EXTERNAL FUNDING SOURCES

 

Please address questions to Katherine Carlitz, Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Asian Studies Center, (412) 648-7371, or by e-mail at kcarlitz@pitt.edu.

 

University of Pittsburgh Scholarship Competitions

• Nationality Rooms Scholarship Competition

• Brackenridge Undergraduate Fellowship

 

External Funding and Internships

In addition to ASC-administered scholarships and fellowships, the Asian Studies Center also offers the following links to assist students in funding their study abroad program, as well as information about international internships:

China

• American Institute for Foreign Study Study Abroad International Scholarship - China
• China Scholarship Council
• National Security Education Program Language Flagship Program

 

Japan

• College Women's Association of Japan Scholarships (for women)
• Japan Foundation Grants
• U.S.-JAPAN Bridging Foundation Scholarship Program
• Student Internships in Japan - primarily aimed at science and engineering majors. Please contact Dr. Brenda Jordan for more information at: jordanb@pitt.edu
• Nambu Foundation

 

Other Asian Nations

• American Institute for Foreign Study Study Abroad International Scholarship - India
• Blakemore Foundation Asian Language Fellowships
• East Asia Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students—National Science Foundation
• National Security Education Program Language Flagship Program (for study of Chinese, Korean, Hindi, or Urdu)

 

General Scholarships

• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (for Pell Grant recipients only)
• National Security Education Program David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships
• Harry S. Truman Scholarship
• Fulbright Scholarships
• Rotary Foundation Scholarships
• IES Achievement Scholarships
• International Education Financial Aid
• Whitaker Awards for International Study (Biomedical Engineers only)

 

 

Updated January 22, 2013