During the academic year, Vanderbilt University meets students’ full financial need (as determined by the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships), regardless of whether they study on campus or away. If the total estimated cost of a study abroad program exceeds the cost of a term at Vanderbilt, the financial aid package can be increased to cover the difference. Please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid to discuss your financial plan.

Students are encouraged to apply for supplemental funding for study abroad. The sections below describe funding offered through Vanderbilt as well as external resources.

Global Summer Fellows Scholarship Program

The Immersion Vanderbilt Office administers the need-based Global Summer Fellows Scholarship program for Vanderbilt-approved faculty-led Maymester programs.

The GSF application opens in early-November and is due in mid-January.

More information about GSF can be found the Immersion Funding page.

External Scholarships

There are a wide variety of external scholarships and financial awards for academic-year and summer study that can be found at:

1. Diversity Abroad scholarship directory
2. FEA Study Abroad Funding directory
3. International Scholarships directory

Some prestigious external awards that could fund Vanderbilt study abroad programs are listed below. A number of these are supported by Vanderbilt’s Career Center, and we encourage students to contact them to discuss these options.

• Boren Awards
• Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program
• Gilman-McCain Scholarship (for children of active-duty service members)
• Freeman Awards for Study in Asia
• Critical Language Scholarship(summer only)