Brigham Young University: Traveling - Global Leadership China Study Abroad

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Most of Brigham Young University’s study abroad programs are available to non-BYU Provo students.  However, each student must be interviewed and cleared by his or her religious leaders and commit to live by the university’s Honor Code in order to ... read more

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I learned a lot about the local culture and how every culture has something unique to offer the world - Brigham Young University View Entire Review
Absolutely. My mind has been opened to the world, and I'd love to go back. To experience such a different culture was fascinating and really made me think a lot. I really matured a lot in just the six weeks I was there. - Brigham Young University View Entire Review
Past Review Enlightening
How to travel, get used to new foods, and how to communicate even though you don't speak the same language. - Brigham Young University View Entire Review
I learned a ton about the culture of China and about the entire world through that. 10/10 would recommend - Brigham Young University View Entire Review
I learned that many stereotypes about China are perfectly accurate, some in between, and some are way off. - Brigham Young University View Entire Review
It was absolutely worthwhile! I learned that the world, as big as it is, is really smaller than we think. We are all connected by common feelings and emotions and no matter how different we may be, we can always connect. I will never think of places as distant and remote anymore, because behind the name of a country you hear on ... - Brigham Young University View Entire Review

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Most of Brigham Young University’s study abroad programs are available to non-BYU Provo students.  However, each student must be interviewed and cleared by his or her religious leaders and commit to live by the university’s Honor Code in order to be considered for a study abroad program through BYU. 
BYU’s internship and direct enrollment (student exchange) programs are not open to non-BYU students.




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Brigham Young University (BYU) Scholarships

Aids study abroad in under-represented countries that critical to U.S. national interests. Emphasized world areas include: Africa, Asia, Central, and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. NSEP recipients are required to seek employment with a federal agency or office involved in national security affairs. nsfp.byu.edu/rms/boren-undergraduate-scholarship

up to $8000 for a summer program, up to $10,000 for a semester, or up to $20,000 for an academic year

Deadlines:
February

Guidelines/Requirements:
Applicants must plan to use the scholarship for a study abroad program that ends before the student graduates. Preference is given to students pursuing fields of study related to national security.

The CLS Program provides fully funded, group-based intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences for seven to ten weeks for U.S. citizen undergraduate and graduate students in thirteen foreign languages: Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani, Bangla/Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Punjabi, Turkish, Urdu, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian.

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Deadlines:
November

Guidelines/Requirements:
Applicants must be US citizens currently enrolled in a US degree-granting program at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Eligible undergraduate students must have completed at least one year of general college course-work by the program start date. All applicants must be 18 by the beginning of the CLS program and be in acceptable mental and physical health. Students of diverse majors and disciplines are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.

The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is for undergraduate students who wish to study abroad. The program aims to encourage students to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. This scholarship awards up to $5,000 that can be applied to program tuition, room and board, local transportation, insurance and international airfare.

up to $5,000

Deadlines:
March

Guidelines/Requirements:
Applicant must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant, be accepted into their study abroad program, and be planning on studying abroad for more than 28 days.

The Fulbright program for U.S. students is designed to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.

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Deadlines:
October

Guidelines/Requirements:
To participate in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the applicant must be a U.S. citizen and have: at least a Bachelor's degree required by start of grant. Applicants who hold a doctorate are ineligible. sufficient proficiency in the host language to carry out the project required. - See more at: https://exchanges.state.gov/us/program/fulbright-us-student-program Note: Non-U.S. citizens who have legal permanent residency status in the United States are not eligible for any Fulbright grants. - See more at: https://exchanges.state.gov/us/program/fulbright-us-student-program