CEAT Study Abroad
Scholarships
The College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology is dedicated to helping our students study abroad. Below is a list of scholarships available for various study abroad programs. You can also explore other funding options, like scholarships from parental workplaces or local community organizations. You are more likely to receive funding if you choose less common destinations, such as Asia, instead of Western Europe. As an engineering student, you are part of a group underrepresented in study abroad programs, which may increase your chances of receiving support from external foundations and organizations.
Short Term Study Abroad Scholarships
- CEAT Study Abroad Scholarship
The College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology Study Abroad Scholarship was created to assist CEAT students with financing study abroad programs.
- Priority is given to undergraduate or graduate students with a demonstrated financial need and GPA.
- Applicants must apply through the CEAT online application system.
- Awards can only go towards CEAT Study Abroad Programs.
Qualifications:
- Applicants must be a current sophomores or higher standing at the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Technology at Oklahoma State University from the time of their application to the end of their study abroad course.
- Applicants must enroll in a credit bearing CEAT Study Abroad Program if awarded.
- Applicants must have completed an application for a study abroad course within the portal system. Locate the program information and applications here.
- Applicants must be willing to release their name in conjunction with the scholarship information for publicity purposes.
- If an applicant receives an award, they are to write a note of thanks to the appropriate sponsors or individuals as requested by CEAT.
- In the case that a student receives an award and must withdraw from the course, scholarship funds cannot be used to pay for fees or costs.
- Award amounts will vary depending on the student's financial need, GPA, and funding available.
*Applications open on August 18, 2025, for the 2025-2026 CEAT Study Abroad courses.
- OSU Global ScholarshipsStudents studying abroad while at OSU are eligible to receive consideration for a number of generous scholarships. With university and donor support, students filling out our single application can be considered for five different scholarships.
- Priority is given to undergraduate or graduate students with demonstrated financial need
- Award amounts will vary depending on student need and program duration
Qualifications:-
All scholarships require students to be enrolled in a credit-bearing program abroad to receive consideration.
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In addition to the online scholarship application, students must also have started a CEAT Study Abroad program application by the scholarship deadline. Failure to have both applications in the system by the deadline will result in no further consideration for the award.
- Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S.
Award amounts will vary depending on student need and program duration. Please contact abroad@okstate.edu with any questions about this scholarship.
- Gerry Auel First Passport Grant
The Gerry Auel First Passport Grant was established to assist undergraduate and graduate Oklahoma State University students obtain their first passport.
- Priority is given to students to demonstrate financial need or other challenging circumstances that prevent them from applying for their passport
- Applicants are not required to have applied for/ or be partaking in any OSU Study Abroad program
Qualifications:
- Applicants must be a current student of Oklahoma State University
- Applicants must be applying for their first passport
- Applicants must provide proof of a completed paper copy of their passport application in addition (Note: if awarded, before receiving the grant, the recipient must provide proof that their passport has been ordered along with copies of all receipts for expenses related- passport photo, application, administration fee, postage.).
*Application deadline- Rolling applications
*Grant amounts will vary depending on actual costs to the student chosen to receive the grant.
Please contact abroad@okstate.edu with any questions about this scholarship.
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity.
- Three essays are required for this scholarship:
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- Statement of Purpose Essay
- Building Mutual Understanding Essay
- Follow-on Service Project Proposal
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Qualifications:
- Applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof they will be receiving the grant during their time of study abroad
- Applicants must be a citizen or national of the United States
- Applicants must be an undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited higher education institution
- Applicants must be in the process of applying to or being accepted to a credit-bearing study-abroad program
- Applicants must be attending a country or location with an overall travel advisory level 1 or 2 according to the US Department of State's Travel Advisory System
*For more information on the deadline and timeline of this application, click here.
*Award amounts are $5,000 and can only be used for deemed appropriate items.
Please contact gilman@iie.org for questions about this scholarship.
- Three essays are required for this scholarship:
Long Term Study Abroad Scholarships
- Boren Awards
Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded. Boren Scholars represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.
- Preference is given to programs based on their duration, focus on intensive study of a preferred language in a preferred overseas location and the applicants field of study
- Several essays are required for this scholarship
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- National Security
- Motivation & Public Service Careers
- Researching Federal Careers
- Study Plan Summary
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Qualifications:
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen at the time of the national application deadline
- Applicant must plan to study in an overseas location of which they are not a citizen
- Applicant must be matriculated for the duration of the Boren Awards-fund program in undergraduate or graduate degree program located within the United States and accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
*For more information on the deadline and timeline of this application, click here.
*Awarded amounts vary by study duration abroad. Detail can be found here.
Contact global@okstate.edu for questions and locate the Boren Scholarship Advisor.
- Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity.
- Three essays are required for this scholarship:
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- Statement of Purpose Essay
- Building Mutual Understanding Essay
- Follow-on Service Project Proposal
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Qualifications:
- Applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof they will be receiving the grant during their time of study abroad
- Applicants must be a citizen or national of the United States
- Applicants must be an undergraduate student in good standing at an accredited higher education institution
- Applicants must be in the process of applying to or being accepted to a credit-bearing study-abroad program
- Applicants must be attending a country or location with an overall travel advisory level 1 or 2 according to the US Department of State's Travel Advisory System
*For more information on the deadline and timeline of this application, click here.
*Award amounts are $5,000 and can only be used for deemed appropriate items.
Please contact gilman@iie.org for questions about this scholarship.
- Three essays are required for this scholarship:
- Country Specific Scholarships