GovState Study Abroad Scholarship

Fund for Education Abroad

Awards: $1,250-5,000 (short-term & semester) & $10,000 (year)

Gilman Scholarship

  • Multiple awards of up to $5,000
  • Must be a Federal Pell Grant recipient   
  • Minimum of 3 weeks abroad     

Critical Language Scholarship

  • Must choose a critical language to study for one year
  • U.S. undergraduate and graduate students may apply
  • Multiple awards of up to $8,000
  • Some language experience may be required    

Freeman-Asia Awards

  • Can be applied to study in East or Southeast Asia
  • Multiple awards of up to $3,000-7,000 depending on length of stay  

Fulbright Scholarships

  • Can be applied to study in East Asia-Pacific, Europe & Eurasia, Middle East & North Africa, South & Central Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Western Hemisphere
  • Award amounts vary   

Boren Awards

  • Can be applied to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East   
  • Multiple awards of up to $8,000-20,000 depending on length of stay

Study Abroad

  • Office of International Services
  • Governors State University
  • 1 University Pkwy, GMT 168, University Park, IL, 60484
  • 708.235.7611
  • studyabroad@govst.edu