Description: The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship offers financial aid to those students who have limited financial resources who wish to study abroad. Although these grants give preference to study in languages considered to be of Critical Need for American interests, all applications will be considered.

Contact: For an overview of the programs offered, visit their website.

Grants from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Canadians

Geography: North America (Canada)

Requirement: The Bureau of Cultural and Scientific Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Madrid offers five scholarships to Canadian citizens to pursue university studies in Spain, for a maximum duration of nine months.

Contact

Spanish Embassy

74 Stanley Avenue

Ottawa, Ontario, K1M 1P4

Canada

Phone: +613 747 2252 / 7293 / 1143

Global Studies Foundation

Geography: North America (USA)

Description: The Global Studies Foundation offers supplementary funding for American Citizens who are studying abroad in a recognized academic institution. Students need to show high academic achievement, a good grade point average and strong potential to qualify.

Contact: For more information on eligibility or on how to apply, consult their website.

UNESCO Fellowships

Geographic area: Latin America, Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Middle East. The candidate must be a citizen of a member of UNESCO.

Contact

United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Equipment and Fellowships Division

7, Place de Fontenoy

75352 Paris 07 SP, France

Phone: +33 145 68 1000

Fax: +33 145 67 1690

Sallie Mae Smart Option Eligibility

If you are an undergraduate degree candidate at IE University, you are now elegible to Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loans. This includes postsecondary grades 1-5, so the loan works for both single and dual degrees. For more information see Sallie Mae’s website.