General Eligibility for all Four Foundation Scholarships
- At the time of applying for any of the Foundation scholarships, you must be enrolled in a North American college or university where transfer credit from an academic program abroad will be applied to your degree being earned.
- You must be a US or Canadian citizen
You may apply for any of the four scholarships available from the Foundation provided you meet the eligibility requirements for each one. They are:
- Foundation for Global Scholars General Scholarship
Foundation for Global Scholars General Scholarship
- There are no additional eligibility requirements beyond those listed above in the "general eligibility" section
- General award amounts vary however will range in increments of $500 to $1500
- STA Travel Scholar Award
STA Travel Scholar Award
STA Travel Inc. is a global travel specialist with 30 years experience helping students, teachers and young professionals travel the world. STA Travel offers a unique range of products with exclusive discounts on airfare, accommodations, tours, rail passes and more. Globally, STA Travel is present in 90 countries with 400 retail locations, sending over 6 million travelers away each year. "Our mission is to create opportunities for students and young adults to experience the world around them," said Kevin Jacobs, STA Travel's managing director. "This donation helps us achieve that mission and give deserving students the opportunity to study abroad where they can learn just as much about themselves as the world around them."
In addition to the "general eligibility" requirements listed above, students should have an emphasis of study at their home university in one of the following areas in order to apply for the STA Travel Scholar Award:
- Photography
- Film and Art
- Travel and Tourism
- International Business
- International Studies or
- Foreign Language
- STA Travel, Inc. award amount in increments of $2,500
All applicants must submit at the time of their application a letter of reference from a professor with whom you have studied. The reference letter should address the following:
Please briefly describe the most positive aspects, both personally and academically, of the applicant that makes this person a good candidate for study abroad.
Your reference letter must be received by the Foundation by the deadline or your application will not be complete. Please send your reference letter on university letterhead to:
Foundation for Global Scholars
12050 N. Pecos St.
Suite 320
Westminster, CO 80234 USA
Please note: STA Travel Scholars will be required to create and blog weekly during their time abroad through the STA Travel Blogs web site. Here is a link:
STA Travel Blogs
They are also required to write an “outcome blog” upon return from their time abroad. Detailed requirements for the blogs will be provided. STA Travel, Inc. expects STA Travel Scholars to take photographs and post them to their STA Travel Blogs site and to make them available to the company for their promotional use. Detailed information for all these requirements will be provided upon receipt of the STA Travel Scholar award.
- Diversity Abroad / GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Scholarship
Diversity Abroad / GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Scholarship
Founded in 2006 Diversity Abroad reaches high school, community college, university and graduate students for international education and other global exchange opportunities. Specifically, Diversity Abroad is the leading global education organization that works to diversify international student mobility through direct outreach and professional development. GlobaLinks Learning Abroad is always searching for ways to increase study abroad opportunities for non-traditional, racially diverse, economically disadvantaged and first-generation students so they might also benefit from the powerful effects of international education. "At a time when international competency is more important than ever, underserved students, many times because of financial constraints, have not had equal access to international education opportunities," said Andrew Gordon, Diversity Abroad president. "Scholarship opportunities like the Diversity Abroad/GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Scholarship open doors for underserved students to take advantage of the benefits afforded through study abroad, which ultimately prepares them to be globally competitive." This partnership with GlobaLinks Learning Abroad and Diversity Abroad deepens the Foundation's impact and is an example of what organizations can accomplish when they provide financial, through this scholarship, and outreach support toward the common goal of increasing the participation of these students in international education.
In addition to the "general eligibility" requirements listed above, applicants must meet one of the following eligibility requirements for this award and must prepare a video application which meets the requirements of Diversity abroad for their evaluation and award determination.
- Ethnic Background must be one or more of the following: American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian or Pacific Islander; Hispanic, Chicana/o, Mexican American, Latina/o; Black or African American, not of Hispanic origin; Middle Eastern.
- students from low income families (family income less than $50,000 USD)
- students with a disability;
- 1st generation college students
Requirements while abroad and upon return:
While abroad, students will be required to blog – blogs will be hosted on the Diversity Abroad website. FAPE will use the blogs via social networking like Facebook and Twitter. Upon return students will be required to do a re-entry video interview and answer questions.
Diversity Abroad / GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Scholarship amounts are in increments of $1,000
Please note: Applicants applying for ONLY the Diversity Abroad Scholarship are NOT required to complete the General Application Essay Questions.
Requirement: Students will add video to their personal YouTube accounts and then send link to the Foundation (via email to
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The maximum length of your video should be three minutes and it should answer the following question:
How will your diverse background contribute to your study abroad experience? - Banks Family Scholarship
Banks Family Scholarship
Cynthia Banks, CEO of GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, and her family have personally donated an annual scholarship through the Foundation for Global Scholars in support of education abroad for future leaders and in particular for students in business and entrepreneurship. Cynthia was a business student and an entrepreneur who founded the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad organization in 1989. "Our family wishes to support students in their international endeavors so that they also have similar opportunities to explore their interests and career passions," said Cynthia Banks.
In addition to the "general eligibility" requirements listed above, applicants must meet all of the following eligibility requirements for this award and answer one additional essay question on the scholarship application.
- Banks Family Scholarships are in increments of $1,000
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Business Major
- GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Students
- Interest in entrepreneurship
- Attending a Semester Abroad program only
Please note: If you are chosen as a recipient of this award, you will be required to prepare a brief presentation (10 minutes) and give it to a class describing your study abroad experience, how it helped further your interest in entrepreneurship and encourage others to have study abroad experience. Provide a video (simple camera or flipcam video is fine) of your presentation to the Foundation.
Requirements
- Complete Scholarship Application
- Most recent official university transcript. Your transcript should be sent to:
Foundation for Global Scholars
12050 N. Pecos St.
Suite 320
Westminster, CO 80234 USA
DEADLINE AND AWARD TIMELINES
IMPORTANT NOTE! We are making changes and improvements to our application. It will come down on January 6, 2012 at the end of Award Period III for 2011. We will have the new application available on March 12th for the Award Periods in 2012
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Tri-Annual Awarding Period
Date classes begin, in country
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Dates to Apply
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Application Deadline
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Programs that begin
January 1 through April 30, 2013
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September 1, 2012 through January 4, 2013
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January 4 , 2013
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Programs that begin
May 1 through August 31, 2012
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Check Back March 12, 2012 for new application
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April 30, 2012
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Programs that begin
September 1 through December 31, 2012
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May 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012
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August 31, 2012
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Please note the following:
- Award notification is usually made about 30 days from the application deadline via email.
- Award funds will be disbursed once verification of enrollment and confirmation of payment are received. More details will be provided at the time of receipt of an award.
- In some cases an applicant may be selected to receive more than one award.
- All decisions regarding scholarship awards are those of the Foundation and are final.
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Please contact Karen Brockwell with any questions pertaining to the Foundation for Global Scholars scholarship application.
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