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Funding sources for science students traveling abroad

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Penn State Scholarships & Grants:

Schreyer Ambassador Travel Grant – Schreyer students are eligible to apply for funding to assist with travel expenses on any experience in which they participate (credit or non-credit).

Penn State Education Abroad Scholarships & Grants – The Office of Education Abroad at Penn State has five different awards, some of which are aimed at students with high financial need (Grant-in-Aid, PA Commonwealth Scholarship), diverse backgrounds (Diversity Grant-in-Aid), or who are travelling to non-traditional locations (Africa/Latin America Grant-in-Aid, Whole World Scholarship).

Penn State Office of Student Aid:

The Office of Student Aid has information specific to study abroad on their website. Penn State students studying through Education Abroad can use most components of their existing financial aid packages toward the cost of study abroad through Penn State programs. Exceptions are work-study awards and some athletic scholarships.

Students enrolled in for-credit Penn State courses abroad (short-term science, embedded courses, etc.) may contact the Office of Student Aid and request that their Cost of Attendance (COA) be temporarily increased to cover travel costs related to the course. This should then allow the student to receive aid up to this new COA.

If you are not studying on a Penn State-approved program, you are not eligible to receive financial aid from Penn State toward your study abroad program as Penn State does not participate in financial consortium agreements.

Global Experiences Scholarship

Awarded to College of Science Students incorporating international experience into their undergraduate degree
 

The Eberly College of Science supports increasing the accessibility and affordability of study abroad for all interested undergraduate students. The Office of Science Engagement administers the Global Experiences Scholarship to qualified students participating in Penn State study abroad programs.

 

Eligibility and Selection

Recipients must be full-time, undergraduate, Eberly College of Science students enrolled in one of the following types of for-credit international activities:

  • Semester, academic year, or summer study abroad programs through Penn State’s Education Abroad office.
  • Short term embedded courses taught by PSU faculty.

Recipients shall be selected from eligible applicants based on a number of factors, including financial need, application responses, program content, program length, program cost, and study abroad experience. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that all eligible applicants will receive a scholarship.

Award Amount

Award amounts will vary based on scholarship availability, scholarship requirements, and program details. The minimum award amount is $250, and the average award amount is $1,000.

Application Deadlines

September 15

  • Winter break programs, including Tropical Field Ecology (BIOL 499A)
  • Spring semester programs

February 1

  • Spring break programs, including Coastal Biology (BIOL 482) and Anatomy in Italy
  • Summer faculty-led programs, including Biology of Eco-Health (BIOL 498A), BMB Shanghai (BMB 460), Cancer Biology (BIOL 416), Renewable Energy (PHYS 299), and PHYS Shanghai (PHYS 499).

March 1

  • Fall semester programs
  • Academic year programs

Award Recipient Notification and Distribution

Students will be notified by email of scholarship decisions. Every effort will be made to notify recipients prior to the program commitment deadline.

Awards will be distributed to the student’s bursar account for the abroad semester. The award will be removed from the student’s bursar account if the student withdraws from the program, does not participate in the program, or the program is cancelled.