SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUND RAISING

 There are numerous ways to obtain scholarships or fund raise.  Here are just a few:

• Write a letter to family and friends telling them what it is you intend to do and why.  Tell them how much it is going to cost and ask them to help.

•  Check with local organizations such as Kiwanis Clubs, Rotary Clubs, and churches’.

• Check to see if your employer, or your parent’s employer, has a contribution program.

• The Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship Program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. The program aims to encourage students to choose non-traditional studies at abroad destinations.  The awards are competitive and the recipients must use the award to defray eligible study abroad costs.

The scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2 year or 4 year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide. These costs include program tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance and international airfare. Awards, up to $5000.00 are made for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad.