This page contains many useful scholarship links for specific countries, program providers, and organizations around the world. Also included are scholarships offered through Villanova University, and search engines that are all available to you on this page. Please note that this list of funding is by no means complete. There exists an immense amount of resources available to those that voluntarily seek them. We ask that if you do receive financial aid, grants, scholarships or loans to please contact the Office of Financial Assistance: (610) 519-6456.

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• Minority Scholarships
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• Kirchheimer Family Scholarship is awarded to semester study abroad students with demonstrated financial need. The scholarship can assist with any study abroad expenses including room, board and travel. 

• The Connelly-Delouvrier Scholarship: A Villanova University sponsored scholarship designed to provide financial support for one semester of study abroad for a select group of academically talented students. The program is open to students taking courses in the Honors Program, whether or not they are pursuing a formal Honors degree, and to students who are Presidential Scholarship recipients.
• VSB Center for Global Leadership: Provides financial support for VSB students engaged in a variety of international business activities, including study abroad.

Program Provider Scholarship Opportunities

• Arcadia University-Center for Education Abroad: Arcadia University-Center for Education Abroad: The Center for Education Abroad has one of the most extensive scholarship programs of any study abroad organization. Every year Arcadia distributes hundreds of need-based scholarships ranging between $500 and $2,000 for a full-year, semester or term.
• Boston University: Last year, Boston University International Programs awarded grants and scholarships to 190 students, helping to make their summer, semester, or year abroad possible. You may qualify, too!
• Institute for Study Abroad - Butler University: IFSA-Butler offers scholarships and travel grants to students with demonstrated financial need.
• CIEE-Council on International Educational Experiences Scholarships: For many students, a study abroad experience is only possible with financial assistance. Each year CIEE awards scholarships and grants to students who plan to study overseas. Full details of the five different scholarships can be found are described within this link. Please read the eligibility criteria and the application procedures for each scholarship carefully.
• DIS-Denmark's International Studies Program: The DIS Board has allocated scholarship funds for students who otherwise could not afford to study in Denmark. Villanova University students interested in studying in the Fall semester are eligible for additional scholarships.
• IES-Institute for the International Education of Students: IES believes that financial limitations should not prevent a student from participating in an IES program. For this reason, each year IES commits over $2.15 million to its financial aid programs for students attending IES programs.
• SIT-School for International Training: About one-third of those who seek scholarships from SIT Study Abroad receive financial assistance to participate in SIT's programs. Awards are made on consideration of both merit and need.
• Syracuse University Study Abroad: SU Abroad is committed to making study abroad a reality for students from a variety of backgrounds. We offer a number of need- and merit-based grants and scholarships, as well as special incentives, for students participating in SU Abroad programs. Awards are made on a consideration of both merit and need. VU students are not allowed to participate on Option 1 of SU Abroad programs.

Minority Scholarships

• American Indian Scholarship Fund
• United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation - Institute for International Public Policy's fellowship program
• Deborah Partridge Wolfe International Fellowship
  

Major Specific Scholarships

• Bioengineering - Whitaker International Programs   
  

Country/Region-Specific Scholarships

• Asia
  Japanese Bridging Scholarships - Funds semester or year long study in Japan in any discipline; includes stipend. No knowledge of Japanese language required.
  
  
• Australia
  Future Unlimited Scholarships
  
  
• Canada
  Killiam Fellowships Program
  
  
• Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union
  International and Research Exchange Board (IREX): IREX promotes scholarly exchange between the United States and the nations of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
  
  
• Germany
  DAAD Undergraduate Awards: Funds awarded to highly qualified undergraduate students for study abroad tuition, university language or summer courses, senior thesis research, and/or internships in the Federal Republic of Germany. Length of stay may range from a few weeks to an entire academic year.
  
  German Universities of Applied Sciences - UAS7: Spend a semester at a leading German university of applied sciences (UAS), then intern in a company, research institute, or nonprofit!
  
  
• Ireland
  The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick: The friendly Sons of St. Patrick was created in 1771 and is dedicated to promoting good will and friendship between the peoples of the United States and Ireland.
  
  
• Scotland
  St. Andrew's Society of Philadelphia Scholarship: $15,000 for full year of study abroad in Scotland at any of the following Universities: St. Andrews, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Glasgow.
  
  
• United Kingdom 
  British Council: Information on Scholarships in the United Kingdom.
  
  AASAP - Lord Acton Memorial Scholarship - The £1,000 annual scholarship provides a deserving study abroad student with financial support to pursue academic study in the United Kingdom. The scholarship is open to undergraduate students who are currently enrolled at a US college or university, and who will be studying abroad in the UK for at least one term/semester in the 2013/14 academic year. Full details, including eligibility criteria, are included within the AASAP following application form and referee info sheet.