The Brodnax Recreation Fund is focused on expanding access to RecSports for students who may face financial barriers to participating in programs.
We are currently accepting applications for spring 2025 funding with a priority application deadline of Friday, Dec. 20. Students can apply to have any one of the following programs fully funded for next term:
The Killam Fellowships Program application for awards for the 2025-26 academic year is now open! The UT application deadline is December 13th, 2024.
The Program provides a funded opportunity for exceptional undergraduate students to spend either a semester or a full academic year as an exchange student in Canada at one of 18 participating partner institutions. Applicants will list their top choices of institutions which vary in location, size, language immersion, and academic offerings leaving flexibility to find a school that meets their personal and academic needs.
Click the link here for more information!
Earn up to $1000 through The Liberal Arts Council’s Study Abroad Scholarship!
Apply utilizing the link here or search Liberal Arts Council Study Abroad Scholarship on the Longhorn Awards and Student Scholarship Opportunities (LASSO) website.
The application closes on 10/14 at 11:59pm.
The Senate of College Councils is celebrating students who have made impacts on the university through the William Powers Jr Endowed Scholarship! Any enrolled undergraduate or graduate student, including doctoral students, who have completed two full terms (long semesters) at UT Austin can apply. Applicants will be evaluated on: contribution to the university, community/organizational involvement, job/work involvement, and financial need. For more information, please contact SCCFinancialDirector@austin.utexas.edu.
Applications are due Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 11:00pm! Apply here!
The Embedded Scholars Program has opened its 2025 Fellowship Application focused on democratic and constitutional development in Latin America, Eurasia, and the Balkans. This is a funded international internship open to undergraduate and graduate students from any major at UT.
The program provides unparalleled opportunities for students interested in democracy to work with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Latin America and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs in Eurasia and the Balkans. Students receive training at UT in the spring before going abroad for the summer to support democracy assistance programs and conduct original research.
Join us for an information session and coffee on October 15, 2024, from 12:30-1:30pm, in BAT 5.108 or on Zoom. Program directors and prior fellows will share more about the program and fellows’ work in the field.
Applications are due December 1, 2024 and can be found here. For more information, visit the links above or contact Ashley Moran (ashleymoran@utexas.edu) and Zachary Elkins (zelkins@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions.
For more information on the program, eligibility, or the application process, please visit the website linked here!
The Gilman Scholarship is a generous federal scholarship for study abroad and a great opportunity for U.S. citizens receiving a Federal Pell Grant to fund their international experience. UT Austin is consistently a top producer of Gilman Scholars.
Education Abroad is hosting two virtual information sessions to help students prepare a competitive application. During the information sessions, we will cover scholarship details, selection criteria, and tips for submitting a competitive application. We will also host an in-person writing workshop for essay review.
Information Sessions:
Writing Workshop:
The online application is now open for applicants whose in-person programs or internships start between December 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025. This cycle encompasses Winter or January term 2025, Spring 2025, May term 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, and academic year 2025-2026 abroad programs. The application deadline is Thursday, October 10, 2024. For more information, consider visiting the link here!
UT Psychology is holding its first faculty-led study-abroad program! Dr. Franco Pestilli will take students to Geneva, Switzerland for a May term in 2025. The course is PSY 355N, cognitive neuroscience.
Dr. Pestilli has incorporated many visits to famous places in the Geneva area, as well as several guest speakers, so experiential learning will be a key part of this program.
If you might be interested in learning more about scholarships and grants for this experience, click the link here!
