Funding your Study Abroad Program
Study Abroad & Global Engagement (SAGE) offers personalized financial aid and scholarship advising for students. Schedule an in-person or virtual financial aid and scholarships advising appointment. KU students who qualify for financial aid in the form of federal and/or other loans, federal grants, and KU or outside scholarships may apply the aid to the cost of a study abroad program.
KU Study Abroad & Global Engagement Scholarships are available to KU degree-seeking students.
Applications are available online.
The scholarship application deadline is February 15 for Summer, March 1 for Fall and Academic Year programs, and October 1 for Spring, Winter Break, and Spring Break programs.
For additional scholarship opportunities visit:
www.studyabroad.ku.edu/other-scholarship-opportunities
University of Hong Kong Study Abroad Scholarship
Funds provided with generous support of Richard Paegelow, KU study abroad alumnus. This scholarship is open to KU degree-seeking undergraduate students to study at the University of Hong Kong through the KU Office of Study Abroad. Recipients must have successfully completed at least one semester of a Chinese language course prior to the Study Abroad program, meet the eligibility requirements of the University of Hong Kong, and enroll in one or more Chinese course(s) while at HKU. Awards of up to $6,500.
Application Procedures
All applicants will be required to complete several documents for each study abroad application. Below is a list of documents that will need to be completed for an application.
- Academic Plan and Approval Form
- Authorization to Release Student Information
- Autobiography
- Financial Aid Questionnaire
- Official Transcript
- Statement of Purpose
- Student Conduct Verification
- Two General Recommendations
- Verification of Minimum GPA Requirement
For more detailed information about the application process, please visit our Application Process page.