Education Abroad Scholarship for Students with Disabilities

Education Abroad Scholarship
This scholarship, funded by MSU Education Abroad Quality Funds, may be used by recipients for participation in an MSU education abroad program. The grant recognizes that few students with disabilities participate in education abroad programs or international travel, activities that lead to acquisition of important personal skills and knowledge resulting in a more competitive resume for a future job market. Students participating in the program who are selected to receive this scholarship will be awarded $1,000-$2,000.

To be eligible for consideration you must:
Be a student with a documented disability
Have applied to a credit-bearing MSU education abroad program
Meet the eligibility criteria for the program

Award
Varies
Deadline
01/31/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Relative to your registration at the RCPD, which of the following conditions do you experience?
  2. Who is your RCPD specialist?
  3. During Fall semester of the next academic year, I will be a:
  4. What phone number should we use to reach you if you are awarded this scholarship?
  5. Please list a second contact phone number.
  6. What is your current cumulative GPA?
  7. How many credits is your cumulative GPA based on?
  8. What institution is this GPA based on?
  9. What is your expected completion date of your major/area of study?
  10. What is your Estimated Family Contribution Index from your FAFSA?
  11. Have you applied to a credit bearing MSU Education Abroad program for the upcoming summer, fall or spring semesters?
  12. Have you been accepted into a credit bearing MSU Education Abroad program, or meet the eligibility requirements and anticipate acceptance?
  13. Which Education Abroad program have you been accepted into or applied for?
  14. Describe your disability and how it impacts you.
  15. Describe how your academic studies will prepare you for your career and personal goals.
  16. If you are awarded this scholarship, explain how you plan to use it.
  17. Describe up to three of your most purposeful community, volunteer, or pre-professional experiences and explain their significance to you.
  18. Please provide contact information for a reference letter from a faculty member, academic advisor or other individual familiar with your abilities and goals in your field of interest. When you submit your application they will receive an email from this portal with a link to submit the reference letter, so please advise them to watch for the notification.
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