Overview
Scholarship type
Number of scholarships to award
Grant
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Spanish Studies Abroad has awarded over $230,000 in scholarships since 2001. They offer two scholarship options for students attending our regular academic programs in Spain, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Argentina. You may submit an application to only one scholarship: Merit-Based or Diversity.
This scholarship is specially designed for students from diverse backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in Study Abroad including, but not limited to the areas of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, age, religion, disabilities, as well as first generation students and non-traditional students.
The scholarship is USD 1,500 per academic year.
Essay entries should be between 400 and 500 words and written in English.
Please include your name, program, and home college or university in the top right-hand corner, and submit your completed scholarship application via email with “Merit-Based Scholarship Essay” in the subject.
The deadlines are the same as the regular program deadlines:
Academic Year: May 15.
Fall Semester: May 15.
Spring Semester: October 15.
Spring Semester Jan Term: October 15.
Jan Term: October 15.
Any Summer Program: May 15.