Funding Your Journey

On-Campus Scholarships

Arts & Sciences Opportunity Fund Scholarship- for independent, study abroad students in the College of Arts & Sciences
Benno Wymar Business School International Study Scholarship - for business and economics students studying abroad for a semester.
The Farber Fund - for political science, international studies, and criminal justice majors.
Gasque Scholarship - for USD undergraduates with a grade point average of 3.2 or higher, with special preference given to English majors, for the purpose of studying in Great Britain.
Cummins Scholarship - for undergraduate history majors.
Greene Scholarship - for students studying modern languages with a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Jim Harlson Wanderlust Scholarship - for economically disadvantaged students to assist in covering costs associated with study abroad experiences.

Gilman International Scholarship - provides funds specifically for study abroad participants who receive the Pell grant.
Gilman-McCain Scholarship - for child dependents of active duty service members to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. Among other eligibility requirements, qualifying students must receive any type of Title IV federal financial aid.
Critical Languages Scholarships (CLS) - provides summer funding to students who want to learn a ‘critical language’ as designated by the DOS.
Boren Awards - Similar to CLS, but students may choose where they want to study and may choose a semester- or year-long program. Summer funding is also available for STEM students.
Fulbright - various opportunities for graduating seniors.
Udall - a scholarship specific to Native American students wishing to engage in an international academic activity (study, research, etc.)

Walter Jensen Scholarship for Study Abroad - Awarded to a future teacher of French to help pay for a semester or a year studying French.
The Walter J. Jensen Fellowship for French Language, Literature and Culture - Awarded by the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa for at least six months of study in France.

DAAD - Provides funding to students participating in study abroad programs in Germany; one application cycle/year, the deadline is the end of January.
Delta Phi Alpha Scholarship Awards - The National Honor Society for German awards scholarships to undergraduate student members wishing to further their German studies.
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program for Young Professionals - A scholarship program that facilitates cultural exchange for American and German young adults in the business, vocational, technical, and agricultural fields.
American Austrian Foundation - Offers numerous awards to support exchanges to Austria in the fields of medicine, science, communications, and the arts.
EMGIP Fellowship (German Parliament Internship - Fellowship program that provides U.S. and Canadian students with internships at a German state parliament (Landtag).

Kosciuszko Foundation Year Abroad in Poland Scholarship - Financial support from the Polish Ministry of Education and Sport and the Kosciuszko Foundation for U.S. students to study at the Center of Polish Language and Culture.

King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund - Scholarship to support the study of American students in Norway or Norwegian students in the U.S.

JASSO- Fully funded opportunity to study in Japan; USD students from the Beacom School of Business automatically qualify, but only guarantee one student per year.
Bridging Scholarships for Study in Japan - Scholarships for American students participating in study abroad programs in Japan to assist with travel and living expenses. eligible to apply for these scholarships.

Freeman-ASIA - Undergraduate students with a 2.8 GPA pursuing their first bachelor’s degree and applying to a program of at least 8 weeks in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam.

BUTEX North American Scholarships - £500 scholarships are awarded each year to currently registered students at U.S. universities who will study abroad at a BUTEX member institution in the UK.

Education New Zealand - $2,000 Education New Zealand study abroad travel awards to help students fund flights to New Zealand.