For Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships, see our dedicated FLAS page. Graduate students, please see our Graduate Student Funding page.
Spring
Full-time, Degree-Seeking Student, Undergraduate.
Must have GPA 3.0 & studying abroad through the University of Exeter exchange program are eligible.
£630.00
To learn more and apply contact the Study Abroad Office.
Summer beginning March & Full year Mid February
Pitt Undergraduate and Graduate Students
To devote full time attention to their chosen modern foreign language and area studies specialty.
Summer Tuition $5,000 Stipend $2,500.00 & Full year Tuition $10,000.00 Stipend $5,000.00
To learn more and apply see https://www.ucis.pitt.edu/main/FLAS-fellowships.
Fall and spring.
U.S.-based undergraduates.
Must have at least a 2.8 GPA with demonstrated financial need who are planning to study overseas in East or Southeast Asia. The program’s goal is to increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents with first-hand exposure to and understanding of Asia and its peoples and cultures.
Summer $3000 | Semester $5,000 | Year $7,000
To learn more and apply contact the Study Abroad Office.
Spring
Full-time, Degree-Seeking Student, Undergraduate.
Study abroad program must be eligible for credit at the student’s home institution. Study abroad program must be at least 4 weeks (28 days) in country/countries.
Varies
To learn more and apply contact the Study Abroad Office.
Spring - to be announced
Undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a GSC academic program.
Must be currently enrolled in, and must demonstrate progress towards completing, one of the following: Undergraduate Certificate, Graduate Certificate, or Bachelor of Philosophy in International and Area Studies (BPhil-IAS), Global Studies Track. Minimum QPA: Undergraduate Certificate students: 3.0; Graduate Certificate and BPhil students: 3.5. Note: First-term students are not eligible to be GSSAs; please apply after grades for the first term have been received.
Partial term's tuition.
To learn more and apply visit the Global Studies Center.
Variable
Any student currently enrolled in an American institution who wants to study abroad.
Study abroad.
$500.00
To learn more and apply contact the Study Abroad Office.
Early March
Undergraduate students (though preference is given to students enrolled in the West European Studies, European Union Studies, Mediterranean Studies, and Transatlantic Studies programs, as well as the Related Concentration in European and Eurasian Studies program).
This award supports participating in study abroad (both Pitt and non-Pitt programs), internships and directed research in Europe..
$1,000.00
To learn more and apply visit the European Studies Center.
Early March
Swanson School of Engineering undergraduate, graduate or doctoral students.
Must be attending a university in the United States and whose minor, major, masters or doctoral degree is in the field of engineering, and who will seek to participate in global learning experiences in Asia.
$1,000.00
To learn more and apply contact the Study Abroad Office.
The International Studies Fund (ISF) is intended to help students at the University of Pittsburgh conduct research on international issues or in international settings and/or with international collaborators. “International” is defined as relating to another country or culture, comparative analysis covering more than one country or culture, studies of international relations or of transnational activities, or studies which examine topics related to global issues or collaborative projects with partners around the world.
Please note: the application requires a faculty recommendation. The online application system will only prompt your selected faculty to submit the required recommendation upon your submission of the application. You should, therefore, aim to submit your application with ample time for faculty to submit the recommendation by the deadline (the last Monday of March).
Important: ISF grants may not be used for tuition, language study, internships and other non-research related expenses. Conference, workshop or symposium travel is not eligible for funding under the ISF program.
See below for application form and procedure.
Full-time graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Pittsburgh from all Schools and Campuses are eligible to submit a proposal, including international degree-seeking students. Visiting, non-degree, and post-doctoral students are not eligible to apply.
Awardees must be enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh when applying and when using the award.
Only one International Studies Fund award per student and fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) is allowed.
The ISF selection committee uses the following criteria in evaluating proposals:
The maximum grant amount is $1,000. Because of the limited availability of funds, smaller requests may be more likely to be funded. Grants awarded must be used by June 30 of the next calendar year.
Student applicants should carefully consider requesting funds to travel to countries with a level 3 State Department travel advisory; UCIS may use that as one criterion when considering applications. No requests for support for travel to countries with a level 4 State Department advisory will be considered.
Applications are to be completed online. The first time that you access one of the following application forms, you will be directed to a welcome screen at our partner, Submittable.com and invited to create a new user account. After completing this simple process, you will be shown the application form.
Please note:
Applications will be reviewed by committee. Awardees will be notified approximately four weeks after the deadline.
Last Monday of March, annually.
Allyson Delnore
adelnore@pitt.edu
University Center for International Studies
4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
