AIFS Abroad Career Readiness Scholarship
Offered by AIFS Abroad
About this scholarship
The AIFS Abroad Career Readiness Scholarship provides $1,000 to students using a full-time international internship to advance a defined career path. Awards are available for fall semester, spring semester or winter quarter, and summer, but eligibility is narrower than AIFS's general study-abroad scholarships: only full-time internship programs qualify. Study-plus-internship combinations and virtual programs are expressly excluded. The competitive application requires an essay that explains the applicant's career goals and shows how the planned internship will help achieve them. Applicants must also complete their AIFS Abroad program application by the scholarship deadline, so students should select a qualifying internship and establish a portal account before preparing the award submission. The next current deadline is October 1, 2026 for spring semester and winter-quarter participation. AIFS lists March 1 for summer and April 15 for fall semester. Because the published requirements focus on the link between the placement and the applicant's future, a strong essay should identify concrete professional skills, experiences, networks, or industry knowledge the international internship is expected to build. Scholarship applications are completed in the official AIFS student portal.
Eligibility
- Apply to an eligible full-time AIFS Abroad internship program
- Not apply the scholarship to a study-plus-internship or virtual program
- Complete the AIFS Abroad internship program application by the scholarship deadline
- Complete the competitive scholarship application in the AIFS student portal
- Submit an essay explaining your career goals
- Explain how the upcoming international internship will help you reach those goals
- Submit by October 1, 2026 for a spring semester or winter quarter program