Starting in the Spring 2025 semester, all students who apply for financial aid will benefit from the High-Impact Aid Commitment. For Summer and Fall 2024 students, work with your study abroad office to understand your funding options.
Our High-Impact Aid Commitment is a funding model which increases accessibility to study abroad for historically underrepresented students and those with high financial need. This commitment aligns with federal financial need metrics and your school’s institutional aid policies to determine your eligibility for guaranteed funding. It is designed to increase accessibility to study abroad—awarding the financial aid where it matters most.
“To my knowledge, no one is re-investing in students the way IES Abroad is doing with this model.”Jamilah R. • Study Abroad Coordinator at Howard University
We’ve awarded scholarships to nearly 45,000 students, and counting, in our organization’s lifetime. We have the most straightforward and transparent study abroad financial aid program out there. Our process is swift and streamlined, requiring just one simple application. Within a mere 5 days of submission, students will receive their total scholarship amount.
Even before you've applied to or been admitted to your program, you can apply for need-based aid. Within five business days, we'll let you know how much aid you can plan on receiving from us to help inform your study abroad or internship decision. Funds are limited, apply early! Eligibility criteria apply.
Learn about available scholarships based on your study abroad location, major, interests, diverse background, home university, and more. Additional scholarships are available to any eligible IES Abroad student.
IES Abroad Grants are available to eligible students and do not require a scholarship and aid application. Learn more about our Public University Grant, Boren & Gilman, and Scholarship Support Grant. We also offer Disability Grants to students whose disabilities will incur additional expenses while abroad, which requires a supplemental application.
Our scholarships and aid experts know what it takes to make sure you're financially prepared to study abroad. Understand the financial aid process by browsing our frequently asked questions, and reach out if you need any support.
Students who receive donor funded scholarships will be asked to submit a thank you letter to their scholarship donor and provide a summary of their time abroad following their return.
Our quick and easy aid application allows you to apply online for nearly all of our scholarship and aid opportunities at once.
The fine print: We work really hard every day to get additional funding because we know our students—like you!—need it. That said, there’s still room for us to grow. Currently, scholarship and aid priority is given to study abroad students in the United States who demonstrate high financial need and are Pell Grant recipients. Many of our current scholarships and aid are allocated to students from Consortium Member and Associate Member schools that transfer financial aid. Students participating on Customized & Faculty-Led Programs are not eligible to receive IES Abroad scholarships and aid. Other eligibility requirements may apply.
When deciding on the program that’s right for you, we recommend talking to your on-campus financial aid office to get a full picture of your school's available financial aid, IES Abroad scholarships and aid, and additional outside funding. If you have more questions, your IES Abroad Representative is happy to help!
Supplementary documents and/or application materials are required for the University of Auckland scholarships, and some IES Abroad Grants. See details of these scholarships and grants for more information.
“Without my scholarship, I probably never would have been able to experience this beautiful country.”Nicholas B. • Rochester Institute of Technology • Christchurch Direct Enrollment – University Of Canterbury
