CIEE College Study Abroad Scholarships and Grants
Offered by Council on International Educational Exchange
About this scholarship
CIEE College Study Abroad Scholarships and Grants provide one application route to a broad portfolio of need-based, merit-based, and program-specific funding for students accepted to CIEE study-abroad and global-internship programs. Applicants first start a CIEE program application, then complete its Scholarships and Grants task; CIEE evaluates them for the awards for which they qualify. Current options include GAIN travel and scholars grants, the Gilman Go Global Grant, the Knowledge Without Borders fellowship, field-specific awards in health sciences, nursing, public health, STEM, tropical and marine ecology, research, and area studies, plus alumni and program grants. Quantified awards range from $500 to $10,000, while selected Douglass-O’Connell and Scan Design opportunities cover the full program fee and travel. Need-based applicants provide the Student Aid Index from their current FAFSA Submission Summary, and the Gilman-linked grant also requires proof of an eligible Gilman application. Merit applicants complete the GPA and transcript sections and write an essay of no more than 300 words explaining how the CIEE program will affect their college experience or career. Funding is normally applied to CIEE program fees or approved travel rather than paid as unrestricted cash. The next general deadline is October 15 for Spring and January programs; the Gilman-linked deadline is October 1, 2026.
Eligibility
- Apply to an eligible CIEE college study-abroad or global-internship program
- Complete the Scholarships and Grants task inside the CIEE program application
- Meet the need-based, merit-based, field, program, or alumni criteria of the award being considered
- Provide the Student Aid Index from the current FAFSA Submission Summary for need-based funding
- Provide proof of an eligible Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship application for the Gilman Go Global Grant
- Complete the GPA and transcript sections for merit-based consideration
- Submit a merit essay of no more than 300 words when applying for merit funding
- Complete the funding task by the applicable CIEE deadline