Scholarships are available to residents of Alberta and are intended to assist any person who has been away from formal education and wishes to further their education and/or any student who is continuing their education.
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Varsity Tutors offers a monthly college scholarship contest to students who write the best essay in response to a monthly prompt.
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Global Leadership Adventures offers community service trips to Africa, Asia and Latin America. Programs are only for high schools students and focus on volunteering and learning about grassroots social movements. On the weekends, students engage in exciti ...
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CIEE offers 14 types of scholarships to recognize academic achievement and enable international education. Awards are made based on personal statements from student applicants.
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The Centre Training and Awards Programme (CTAP) embodies IDRC
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The Rose Nolan Memorial Scholarship was established to recognize Aboriginal First Nation women who are achieving their educational and training goals while maintaining strong community involvement.
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Boren Fellowships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. graduate 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 ...
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International House Study Abroad offers students an opportunity to learn a language along with the culture of the language. International House Study Abroad schools teach 16 languages - in 33 countries - in over 50 schools.
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$7,000 to $25,000 for events, and up to $50,000 for other outreach activities; higher amounts for outreach activities may be considered if well justified
Duration 1 year
Application deadlines February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1
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Boren Scholarships provide the opportunity for U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin Ame ...
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The SIT Study Abroad Experience: •Rigorous academic programs through a field-based, experiential approach •Undergraduate research through an Independent Study Project or Case Studies •Cultural immersion through fieldwork, intensive language classes, and u ...
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BridgeAbroad offers study abroad, teach abroad, intern abroad, and volunteer abroad program opportunities throughout Latin America and in Spain.
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CESO is one of Canada's leading volunteer-based development organizations. Since 1967, through partnership and the dedication of our volunteers who are highly skilled and experienced in their professions, we have completed more than 46,000 assignments foc ...
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Extreme and Bespoke Expeditions with Trekforce Worldwide are two week adventure travel expeditions. Expeditions are available in 6 locations around the world and are highly challenging, involving trekking, mountaineering and rafting through extreme condit ...
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CISabroad scholarships are for students applying for CISabroad semester and summer programs.
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Adventure travel holidays which include a few days in a local community contributing to a project.
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For students participating in programs with significant Middle Eastern and/or Islamic studies content.
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Caledonia Languages Abroad has flexible programmes that run all year round, with language courses from as short as one week at language schools throughout the world. Their tutors are specially qualified to teach their language as a foreign language and us ...
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The API STEM scholarship is offered for API participants who are studying science, technology, engineering or mathematics.
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These scholarships are awarded by the Center for Global Education and Exchange to undergraduate students at UH-Hilo.
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