Funding for Internships Abroad

Overview

A Texas Global resource listing scholarships, grants, stipends, and financial-aid options for University of Texas students completing internships abroad.

Eligibility

Benefits

Required Documents

Application Process

Funding for Internships Abroad is a Texas Global resource that helps University of Texas at Austin students identify scholarships, stipends, grants, and other financial aid for internships abroad.

Opportunity

Funding for Internships Abroad

Type

Internship

Organizer

Texas Global, The University of Texas at Austin

Country

United States

Study Level

Undergraduate and graduate students

Who Can Apply

To be eligible, applicants must:

• Eligibility varies by funding opportunity and may include current UT students, undergraduate or graduate enrollment, financial need, academic program, internship field, location, citizenship, and enrollment in a credit-bearing or credit-eligible internship.
• Some awards require U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, while others are limited to students in specific schools, majors, programs, or academic levels.
• Several funds support unpaid internships, internships in specific countries or regions, or internships meeting minimum duration and weekly-hour requirements.

Fields of Study

All academic fields may be eligible for some funding options, with additional awards available for journalism, government, public policy, public service, politics, fine arts, music industry, communications, liberal arts, journalism, national security, foreign policy, European studies, Russian studies, Polish studies, Swedish studies, and other specialized fields.

Value

• Freeman Stipend for Internships in Asia: $2,000–$6,000.
• Gilman International Scholarship: $2,000–$4,000.
• Gilman-McCain Scholarship: $5,000.
• Texas Career Engagement Internship Fund: up to $4,000.
• UGS Summer Exploration Grant: up to $2,000.
• BDP Connecting Experience Scholarship: $200–$2,500.
• Frenchy Falik Journalism Award: $3,200.
• Ted Strauss Internship Award: $2,000.
• COFA Internship Scholarship: $2,000–$3,000.
• Wofford Denius Music Industry Internship Program: up to $5,000.
• LAC Education Abroad and Plan II Travel Grant: $500–$2,000.
• LACS Scholarship for Unpaid Nonprofit Internships: $1,000.
• CREEES Professional Development Funding: up to $1,000 for international travel.
• H. Malcolm MacDonald Education Abroad Scholarship: $2,500.
• J.R. Roach Education Abroad Scholarship: up to $2,500.
• Polish Studies Endowment Scholarship and McWilliams Scholarship for Russian Studies: $500–$1,500 each.
• Brandon Schantz Memorial Scholarship and Bob Brister Memorial Scholarship provide stipends, with amounts listed as varying for Brandon Schantz and $4,000 plus a $4,000 fall scholarship for Bob Brister.
• Other listed awards have varying amounts.

Selection Criteria

Applicants are assessed on:

• Financial need is considered for several awards, including funds requiring FAFSA or TAFSA information.
• Academic excellence, scholastic aptitude, academic record, GPA, and good academic standing may be considered.
• Some awards require a minimum internship duration, such as four, six, or ten weeks, or specified weekly hours.
• Applicants may need to be enrolled in a specific school, college, department, academic program, or internship course.
• Internship location, field, provider, credit status, and whether the internship is paid or unpaid may determine eligibility.
• Some awards have citizenship, permanent-residency, military-family, age, or prior-experience requirements.

Required Documents

• FAFSA on file for applicable financial-aid-based funding.
• FAFSA and/or TAFSA on file for the Texas Career Engagement Internship Fund.
• Additional application materials may vary by individual scholarship or funding provider.

How to Apply

Review the funding options relevant to the internship’s program, location, field, provider, and credit status. Use the keyword “Education Abroad” to browse UT scholarships through LASSO. Most UT scholarship deadlines align with the applicable program application deadline, so students should research and apply for funding while applying for the internship abroad. Questions about adding a funding opportunity to the list may be directed to the Internship Coordinator at international.internships@austin.utexas.edu.

Application Deadline

There is no single deadline for all funding options. Most UT scholarship deadlines align with the relevant internship or education-abroad program application deadline; applicants should check each individual award for its deadline.

Apply via the official page: https://global.utexas.edu/abroad/funding/scholarships/internships

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