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Scholarships for All Majors

Internationally Focused Scholarships for All Majors

The scholarships listed below include opportunities for study abroad, as well as internationally focused paper awards given each spring. You do not have to be an IAS major to apply.

Scholarships in the OU Centralized Academic Scholarships Hub (CASH)

There are many OU scholarships in the Centralized Academic Scholarship Hub (CASH). The system allows current students to apply for most OU scholarships in one central location, with one deadline.

The following applications will open October 1 and close February 1, unless otherwise noted, and are for all majors.

SCHOLARSHIP

CRITERIA

Ambassador Perkins Scholarship

Undergraduate or graduate students 

Study abroad in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, South and Central America

Mackey Family Endowed Scholarship

Undergraduate or graduate students  

Arabic or Middle Eastern Studies majors

Mehdi Firoozabadi Iranian Studies Language Scholarship

Undergraduate students

Students seeking to further language education in Parsi, Farsi or other Persian language

Millie Schafer Sitzman Award
Undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a program of international study

Philip Farish Scholarship

Undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a study abroad program

Priority given to science, technology, engineering and math

Seymour Feiler Scholarship

Undergraduate students

Study abroad in Clermont-Ferrand, France

Shirley Routt Bomford Endowed Scholarship

 

Undergraduate students enrolled in a study abroad program

Sooner Heritage Scholarship

 

Based on financial need as determined by FAFSA

South Central Climate Adaptation Science Center International Studies Scholarship

 

Undergraduate students

Study abroad scholarship for students with interest in (1) weather and climate impacts on society or (2) environmental problem solving

Sidney DeVere Brown Award

Study abroad scholarship for undergraduate students majoring in East Asian history or graduate students who have engaged in significant study of East Asia, with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

OU Scholarships Outside of CASH

These scholarships must be applied for individually.

SCHOLARSHIP

 

CRITERIA

Presidential International Travel Fellowship (PITF) 

International travel support for study abroad 

Awards are given on a competitive basis to qualified students who demonstrate a high level of financial need

Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Scholarship 

Undergraduate students

Fall or spring study abroad at OU in Arezzo 

Apply via study abroad application

Deadline: April 1 (Fall Semester), October 1 (Spring Semester)

Stuart Family Foundation Scholarship 

Undergraduate students; Preference to IAS majors

Fall or spring study abroad at OU in Arezzo 

Apply via study abroad application

Deadline: April 1 (Fall Semester), October 1 (Spring Semester)

African Studies Institute Study Abroad Scholarship 

Undergraduate students

Study abroad through one of OU’s Faculty-Led programs to Tanzania

Deadline: March 3, 2023

Farzaneh Family Persian Language Scholarship

 

 

Undergraduate students enrolled in a Persian language course 

Deadline: April 1

Thomas W. Adams Best Paper Award

 

 

Best paper that addresses any aspect of conflict resolution, affecting any country that borders the Mediterranean Sea

Deadline: May 1

Iranian Studies Best Paper Award

 

 

Best undergraduate paper on a topic in the area of Iranian Studies

Deadline: May 2

Latin America and Caribbean Paper Award

 

 

IAS undergraduate students

Best undergraduate paper on a topic directly related to Latin America and the Caribbean by a student of any major

Deadline: March 15

Non-OU Scholarships for Study Abroad & International Interest

Scholarship Name

Area Specific

Deadline*

Amount

OU Alumni Capital Club Internship Scholarship

All
Internship in Washington, DC area

April

Varies

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship

All
Pell Grant recipients only

Spring/Early Summer: early October
Summer/Fall/Year: early March

Varies

Boren Awards for International Study

World regions deemed critical to US national security that are less frequently studied by US students

January

Up to $20,000

Fund for Education Abroad

All
U.S. undergraduate students only

Fall/Year: January
Spring: September

Up to $10,000

Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants

All
Open to any undergraduate student with a 3.75 GPA; you do not have to be a member of Phi Kappa Phi

Spring: September
Summer/Fall/Year: February

$1,000

Ashley Soule Conroy Foundation Scholarship

All

Spring: December 1
Fall: July 1

 

$3,000

Freeman-ASIA Scholarship

Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

TBA

$3,000 - $7,000

Blakemore Foundation

Asian language study

December

Varies

Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan

Japan

Spring: October
Fall/Year: April

$2,500 or $4,000

JASSO (PDF)

Japan

Varies

¥80,000/month

Turkish Coalition of America Scholarship

Turkey

Rolling Deadlines

$500 - $2,000

The Schusterman Center Study in Israel Scholarships

Israel

Mid-February

$5,000/Summer

$10,000/Semester

American Women’s Club Stockholm

Sweden

April

Helps cover average airfare cost to/from Sweden

BUTEX Scholarships for North American Students

United Kingdom

June

£500

DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service)

Germany

January

€650/month

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

All

April 1

Up to $10,000

*please check scholarship website for current deadlines

University

Location

Award

Kyungpook National University

Daegu, South Korea

Housing waiver  

Soongsil University

Seoul, South Korea

1 full waiver and 1 half-waiver per semester

University of Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

£500-£1,000

Scholarship Name

Area(s)

Deadline

Amount

Sungkyunkwan University Summer Program

South Korea

Automatic Award

Tuition Waiver

Arcadia Scholarships

Various

Rolling Deadlines

Varies

CAPA Global Education

Various

Spring: October
Fall: May

Varies

CEA Study Abroad

Various

Spring: November
Fall: April

Varies

CET Academic Programs

Various

Rolling Deadlines

Varies

CIEE Study Abroad

Various

Rolling Deadlines

Varies

ISA Scholarships

Spain

Spring: October
Fall: April

Varies

Semester at Sea

Semester at Sea

Spring: September
Fall: April

Varies

The Education Abroad Network (TEAN)

Asia, Oceania

Spring: November
Fall: May
$500 - $5,000