 credit
• 70% of CIS students receive funding
• Summer Application Deadline: March 1st
• Fall Application Deadline: April 7th
• Visit the CIS Abroad site to learn more

IES Abroad offers a variety of scholarship and aid options:

• Hunter students receive $2,000 credit for IES programs
• Needs-based scholarships
• Regional scholarships
• Subject-specific scholarships
• Diversity scholarships and grants

• Hunter Affiliation Scholarships
• STEM Scholarships
• Regional Scholarships
• Program Specific Scholarships
• First Generation Scholarships