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The opportunities listed here are a few of the programs that are available to you at your current stage of study. This is not an exhaustive list, but highlights the most commonly pursued or well-known programs. For more opportunities please see our full list of fellowships and contact the Fellowships Office.

Fellowships marked with an asterisks (*) require a campus nomination and must be applied for through the MU Fellowships Office.

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*David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship (from the National Security Education Program)

Description: Boren Scholarships provide undergraduate students with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation, in exchange for their commitment to seek work in the federal government. The program funds study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin American, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.

Eligibility: Sophomores and juniors who are U.S. citizens and who demonstrate commitment and ability. Campus nomination required.

Award: Up to $10,000 for a semester of study and up to $20,000 for a full academic year.

Deadlines:
Campus Deadline: Early January
National Deadline: Late January/February

More Info: www.borenawards.org/boren_scholarship

Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) for Intensive Summer Institutes

Description: The Critical Language Scholarships Program offers intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Punjabi, Turkish and Urdu, Chinese, Korean, Persian, and Russian. The Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Scholarship recipients receive funding to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners. Recipients are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.

Eligibility: Must be U.S. citizens; be currently be enrolled in a degree-granting program at the undergraduate or graduate level, or have graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program no more than 2 years ago. Current undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by program start date (one year is defined as two semesters or three quarters). Students in all disciplines are encouraged to apply.

Award: All program costs are covered for participants. This includes travel between the student's home city and program location, pre-departure orientation costs, applicable visa fees, room, board, travel within country and all entrance fees for program activities. Note: U.S. passport fees will not be paid by the scholarship.

Deadline: January

Web site : clscholarship.org/home.php

* Barry M. Goldwater

Description: Created to alleviate a critical current and future shortage of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers and to provide a continuing source of highly qualified individuals to those fields of academic study and research. This award can be used at any accredited institution for a maximum of two years.

Eligibility: Sophomores and juniors with at least a 3.0 GPA and in the upper quarter of his or her class, majoring in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Campus nomination required.

Award: $7,500; can be used at any accredited institution for a maximum of two years.

Deadline: October

Web site : http://www.act.org/goldwater/

Campus Contact: Theodore Tarkow (tarkowt@missouri.edu; 573-882-4421)

Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship Program

Description: This program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Such international study is intended to better prepare U.S. students to assume significant roles in an increasingly global economy and interdependent world.

Eligibility: The Gilman Scholarship is open to all US citizen undergraduates, in good academic standing, who meet the criteria listed below.

The applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant or provide proof that he/she will be receiving a Pell Grant at the time of application or during the term of their study abroad.

The applicant is applying to or has been accepted into a study abroad program eligible for credit by the student's accredited institution of higher education in the U.S.

The applicant is studying abroad for at least 4 weeks in one country. Programs going to more than one country are eligible if the student will be studying one country for at least 4 weeks.

The applicant is studying abroad in any country except Cuba or a country on the State Department's current Travel Warning list.

The applicant is studying in the fall, spring, or academic year terms including winter inter-sessions. Summer only programs are not eligible.

Award: Awards of up to $5,000 are made for U.S. citizen undergraduates to study abroad. Award amounts will vary depending on the length of study and student need with the average award being $4,000. Students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at 2-year or 4-year undergraduate colleges or universities are eligible to apply.

Deadlines:
For study in Spring Semester: October before study
For study in Fall Semester: April before study

Web site: www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Programs7/Gilman_Awards

Campus Contact:
MU Study Abroad Office
N52 Memorial Union
573-882-6007
studyabroad@missouri.edu

Institute for International Public Policy (IIPP)

Description: Represents a direct response to the identified national need to create a more diverse talent pool of well-trained, language-proficient professionals from which U.S. international affairs agencies and organizations can draw highly qualified personnel.

Eligibility: Must meet all of the following:

Sophomore student, enrolled full-time at a four-year institution
U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
Minimum 3.2 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
Strong interest in a career in international service
Underrepresented minority: African American, Hispanic/Latino American, American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander
Plan to seek admission to a two-year master's degree program in international affairs.

Award: The IIPP funds two summer institutes, a year of study abroad, and assitance for graduate study.

Deadline: March

Web site: www.uncfsp.org/spknowledge/default

Phi Kappa Phi

Description: Phi Kappa Phi is a highly selective academic honor society that draws members from all academic disciplines within colleges and universities. Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants exist to recognize scholarly endeavors. They are designed specifically to recognize and assist undergraduates as they seek knowledge abroad.

Eligibility: Students must have earned at least 56 but no more than 90 college credit hours and have a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.

Award: Thirty-eight grants, valued at $1,000 each, are awarded annually.

Deadline: February

Web site : www.phikappaphi.org/Web/index.html

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

Description: Intended to support academic study in a foreign country and further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. Classified as a study abroad grant.

Eligibility: Completion of two or more years in college. Normally students with less than a 3.0 GPA are not competitive. No age limit for applicants. All fields of study will be considered. Rotarians, their kin, or Rotary employees are not eligible to apply.

Award: Funding available for study in an academic field for one academic year, or for intensive study of a foreign language for six months in a foreign country. Funding is not available in Rotary District 6080 (central and south-central Missouri) for the three-month foreign language study program or the multi-year academic study program.

Deadline: Varies according to each Rotary district. Will need approximately 18 months lead time.

Web site : www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html

Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation

Description: Honors the Udall's by educating a new generation to preserve and protect their national heritage through studies in the environment and related fields, or Native Americans and Alaska Natives who study health care and tribal policy. Seeks students who are dedicated to funding scholarship recipients who exhibit leadership, character, integrity and well-roundedness. Commitment to pursuing a career related to the environment is necessary. This award can be redeemed at any school.

Eligibility: Sophomores and juniors with a minimum of 3.0 GPA, majoring in environmental sciences and policy studies, agriculture, political science, natural resource management, sociology, anthropology, American Indian studies, tribal policy, history, English, theater, landscape architecture, and public health, to name just a few areas.

Award: up to $5,000

Deadline:
Campus Deadline: December
National Deadline: March

Web site : www.udall.gov

Campus Contact: Jan Weaver (weaverjc@missouri.edu; 573-882-3037)