Expanding Access
CIEE strives to increase access to study abroad and intercultural exchange programs that humanize international relations and thereby create a more peaceful global community. To this end, we provide a suite of financial aid opportunities that open doors to transformative educational experiences for young people from the United States and around the world.
Scholarships
College Study Abroad
GAIN Travel Grant – Up to $1,500 toward airfare for high need students participating in a CIEE program.
Gilman Go Global Grant – Up to $2,500 toward program costs for any qualified applicant for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, regardless of whether they are selected as a Gilman Scholar
The Douglass-O'Connell Global Internship – Fully-funded summer internship program in Dublin, Ireland designed for exceptional student leaders
Scan Design Foundation Environmental Sustainability Internship - Fully-funded summer internship program in Copenhagen, Denmark for exceptional students of high-need with environmental and sustainability interests.
Knowledge Without Borders: Democracy and Memory Fellowship - $10,000 scholarship for four (4) first-generation, Pell-eligible U.S. undergraduate students passionate about history, political science, civic leadership, social justice, and global affairs.
Merit Scholarships – A variety of scholarships for students of high academic achievement interested in pursuing programs in tropical and marine ecology, comparative studies, public health, or other select themes
High School Study Abroad
- Global Navigator Scholarships – Full or partial scholarships for Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad programs at more than 30 international destinations
- Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) – A fully-funded scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag, CBYX is a bi-lateral exchange program for American students to attend high school in Germany and live with a German host family for a year.
- Host Family Scholarships – $1,000 toward a Global Navigator High School Study Abroad Program for families who have hosted a CIEE student in the United States
BridgeUSA
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX) – A fully-funded scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag, CBYX is a bi-lateral exchange program for Germans to attend high school in the U.S. and live with an American host family for a year.
Civic Leadership Summit – Fellowships that cover the costs for young leaders from around the world who are participating in the summer Work & Travel USA program to attend a late-summer event in Washington D.C. where they can network with their peers and learn about leadership, social entrepreneurship, and cultural understanding.
Rick A. Ruth Scholarship - will support ten university students selected from one of the world’s 50 countries that have significant Muslim communities. The Ruth Fellows will participate in the U.S. Department of State’s BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel program, spending a summer in one of America’s iconic destinations and working at one of CIEE’s Platinum BridgeUSA Summer Work Travel Host Employers.