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
Drs. Dean T. and Elisabeth Collins Scholarship
Fund created by estate gift from the late Dean and Elisabeth Collins. Awards up to $10,000 for students on semester or $20,000 for year long programs to Germany. Open to all majors but preference for students studying music and particularly opera. Minimum 2.5 GPA requirement.
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
A wide range of scholarships are also available through the German Academic Exchange Service (www.daad.org). Please contact the KU Office of Study Abroad for more information.
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
- One General Recommendation and One Language Recommendation
- Statement of Purpose
- Student Conduct Verification
- Verification of Minimum GPA Requirement
For more detailed information about the application process, please visit our Application Process page.
