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GCP Study Abroad Scholarships

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USF undergraduate students who are pursuing or have earned the Global Citizen Award are eligible to apply for study abroad scholarship opportunities through Education Abroad's Global Explorers Travel Award. 

Please Note:

  • Students from any major, as well as those who are US citizens or international students, are eligible to apply for scholarships. 
  • One of the primary criteria used to make scholarship award decisions is student progress towards completing the Global Citizen Award. Students who have completed the award OR the greatest number of event reflections, pre-approval assignments, and reflection assignments and who have provided high-quality responses in these assignments will be among the most competitive applicants.

 

 

Global Explorers Travel Award ($2,500-Spring)

Each year the Global Citizens Project (GCP), in collaboration with USF's Education Abroad office, awards approximately 10 (5 in fall, 5 in spring) USF undergraduate students who have earned (or are pursuing) the Global Citizen Award with a $2,500 study abroad scholarship. The Global Explorers Travel Award must be used towards a USF-sponsored, semester exchange and study abroad program. Currently, this includes USF in London, USF in Florence, and ALL Semester Exchanges. More information about eligible programs can be found by contacting Chris Haynes in the Gateway Office (MSC 3301), or by email at haynesc@usf.edu.

In order to be eligible to apply for a Spring 2022 Global Explorers Travel Award you must:

  • be a degree-seeking, undergraduate student at USF (Tampa campus only);
  • attend a Starting Your Adventure Workshop and complete an Adventure Map;
  • be accepted into a USF Education Abroad program and enroll in a minimum of 12 USF credit hours on the program; and
  • use the scholarship towards a USF-sponsored, direct credit study abroad program during Spring 2021.
  • This application must be accessed via AwardSpring.

Spring 2022 Global Explorers Travel Award Application Opens: 

Spring 2022 Global Explorers Travel Award Application Closes: 

Global Explorers Travel Award ($1,000-Summer)

Each year the Global Citizens Project (GCP), in collaboration with USF's Education Abroad office, awards approximately 25 USF undergraduate students who have earned (or are pursuing) the Global Citizen Award with a $1,000 study abroad scholarship. The  Global Explorers Travel Award must be used towards a USF-sponsored, direct credit study abroad program. More information about potentially eligible programs can be found here: Education Abroad Available Programs.

In order to be eligible to apply for a Summer 2022 Global Explorers Travel Award you must:

  • be a degree-seeking, undergraduate student at USF (Tampa campus only);
  • attend a Starting Your Adventure Workshop and complete an Adventure Map;
  • be accepted into a USF Education Abroad program and enroll in a minimum of 6 USF credit hours on the program; and
  • use the scholarship towards a USF-sponsored, direct credit study abroad program during Summer 2022.

Summer 2022 Global Explorers Travel Award Application Opens: February 1st, 2021

Summer 2021 Global Explorers Travel Award Application Closes: February 15th, 2021

 

Global Explorers Travel Award ($2,500-Fall)

Each year the Global Citizens Project (GCP), in collaboration with USF's Education Abroad office, awards approximately 10 USF undergraduate students who have earned (or are pursuing) the Global Citizen Award with a $2,500 study abroad scholarship. The Global Explorers Travel Award must be used towards a USF-sponsored, semester exchange and study abroad program. Currently, this includes USF in London, USF in Florence, and ALL Semester Exchanges. More information about eligible programs can be found by contacting Chris Haynes in the Gateway Office (MSC 3301), or by email at haynesc@usf.edu.

In order to be eligible to apply for a Fall 2021 Global Explorers Travel Award you must:

  • be a degree-seeking, undergraduate student at USF (Tampa campus only);
  • attend a Starting Your Adventure Workshop and complete an Adventure Map;
  • be accepted into a USF Education Abroad program and enroll in a minimum of 12 USF credit hours on the program; and
  • use the scholarship towards a USF-sponsored, direct credit study abroad program during Fall 2020.

Fall 2020 Application Deadline: TBD

Award Notification Date: TBD

The Fall 2021 Global Explorers Travel Award application, which will be submitted via Canvas, will be available in April. Students pursuing the Global Citizen Award will be invited to apply via a Canvas email, which will include instructions for completing the scholarship application. Please be sure your Canvas notification preferences are set appropriately.

Other Study Abroad Scholarship Opportunities

View the USF World Education Abroad Scholarships and Funding Sources 2020 Edition