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.
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 |
These scholarships must be applied for individually.
SCHOLARSHIP | CRITERIA | |
|---|---|---|
| Latin America and Caribbean Paper Award | Best undergraduate paper on a topic directly related to Latin America and the Caribbean by a student of any major Deadline: March 15 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 Multiple Deadlines | |
| Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation Scholarship | Undergraduate students Fall or spring study abroad at OU in Arezzo Apply via study abroad application Multiple Deadlines | |
| Stuart Family Foundation Scholarship | Undergraduate students; Preference to IAS majors Fall or spring study abroad at OU in Arezzo Apply via study abroad application Multiple Deadlines |
Scholarship Name | Area Specific | Deadline* | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
All | April | Varies | |
All | Spring/Early Summer: early October | Varies | |
World regions deemed critical to US national security that are less frequently studied by US students | January | Up to $20,000 | |
All | Fall/Year: January | Up to $10,000 | |
All | Spring: September | $1,000 | |
All | Spring: December 1
| $3,000 | |
Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam | TBA | $3,000 - $7,000 | |
Asian language study | December | Varies | |
Japan | Spring: October | $2,500 or $4,000 | |
Japan | Varies | ¥80,000/month | |
Turkey | Rolling Deadlines | $500 - $2,000 | |
Israel | Mid-February | $5,000/Summer $10,000/Semester | |
Sweden | April | Helps cover average airfare cost to/from Sweden | |
United Kingdom | June | £500 | |
Germany | January | €650/month | |
All | April 1 | Up to $10,000 | |
*please check scholarship website for current deadlines | |||
University | Location | Award |
|---|---|---|
Daegu, South Korea | Housing waiver | |
Seoul, South Korea | 1 full waiver and 1 half-waiver per semester | |
Sheffield, United Kingdom | £500-£1,000 |
Scholarship Name | Area(s) | Deadline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | Automatic Award | Tuition Waiver | |
Various | Rolling Deadlines | Varies | |
Various | Spring: October Fall: May | Varies | |
Various | Spring: November Fall: April | Varies | |
Various | Rolling Deadlines | Varies | |
Various | Rolling Deadlines | Varies | |
Spain | Spring: October Fall: April | Varies | |
Semester at Sea | Spring: September Fall: April | Varies | |
Asia, Oceania | Spring: November Fall: May | $500 - $5,000 |
