Scholarship Opportunities

Purpose of the Scholarships

The Center for Global Education strives to create for its students an intentionally diverse community of co-learners in which a variety of cultures and backgrounds is represented. Students, faculty, and staff help each other form responses to issues of oppression such as racism, sexism, homophobia, economic inequality, xenophobia, and classism in an environment where diversity expands the range of understanding. Towards this end, the Center offers scholarships for students who belong to historically disadvantaged groups.

SEMESTER AND SUMMER PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS

The Center for Global Education offers a range of scholarships and financial aid to students with demonstrated financial need and whose participation in a semester or summer academic program contributes to a community of co-learners that values a variety of cultures and backgrounds.

The Diversity Scholarship is for students who have not traditionally been represented in study abroad, specifically ethnic minority and LGBT students. Awards cover up to 50% of the cost of a semester program abroad and up to $1,000 off the cost of a summer academic program.
Need-Based Financial Aid is available for students with demonstrated financial need. Awards cover up to 50% of the cost of a semester program abroad and up to $1,000 off the cost of a summer academic program.
Partner Scholarships are awards for students from schools that have special agreements with CGE. Please contact us at askcge@augsburg.edu to determine if your home school is one of CGE's partner institutions.
Augsburg students receive an "Auggie discount" of $1,000. This award cannot be combined with the Pell Match, nor can it be used more than once.
PJSA Member Discount is available for students whose home school is a member of the Peace and Justice Studies Association. Automatic award of $500 toward a semester study abroad program in Mexico or Central America.
A Pell Match is available to all students who have Pell grants. This match can be used only on semester programs in Mexico and Central America in the Fall of 2011 or Spring of 2012. The match cannot be used towards the Social Work in a Latin American Context program (Mexico).
Returnee Discount: Automatic discount off a second semester program for students who combine two semester programs during their college career. There are no forms to submit for this discount.

The semester program discount and scholarships listed above can be combined and can be awarded multiple times, unless otherwise noted above.

The Center for Global Education reserves the right to alter the terms, conditions, and amoun of these discounts, scholarships, and awards at any time.

Application Materials and Forms
Applicants for the Diversity Scholarship and Need-Based Financial Aid must submit a Scholarship and Financial Aid Application Form.

PJSA Member Scholarships are awarded only after students submit a PJSA Membership Confirmation Form to receive the aid.

In order to receive the Pell Match, students must submit a Financial Aid Notification Form.

For the Partner Scholarship and Returnee discount, no forms are required; please inquire with CGE with questions and to verify your school's partner status.

Awards
Awards are outline above and will be applied toward the cost of the semester or summer program in which the applicant is enrolled. Cost refers to tuition, fees, room, board, emergency insurance, and program-related excursions.

Award Notification
Recipients will be notified via email approximately four weeks after the deadline. Students will be asked to confirm acceptance of the award and agreement to comply with the return requirement.

Selection
Awards will be based on demonstrated student need and the information provided in the scholarship application and essay.

Return Requirement
Scholarship recipients agree to submit a one-page essay or testimonial upon their return. The essay must describe how the study abroad experience and this scholarship assisted you in meeting your current and future goals. Submissions become the property of the Center for Global Education and any excerpts/images may be used in fundraising and marketing materials.

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS

The Center for Global Education has several scholarship funds available to participants on its programs. For funds, participants must fill out a separate application form. Funds are small, so scholarships generally range from about $100 to $800 for a participant who qualifies for the fund’s purpose.

If you would like to make a gift to a scholarship fund, please make sure that you type the name of the fund in the "designation" line.

PJSA Member Discount

Members of the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) or participants/students who attend a PJSA member school are eligible for an automatic $100 discount on any short-term travel seminar.

PJSA Member Scholarships are awarded only after participants/students submit a PJSA Membership Confirmation Form to receive the aid.

Mary Witt Scholarship Fund

Purpose: The Mary Witt Scholarship Fund was established in 1987 in memory of Mary Witt, who was killed in a car accident several months after participating in a Center for Global Education travel seminar to Central America. The Center attached the fund to Mary's name because of her inspiring commitment to a more inclusive, just and peaceful world. The money in this small fund enhances opportunities for persons lacking sufficient personal resources, especially persons of color, to participate in Center for Global Education travel seminars and meet their counterparts in other countries who are working for social change. Funds are for people of color or for participants involved in grassroots work. Funds will also be considered for entire groups that are made up primarily of people or color or those working at the grassroots level.

Summary of criteria (Word document)
Application for individual (Word document)
Application for group (Word document)

Religious Studies Scholarship Fund

Purpose: To provide encouragement and financial assistance to a student of any class who is involved in a Center for Global Education short-term program, is majoring in religion or pre-seminary, and is open to students at seminaries in the United States and Canada. The award is based upon financial need.

Summary of criteria (Word document)
Application form (Word document)

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANY CGE PROGRAM

Students of Color Endowed Scholarship Fund

Purpose: The Students of Color Endowed Scholarship Fund is to provide encouragement and financial assistance to a student of any class who is involved in a Center for Global Education at Augsburg College study abroad program; and is affiliated with the American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, Pan Afrikan or Pan Asian support programs at Augsburg College, affiliated with another ELCA college, or affiliated with another college in Minnesota. The award is based upon financial need.

Summary of criteria Word document)
Application form (Word document)

EXTERNAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Diversity Abroad was founded to ensure that all students are aware and have equal access to study and travel abroad opportunities. The mission of Diversity Abroad is to increase minority students’ participation in study and travel abroad programs.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000. This scholarship provides awards for U.S. undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide.
CGE Student Receives Gilman Scholarship

David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship - The U.S. government administers the National Security Education Program (NSEP) scholarships for undergraduates who will specifically pursue the study of languages and cultures currently under-represented in study abroad, especially those critical to the U.S. national security.