Category Archives: Scholarships
Study Abroad Scholarship
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.
William Powers Jr Endowed Scholarship
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!
Embedded Scholars 2025 Fellowships
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!
Gilman Scholarship for Pell Students
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:
- Friday, October 4, 12:00-3:00 pm in UTC 1.130
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!
Psychology Study Abroad
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!
The TCE Summer Exploration Grant 2024 is now open. Priority will be given to students in greatest financial need. The application will require students to communicate how their academic or career plans will benefit from the experience or resource.
Interested in applying? Simply click the link here or scan the QR code above!
Applications for the McNair Scholars Program are still open for the 2024-2025 academic year! Just click the link here to apply.
Texas Career Engagement is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for the Summer 2024 TCE Internship Fund! Our goal is to reduce financial barriers to internship participation. Students in an eligible unpaid internship can receive funding of $20 per hour up to a maximum amount of $2,400 (based on the number of internship hours they work during Summer 2024).
For more information on funding, eligibility, and application requirements, please click the link here! The deadline to apply is May 15th, 2024.