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Financial Aid/Study Abroad

It is important for you to establish and maintain communication with the Financial Aid Office, the main office to assist you with the financial aspects of your study abroad. Please contact the Director of Financial Aid, Bruce Blackmon, and make an appointment with him to go over your individual financial aid package.

If you receive a merit scholarship from UNCP, it is highly likely that you will be allowed to use your scholarship for study abroad and we encourage you to verify that funds may be applied to study abroad. If you receive a scholarship from a private source please verify with the source as well.

Semester/Year-Long Study Abroad

Generally your scholarships, grants, and loans may be used for semester and year-long study abroad (full time standing, minimum 12 credit hours). Please verify with the Director of Financial Aid, Bruce Blackmon, how your individual awards may apply.

Summer Sessions/Faculty Led Programs

In order to qualify for financial aid in the summer you must be registered for a minimum of 6 credit hours (and receive grades of 'C' or higher).

Scholarships

There are a growing number of study abroad scholarships that are attached to specific programs, or are national in scope. For online access to additional scholarship information, click here.

Study Abroad Scholarships/Grants:

• -Freeman Asia. Undergraduate Awards for Study in East Asia (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam). Up to $5,000/semester grant. For more information: www.iie.org/freeman-asia.
• -Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. Awards for Undergraduate Study Abroad. This program encourages students to choose nontraditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside Western Europe. Up to $5,000 grants. For more information: www.iie.org/gilman.
• -The SWEA North Carolina Scholarship. (Available for Men and Women). Outstanding scholars in any field of study (from North Carolina-based institutions, pursuing research or studies in Sweden) are invited to apply, as the scholarship is more broadly intended to foster worthwhile exchanges between Sweden and North Carolina. Up to $1,000. For more information: http://www.swea.org/scholarship___1712.aspx
• -Maynor Study Abroad Scholarships. Honors College. These scholarships are open to any UNCP student in good standing, though preference will be given to members of the Maynor Honors College. Up to $1,000. For more information: http://www.uncp.edu/honors_college/financial.htm
• -Global Village Program. Yonsei University at Wonju (Korea). The student has to be a full time undergraduate student, good academic records and recommendation letters from the academic advisor and director of the international programs. Students are required to attend and contribute to weekly Mutual Mentoring Sessions and Team Meetings in order to receive their weekly stipend. Up to $3,000 stipend. For more information: http://web.yonsei.ac.kr/global/index.htm
• -Baden-Württemberg Scholarship. Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg University (Germany). To be eligible: You must be a registered full-time UNCP student, have completed at least two semesters (30 credits) of study before planned study abroad, and be a student of subjects taught at Ludwigsburg. Scholarship amount varies. For more information: http://www.uncp.edu/ip/abroad/ludwigsburg_germany.html?id=68&L=1

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