International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership (IPSL) programmes unite academic learning with volunteer service to the community. IPSL programs offer academic, credit-bearing courses combined with amazing service-learning opportunities in H ...
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The English Academy offers employment to qualified EFL English teachers. The Academy accepts applications from all native English speakers. Those who do not hold a British or EU passport must ensure that they obtain a working visa prior to leaving their h ...
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A wide variety of different international volunteer short term projects, including:
work with orphans and other socially disadvantaged children
environmental and nature protection activities, ecology, gardening and forestry
renovation and restoration ...
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The UNICEF Internship Programme offers eligible/qualified students at both Headquarters and country offices the opportunity to acquire direct practical experience in UNICEF's work under the direct supervision of experienced UNICEF staff.
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Boren Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe ...
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ELI works with charitable hospitals in Chennai and Madurai to create unique internships designed for pre-med students. Interns have the opportunity to shadow medical professionals, observe diagnosis and treatments, and learn firsthand about the day to day ...
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The Penny Scholarships are available to students studying abroad at specific Athena campuses overseas.
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The fellowships are being given to enhance the role of women in devising scientific solutions to problems confronting humankind in the 21st century. If you are a successful recipient of the L'Oréal Canada For Women in Science Research Excellence Fellowsh ...
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Students can expect a collaborative group experience focused on each program’s theme. A New York Times expert and a group leader will guide students as they choose a culminating project related to the theme of the program, prepare it and present it to the ...
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AIFS and the National Association For Equal Opportunity in Higher Education are working together to provide scholarships for outstanding students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to study abroad with AIFS.
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Open to students who are currently attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution that is a member of Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU).
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Celebrating the success of post-secondary students by awarding scholarships is just one way that the Foundation aims to foster the growth of leaders, inspire the next generation, cultivate philanthropy and volunteerism, and ultimately, to ensure the healt ...
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Each semester, AIFS offers up to 10 semester scholarships to outstanding students from under-represented groups.
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Boren Scholarships provide the opportunity for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin Ame ...
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CIS, the Center for International Studies, prepares, provides and packages affordable opportunities and experiences to make students a part of the world and the world a part of them. Their programme locations are carefully selected to ensure that they are ...
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To honor USAC's long history in international education, Legacy Scholarships are available to the children, siblings, and spouses of alumni (a paying participant who previously attended a USAC Program).
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The Jules Maidoff Scholarship is named after the founder and Director Emeritus of SACI.
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Varsity Tutors offers a monthly college scholarship contest to students who write the best essay in response to a monthly prompt.
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Diversity Abroad, in cooperation with the AIFS Foundation, will offer five scholarships for each fall and spring semester.
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The Amelia Earhart Fellowship is awarded annually to women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral
degrees in aerospace-related sciences and aerospace-related engineering.
The Amelia Earhart
Fellowship program helps talented women, pursuing advanced studies in the typic ...
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