GEO offers study abroad scholarship advising and can provide feedback on your scholarship essays. Call 541-346-3207 or email GEOinfo@uoregon.edu for questions. You can also check our Events page for any upcoming scholarship and program information sessions.
Planning Scholarships
Take your first step towards studying abroad by applying for GEO’s Planning Scholarships. There are four scholarships that help UO students plan for success abroad. You can apply as early as Fall of your freshman year by the December 15 deadline. Recipients would be identified approximately one month after the deadline. Those recipients would know that they can plan on having a scholarship waiting to be used whenever they decide to participate in a GEO-sponsored study abroad program.
GEO Scholarship for First-Generation College Students
GEO Study Abroad Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Deadline for All Planning Scholarships:
December 15
GEO General Study Abroad Scholarships
If you have already know when you plan to study abroad program, make sure that you complete the GEO General Study Abroad Scholarships application. With this one application, you will be considered for multiple scholarships that are available throughout the academic year, including: the GEO Ambassador Scholarship, the Mills Scholarship, the Smith Scholarship, the Fulmer Scholarship, and the Tims Memorial Scholarship. These five scholarships are conveniently bundled into one application. Eligibility for each scholarship varies. Applications will be reviewed and sorted internally according to which scholarships they qualify for.
- GEO Ambassador Scholarship: Based on financial need and academic merit. Minimum 2.5 GPA and available for all GEO programs.
- Mills Scholarship: Based on financial need and academic merit. Minimum 2.5 GPA and available for all GEO-sponsored programs.
- Smith Scholarship: Based on academic merit. Minimum 3.0 GPA and available for all GEO-sponsored programs.
- Fulmer Scholarship: Based on academic merit. Minimum 3.0 GPA and available for all GEO-sponsored programs.
- Tims Memorial Scholarship: Based on financial need and academic merit. Available for all programs with a preference for service-learning and internship programs.
- Dean Method Scholarship for First-Generation College Students: Based on financial need and academic merit. Minimum 2.5 GPA and available for all GEO-sponsored programs.
APPLY NOW for the GEO General Study Abroad Scholarships
Application Deadlines
Winter Quarter: November 1, 2022
Spring Semester: November 1, 2022
Spring Quarter: January 10, 2023
Summer: March 10, 2023
Fall Semester/Quarter: April 10, 2023
Region-Specific Scholarships
GEO also has scholarships for students participating in specific countries or regions. Selection for these scholarships is based on academic merit and/or financial need, in addition to interest in that region. Deadline and application cycles vary by scholarship.
Asia:
- Junji Numata International Scholarship in Honor of Dave Frohnmayer
- Siegel Travel Award for Asia
- Wegmann Scholarship for Chinese Studies
Europe
For Residents of Hawaii:
Middle East and Africa: