Eligibility and Application Instructions
The following is a list of scholarships offered through the Learning Abroad Center thanks to the generous support of donors. There is one application that is submitted for all of these awards, and graduate students are considered for the awards listed below, based on eligibility criteria.
Recipients will be selected from applicants who apply to an LAC scholarship, with preference given to the Gopher Study Abroad Scholarship.
Learning Abroad Alumni Fund
One (1) or more award(s) of $1,000 annually for any of the following terms: fall semester, spring semester, academic year.
Eligibility
Open to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students who are enrolled on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus and will be participating in a Learning Abroad Center Program.
Billman Family International Scholarship Fund
One (1) or more award(s) of $1,000 annually—preference given to global seminars.
Eligibility
Open to undergraduate and graduate students who are from the state of Minnesota and enrolled on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Curtis Breedlove and Elizabeth Merena Scholarship for Learning Abroad
Two (2) awards of up to $5,000 annually.
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate students enrolled on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus participating in a University approved learning abroad program where all or most coursework is taken at a local university in a country where English is not the primary spoken language. Preference will be given to students studying a language other than English as part of the program, as well as students enrolled in a year-long program.
Cairn Fund
Four (4) or more awards of $2,000 annually.
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate students enrolled on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus participating in a Learning Abroad Center program who demonstrate academic merit.
Gerald B. & Catherine L. Fischer Study Abroad Scholarship
At least one (1) award annually of at least $2,000.
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate students in their first year at the University of Minnesota who are participating in an LAC instructor-led program.
Glenn L. Hendricks International Study Fund
One (1) or more award(s) of $2,000 annually for fall or spring semester and $3,000 for academic year
Eligibility
Open to UofM undergraduate, graduate, and professional students studying at a tertiary institution abroad (e.g. direct enroll).
Carole Y. and James G. Hynes Global Scholarship Fund
One (1) or more award(s) of $1,000 annually—preference given to students participating on programs in Montpellier, France.
Eligibility
Open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.
Judee Kleffman Memorial Scholarship
One (1) award of $1,000 annually for spring semester.
Eligibility
Open to all University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus undergraduate, degree-seeking students participating on a Minnesota Studies in International Development (MSID) program.
Lisa M. Damon & Gregg E. Lauderdale Scholarship
At least one (1) award annually of at least $2,000.
Eligibility
Open to University of Minnesota- Twin Cities full-time undergraduate students participating on a semester or summer study abroad program.
Parliament International Travel Endowment Scholarship
One (1) award annually of up to $3,000 (with preference of academic year or semester programs).
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus participating on Learning Abroad Center programs listed on major advising pages of CEHD & CFANS. Preference will be given to students affiliated with CEHD & CFANS.
Angel Ruiz Lillo Friendship Scholarship
One (1) award annually of $2,000.
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus participating on Learning Abroad Center programs to Spain who demonstrate financial need.
Robert Stableski Study Abroad Scholarship
One (1) award annually of $2,000 (with preference of academic year or semester programs).
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate students enrolled on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus participating in a Learning Abroad Center program. Preference given to students going to Austria, Germany, Eastern European, or Baltic countries.
Elizabeth Tegen Scholarship for Undergraduate Global Learning
One (1) or more award(s) annually of $1,000.
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate students on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus participating in Learning Abroad Center program who demonstrate academic merit. Preference will be given to students who are first generation students. Additional preference will be given to students who will contribute to student body diversity.
Patrice L. Webster Scholarship
One (1) award annually for $1,000—preference given to students participating on programs in France for a summer or semester.
Eligibility
Open to full-time undergraduate students enrolled on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus participating on a Learning Abroad Center program.