Financial Help

All UH Hilo students who participate on an exchange program are eligible to apply all of their financial aid that they receive from UH Hilo to pay for their expenses abroad.  As an exchange student, you may qualify to pay tuition to UH Hilo.  The earlier students apply for the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) the sooner you will know how much aid you will receive that will help pay for your expenses abroad.  

There also are scholarships for study abroad.

Bridging Scholarship

Spring 2007 application deadline – October 5, 2006
Fall 2007 application deadline – April 5, 2007
For students who will be studying in Japan
http://www.colorado.edu/ealc/atj/Bridging/scholarships.html

Chinese Cultural Study (Government of the People's Republic of China)

Demetria Glasco
Program Assistant
U.S. Deptartment of Education
1990 K Street, N.W.-6th floor
Washington, D.C. 20006-8521
Tel: (202) 502-7622
Email: demetria.glasco@ed.gov

CIEE Scholarships

Spring 2007 deadline – November 1, 2006
Fall 2007 deadline – April 1, 2007
http://www.ciee.org/study/scholarships.aspx

Deutscher Akademinscher Austausch Dienst (DAAD)

German Academic Exchange Service Undergraduate Scholarship

Fall and Academic Year application deadline -  January

The goal of this scholarship is to support undergraduate students to study abroad in Germany and at German universities. It is open to US students of all academic fields, participating in a 4-10 month study program in Germany. Students must be of Sophomore or Junior standing at time of application.

http://www.daad.org/

Freeman-ASIA Scholarship

Spring application deadline – October

Fall application deadline - April
For students who will be studying in Asia
http://www.iie.org/programs/freeman-asia/index.html

Gilman International Scholarship

Spring 2007 online application deadline – September 26, 2006
Must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant to be eligible
http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html

Kamehameha Schools Financial Aid and Scholarship Services

For students of Hawaiian ancestry
http://www.ksbe.edu/finaid/posthigh.php

IIEPassport Study Abroad Funding

Website with information on a number of scholarships. Search by country or by area of study.
http://www.studyabroadfunding.org

International Affairs Fellowships & International Affairs Fellowships in Japan

(Council on Foreign Relations)

http://www.cfr.org/about/fellowships/iaf.html

Nambu Foundation Summer Program

http://www.nambufound.com/

National Security Education Program (NSEP) scholarships

Does not include Australia, New Zealand and Western Europe
http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep

Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships

Must contact the your local Rotary club to check availability of scholarships and local application deadlines. In general, the next deadline for submitting applications to a local Rotary club is July 15, 2007 for the 2008-09 academic year.
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html

SEED (Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity) Scholarships

http://www.hawaii.edu/diversity/scholarships/index.htm

UH Foundation Scholarships

http://www.uhf.hawaii.edu/scholarships/studentscholarships.aspx

Other internet databases and search tools:

Studyabroad.com

Study abroad scholarships and financial aid page
http://www.studyabroad.com/forum/financial_aid.html

InternationalScholarships.com

International scholarships database
http://www.internationalscholarships.com

Fastweb

Free scholarship search tool
http://www.fastweb.com

GoAbroad.com

Free scholarship search tool
http://www.studyabroaddirectory.com/scholarship/index.cfm

Scholarships.com

Free scholarship search tool
http://www.scholarships.com