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- Undergraduate students who study abroad while at MU are eligible for a variety of scholarships and financial assistance. Please visit the study abroad web-site for more information.
Programs that Require a Campus Review
- The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers opportunities for recent graduates, postgraduate candidates, and developing professionals and artists to conduct career-launching study and research abroad. Contact the MU Fellowships Office for information about the campus deadline and review process.
- The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers numerous scholarships for graduating seniors, advanced graduate students and Ph.D. candidates of high academic caliber who propose to study and/or conduct research at a German institution of higher education. Selection is based on academic excellence; proposed study plan and its feasibility. MU may nominate an applicant to receive priority consideration. Contact the MU Fellowships Office for more information about the campus deadline and review process.
- Marshall Scholarships finance young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom. At least forty Scholars are selected each year to study either at graduate or occasionally undergraduate level at an UK institution in any field of study. Each scholarship is held for two years. Contact the MU Fellowships Office for more information about the campus deadline and review process.
- Rhodes scholarships fund two years of study at one of the colleges of Oxford University. Contact either Dr. Ted Tarkow, Arts & Science Dean's Office, 882-4421, or the MU Fellowships Office for information about the campus deadline and review process.
Programs that do not Require Campus Review
- American-Scandinavian Foundation Grants: A number of fellowships (up to $18,000) and grants (normally $3,000) are available for individuals interested in pursuing research or study in one or more Scandinavian countries for up to a year. Applications are due November 1.
- Gates Cambridge Scholarships: This program provides scholars the opportunity to pursue either a second Bachelor degree as an affiliated student, one-year of postgraduate courses, or research leading to a PhD at the University of Cambridge. Candidates must have outstanding academic merit, leadership potential, commitment to serving their communities, and must have gained admission to the University of Cambridge. The application deadline is October 15.
- Humboldt Foundation Scholarships: The Foundation's German Chancellor Scholarship program awards up to ten scholarships per year for research in Germany to outstanding prospective leaders (under 35 years of age) from the U.S.A. The program includes an intensive German language course, seminars, study tours and possibly internships. The award covers a living allowance, travel expenses and the cost of the language course, seminars, study tours and meetings. Applications must be postmarked by October 31.
- The Japanese Government Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakusho or MEXT) sponsors the Monbukagakusho Scholarship to enable foreign students from 110 countries to study Japanese language and culture at the undergraduate level, to train in methods of teaching Japanese as a foreign language, and to research a broad range of topics at the graduate level in Japanese universities.
- Rotary Foundation Scholarships: Each year Rotary Clubs, seeking to promote understanding between countries with Rotary Clubs, offer graduate and undergraduate scholarships for one academic year. Undergraduates must be between 18 and 24, and unmarried. Graduate candidates must be between 18 and 28. Relatives of Rotarians are ineligible. The scholarship includes round-trip air fare, registration, tuition, fees, books, room and board, and limited educational travel. Contact a local Rotary Club, either in your home town or Columbia (for Columbia call Prof. Mel Platt at 882-2606), to determine the local application deadline.
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