Financial Aid

Financial Aid

WMU International Scholarships

WMU International Scholarships

Freie Universitat of Belin Exchange (F.U. Berlin) Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

  • Must be selected to study at F.U. Berlin for an academic year by the German Exchange Program Selection Committee
  • WMU student

Award Amount

Covers tuition, housing, German health insurance, and a living stipend at F.U. Berlin

Contact

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program

Eligibility Criteria

  • Citizen or National of U.S.
  • Undergraduate in good standing at an institution of higher education in U.S.
  • Applying or accepted for up to one academic year of study in a program of study abroad approved for credit by student’s home institution. Proof of program acceptance is required
  • Applicant receiving need-based student assistance from federal government

Award Amount

Up to $5000 depending on length of program

Contact

www.iie.org/gilman

Haenicke Institute Stipends

Eligibility Criteria

Supplemental support for Office of Study Abroad or other departmental awards

Award Amount

Varies

Isabel J. Beeler International Student Services Endowment Fund

Eligibility Criteria

  • One Scholarship per year to either a graduate or Undergraduate student
  • Assistance given for department sponsored student activities, programs, events
  • Assistance given for graduate assistantships, student help
  • Students must be in good academic standing

Award Amount

Varies

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Jennifer C. Wenger International Study and Travel Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

  • Study or work in London
  • Preference given to female students, anthropology or sociology majors and/or women’s studies majors
  • Should be employed part time as evidence of commitment to assisting with costs of their education at WMU

Award Amount

$500 – 1000

Contact

  • Office of Study Abroad in B200 Ellsworth Hall for an application or more detailed information  Telephone:  (269)   387-5890
  • E-mail: study-abroad@wmich.edu
  • Website: www.wmich.edu/studyabroad
  • This scholarship is administered by the Office of International Affairs.

Keio University Exchange Scholarship

Eligibility Criteria

  • Must be selected to study Japanese language at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan for an academic year by the Japan Exchange Program Selection Committee
  • WMU student

Award Amount

Covers tuition, housing, and living stipend

Contact

President’s Grant for Study Abroad

Eligibility Criteria

  • Students must be participating in a language based study abroad program for a semester or academic year
  • Students must complete the FAFSA, if wishing to be considered for the need-based awards.  For merit awards only, students do not need to complete a FAFSA, but they must submit a signed Financial Information Release as part of their application.
  • Preference given to students participating in a WMU study abroad program
  • U.S. Citizenship is required if applying for financial need-based awards.  International students may apply only if the native language of the country in which they plan to study is not their own, and they will be considered on the basis of merit.
  • Current full-time undergraduate or graduate enrollment at WMU  (If undergraduate, at least sophomore status).  Transfer students must complete one semester of full-time coursework at WMU prior to application.
  • WMU undergraduate overall minimum 2.5 GPA or a minimum 3.0 GPA last two semesters prior to the semester abroad.
  • Graduate students:  3.5 GPA overall
  • Courses in relevant foreign language and area studies courses directly related to country or region of study (for more detailed information on this issue, contact the Office of Study Abroad).

Award Amount

  • Varies
  • Students may apply for both financial need and merit based awards.  The grant will attempt to make up as much of the difference between the cost of attending WMU and the cost of the study abroad program, given evaluation guidelines.  Application deadlines are in March and November for studying abroad the following semester.

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Understudied Cultures Grant for Study Abroad

Eligibility Criteria

  • Students may not receive both a President’s Grant for Study Abroad and an Understudied Cultures Grant
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Completion of the FAFSA form for the current year.  This is a need based award only.
  • Undergraduate who must have completed at least one year of university studies with a minimum 3.0 GPA overall at WMU
  • Students are expected to devote at least half of their course work to area studies in the host country in any discipline (e.g., African Studies)
  • Preference given to participants in WMU study abroad program

Award Amount

Varies according to need

Contact

 

Student Financial Aid Office
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5337 USA
(269) 387-6000
finaid-info@wmich.edu