The Huayu Enrichment Scholarship provides 2-12 month scholarships for students looking to improve their language abilities. Applications are from Feb. 1- Mar. 31 each year. OU students should apply through TECO Houston. Check the TECO webpage here for specific dates and requirements.
The PITF is a scholarship for roundtrip airfare for study abroad. If you receive a Pell Grant, Oklahoma’s Promise, or a subsidized Stafford loan, you are automatically awarded when you apply. You may receive the PITF ONCE your whole time at OU.
TEEP provides opportunities for students from all backgrounds opportunities to immerse themselves in the operations of key Taiwan companies and industries. In these positions, students will gain firsthand knowledge that will put them well on their way in the business world. TEEP deadlines are determined by the Ministry of Education.
Provides funding for summer, semester, and academic year study abroad programs for students in all majors. Offers a special summer program for STEM majors. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. The NSEP Service Requirement stipulates that an award recipient work for the federal government for at least one year after graduation. The deadline for the Boren Awards is usualy early February.
U.S. State Dept. program for Federal Pell Grant recipients. Sends U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad. Award amounts vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being approximately $4,000. Recipients are eligible for an additional $3,000 Critical Need Language Award for a total possible award of up to $8,000. Students can apply for and receive both Boren and Gilman scholarships, and the final award cannot exceed the program cost.
Apply to spend an academic year teaching English or performing research in a foreign country. Fully funded by the federal government! Current seniors and recent graduates are eligible to apply. Students should apply through OU’s Fulbright Advisor.
Campus Deadline: September 08, 2026
Volunteers receive a living allowance, complete medical and dental care, airfare, loan deferment and possible loan forgiveness; and at the end of their service, $10,000 (before taxes), and preference in applying for Federal jobs as Federal Employees.
The U. S. Department of State’s CLS Program provides fully-funded intensive summer language instruction for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen students from all academic disciplines. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and apply their critical language skills in their professional careers. Please consult with faculty about your essays for this competitive scholarship. Applications are due in the fall.
U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship Program
Intern in Washington, D.C. or abroad.
In this program, students alternate semesters of full-time work with full-time study, completing a minimum of 52 weeks of Co-op work experience prior to graduation. Students must apply for the program as a sophomore or a freshman in their second semester of college. The paid program accepts applications twice a year — beginning in September and February. Co-op is offered at NSA headquarters and in Hawaii. Students who are majoring in Chinese language-focused studies will work with original written or spoken foreign language, determine the relevance of the intelligence collected, research it, analyze it, and put it into context for dissemination to national-level policy makers, military commanders and other customers.
