Available Scholarships & Grants
SIT Study Abroad offers need-based scholarships and grants that range between $500 and $5,000 for our semester programs and between $500 and $3,000 for our summer programs. Our scholarships and grants are available to all students accepted into an SIT Study Abroad program.
Below is a partial list of SIT Study Abroad’s scholarships and grants. These scholarships and grants are available only to students applying to an SIT Study Abroad program.
- SIT Pell Grant Match Award – The Federal Pell Grant Program provides support to undergraduate students who demonstrate exceptional financial need. At SIT Study Abroad, we are dedicated to breaking down financial barriers and enabling students to engage in international learning experiences. Our commitment is evident through our Pell Grant Match program, which matches up to $2,500 for semester-term students and up to $1,000 for summer-term students who receive Federal Pell Grant funding at their home colleges and universities. This initiative empowers students with financial need to engage in transformative experiences abroad, regardless of economic constraints.
- SEO Scholars Award – Students who are Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Scholars will receive a $2,000 award for SIT Study Abroad semester or summer programs.
- The Experiment in International Living Alumni Scholarship – To recognize and support Experiment alumni who also participate in SIT Study Abroad programs. Experiment alumni will receive a $1,000 scholarship for semester programs and $500 scholarship for summer programs. A $400 scholarship is also available to students who indicate that they have an immediate family member who has participated in an Experiment in International Living or an SIT Study Abroad program.
- SIT Bonner Scholar Award – To recognize students participating in this community service program. Upon receipt of confirmation from a student’s Bonner mentor, SIT will award $2,500 for semester programs and $1,000 for summer programs.
- SIT Boren Scholar Award – To recognize students participating in the National Security Education Program (NSEP) funded award, which focuses on study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad. Upon receipt of the student’s Boren confirmation letter, SIT will award a $1,000 scholarship.
- Big 10 Academic Alliance Scholarship Award – For students enrolled at Big 10 Academic Alliance universities. Eligible students demonstrating financial need will receive a $1,500 scholarship for semester programs and a $750 scholarship for summer programs.
- SIT Fund – For students with demonstrated financial need who enroll in any SIT Study Abroad program. The SIT Fund aims to help promote study abroad opportunities worldwide.
- SIT Study Abroad Alumni Scholarship – This is an automatic scholarship to recognize and support students who participated in one or more SIT Study Abroad programs, including alumni of short-term summer programs. The scholarship will be applied to a student’s second full term of study with SIT. The scholarship is $1,000 for a fall or spring semester program or $500 for a full-term, international summer program.
- SIT Custom Program Alumni Scholarship – This is a scholarship to recognize and support students who participated a custom program at SIT. The scholarship is $1,000 for a fall or spring semester program or $500 for a full-term, international summer program.
Other Opportunities
If you are a veteran of the U.S. military, a recipient of a Federal Pell Grant, or an SEO Scholar, you may be eligible to have your application fee waived and/or your deposit fee deferred until your final bill is due.
Students whose costs will ultimately be covered by their school’s financial aid are eligible to defer their deposit. Please note that the deposit fee deferral is only applicable to fall and spring programs. A deposit fee deferral is not applicable to summer programs. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information.
As part of SIT’s effort to increase access to study abroad and to diversify the locations where students study abroad from our partner institutions, SIT may occasionally identify special scholarship funding that is made available for select programs or for students at select colleges and universities. SIT will communicate those funding opportunities with the appropriate applicants and school partners and make those funds available to any student at the selected institutions.