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Allan W. Wicker and Edna Elnar-Wicker SIT Study Abroad Scholarship (Scholarship Program) Featured: Print  Save  Share
  • Program Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Restrictions: KU applicants only
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Minimum GPA Eligibility: 2.5 GPA
Program Description:

The SIT: School of International Training Study Abroad offers semester-long study abroad programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as the International Honors Program. By utilizing a field-based experiential approach to education, these programs offer a unique academic environment for University of Kansas students. Programs in all destinations offer undergraduate research through an independent study project and cultural immersion through fieldwork, language classes, and urban and rural homestays with local families.
 
Allan W. Wicker and Edna Elnar-Wicker created the Wicker Scholarship to assist undergraduate KU students with demonstrated financial need or high academic merit to participate in semester-long, single-country study abroad programs through SIT in conjunction with KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement. 

One $11,000 scholarship will be awarded annually.  

The deadline to apply for the academic year scholarship cycle is March 15 for Fall or Spring programs. 

Eligibility

 
  • Degree-seeking KU undergraduate
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA
  • Started application through KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement for eligible, credit-bearing SIT program

Application Procedures

All applicants will be required to submit the following documents:
 
  • A scholarship personal statement essay in which the applicant addresses why they have chosen to study abroad and what motivated them to choose their particular SIT study abroad program. Applicants should discuss how their chosen SIT program will help them fulfill their academic, career, and personal goals.
  • Unofficial transcript or advising report

Follow-Up Requirement

Scholarship recipients are expected to write a thank you letter.




This program is currently not accepting applications.