Please check with the Financial Aid Office early in your exploration and planning for further information.   In general, grants and loans can travel with you on programs approved by SRU. Under certain circumstances, they can be increased if you can document that your expenses are higher than they are for your studies here. Applicability of scholarships and waivers vary, so be sure to ask for details if you are a recipient of this type of aid.  Click here for SRU’s Financial Aid for Study Abroad website.

SRU Travel Grant:  To support international experiences for SRU students, travel stipends are offered for semester and year-long programs. Travel to Asia and Australia earns a $700.00 travel grant; for other locations, a $400.00 grant is awarded. Additionally, our short-term programs include SRU funding built in to the package price. Further details are available from the International Services Office. 

SRU Study Abroad Scholarship:  SRU students participating in a semester- or year-long study abroad program are eligible to apply for the Robert McCollum Scholarship.  One $500 award will be made each spring and fall semester.  Click here for further information and application materials.

Public Access Resources:  See Financial Aid for Study Abroad: An Undergraduate Student's Resource. and IIE PASSPORT Study Abroad Funding.

The following programs may also be of interest:

• Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship Program  This award offers up to $27,000 for tuition, fees, round trip transportation, room, meals, and some educational supplies. Recipients are expected to serve as goodwill ambassadors to the people in their host country and to share their experiences with Rotarians and others upon their return home.
• The Gilman International Scholarship Program  The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program offers grants for U.S. citizen undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue academic studies abroad. Award recipients are chosen by a competitive selection process and must use the award to defray eligible study abroad costs. These costs include program tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance and international airfare.
• The Boren Program (NSEP)  Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students, focusing on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study that are critical to U.S. national security, broadly defined, and underrepresented in study abroad.  Undergraduate scholarships provide up to $20,000 and graduate fellowships provide up to $30,000.
• Freeman Asia Awards Freeman-ASIA provides financial support to American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need to study abroad for academic credit during the summer, semester or academic year in one of 15 countries/regions in East and Southeast Asia.  Award amounts vary from $3,000 - $7,000 depending on the length of study.
• British Universities Transatlantic Exchange Association ScholarshipThis award is open to North American students studying at a UK university which is BUTEX affiliated. The value of each scholarship is £500 and will be paid to the winners once they have arrived and registered at their host university.  Applications are accepted between January and May.