Graduate students interested in funding for study abroad programs have numerous offices on campus to utilize for funding resources: the TAMU Honors Program Office and the Student Financial Aid Office provide listings of some other funding sources outside of Texas A&M. Additionally, many funding options are available for both undergraduate as well as graduate students, and can be found on the main scholarship page. They are listed below:
The following scholarships are unique to only graduate students:
Graduate Student Research and Presentation Grant Program - This is a one-time grant that provides support for graduate students presenting papers at professional meetings in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Research support is limited to $500 and travel support is limited to $400.
For more details, contact the Office of Graduate Studies, 845-6583.
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National Security Education Program (NSEP) - For credit-bearing study abroad experiences. This national program awards scholarships to American undergraduate and graduate students to study foreign countries and world regions critical to U.S. National Security NSEP awards are available for a maximum of $10,000 per semester or $20,000 per academic year. The competition is merit-based. The NSEP is available to students with US Citizenship enrolled in a degree program and who wish to pursue international studies and research in areas outside Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Students may apply for study in summer, fall, and spring. Application deadline is February. Contact Study Abroad Programs Office to find out more.
David L. Boren Fellowships to U.S. graduate students enrolled in or admitted to graduate degree programs in U.S. higher education institutions to develop expertise in the languages and cultures of less commonly studied countries.
Memorial Student Center Overseas Loan Fund ($300-$1,000) - This interest-free loan is available to Texas A&M undergraduate and graduate students for foreign travel. A 2.5 GPA for undergraduate students and 3.0 GPA for graduate students is required and all students must be returning to Texas A&M for at least a semester after their international experience. Applications are available at the MSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness, second floor of the MSC. Students can also fill out the application online. For more information, call 845-8770.. All full-time Texas A&M students may apply, however, non-United States citizens are less likely to receive due to preference for first time travelers.
Fulbright - García Robles Scholarship The US - Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange (COMEXUS) provides scholarships to both Mexican and U.S. citizens.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program - The Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities for graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Research projects that focus on one or more of the following: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the Near East, East Central Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (Central and South America and the Caribbean). Projects focusing on Australia, Canada, and Western Europe will not be funded. For a more detailed description and application please click here.
Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program - Each year, the Bosch Fellowship's nine-month work/study program enables 20 outstanding young American professionals to acquire an in-depth understanding of the political, economic, and cultural environment of Germany and the European Union. From September through May, fellows complete two high-level internships - the first in federal or regional government institutions, and the second in private industry, mass media, or the non-profit sector. Fellows also participate in three intensive seminars with high-ranking government officials. Applicants should possess a graduate degree and/or two years of professional experience in one of the following fields: Business Administration, Economics, Journalism/Mass Communications, Law, Political Science, or Public Affairs/Public Policy. Candidates lacking a graduate degree are nevertheless encouraged to apply, provided they possess extensive professional experience in one of the fields mentioned above. Applications are available online:
http://www.cdsintl.org/fromusa/bosch.htm. The application deadline for the fellowship year beginning in September is October 15 of the previous year.
JSPS Fellowship Program(Doctoral & Post-Doctoral Students Only) - The JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (Short-term) for North American and European Researchers provides opportunities to young pre- and postdoctoral researchers from two regions to conduct, under the guidance of their hosts, cooperative research with leading research groups in universities and other Japanese institutions. The program aims to help such researchers to advance their own research while augmenting opportunities for them to come to Japan, thus expanding scientific exchange between Japan and the following participating countries: the US, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Holland, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
OAS Fellowships - The fundamental objective of the Organization of American States (OAS) is to promote the economic, social, scientific and cultural development of the Member States in order to achieve a stronger bond and better understanding among the peoples of the Americas. The OAS provides several hundred fellowships for graduate studies and research throughout the Americas. For citizens of the United States, applications must be presented to the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development (IACD) in Washington, D.C., by no later than January 15th of each year.
British Marshall Scholarship - This scholarship is awarded for a two-year Master's program at a British Institution. Recipients must be under the age of twenty-six by October 1st of the year of the award and have a Bachelor's degree with an overall GPR of 3.7 by the date of the receipt of the award. Applications are available at the Honors Office, Academic Building 101.
American-Scandinavian Grants & Awards - The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) offers fellowships (up to $18,000) and grants (normally $3,000) to individuals to pursue research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for up to one year. Awards are made in all fields for post-undergraduate education.
NSF Fellowship in East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes - Texas A&M graduate students can apply now for the East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) to become a fellow of the National Science Foundation spending the summer doing research in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan or Australia.
EAPSI provides U.S. graduate students in science and engineering with first-hand experience in Australian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese research environments, an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective locations, and language training during an eight week summer program. International airfare, living expenses in the host location and a summer stipend of $3,000 are provided.
Applications are submitted directly by the individual graduate student who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, enrolled at U.S. institutions in graduate programs (M.S. or Ph.D.) in science or engineering or M.D. programs with an interest in biomedical research; and pursuing studies in fields of science or engineering that are supported by the National Science Foundation (Biological Sciences; Education and Human Resources; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Engineering; Geosciences; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Polar Research; and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences). For Japan, fields of study may also include those supported by the National Institutes of Health.
The application deadline is Dec. 10. For more information or to down load an application, Consult the East Asia & Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI) Announcement and the NSF Tokyo Office Summer Programs web pages for current information. Students working in relevant disciplines should also consider the EAP-supported Natural Hazards Mitigation in Japan (NHMJ) supplement to the Summer Programs.
Graduate Students who want help with the application process should call Rick Nader, director of the institute for Pacific Asia at 845-3087.
Global Health Education
Loan Program (GHELP)- This loan by Sallie Mae offers a suite of loan
products that will allow graduate health professions students to fund up to 100
percent of the cost of their education at eligible foreign institutions of
higher education. The program includes a Federal Stafford loan with no
origination or federal default fees, a private education loan, and a residency
and relocation loan option for graduate medical students.
