Go Overseas Study Abroad Scholarship

Go Overseas Study Abroad Scholarship - Now accepting applications!

Complete this page to apply for the $500 spring 2013 Go Overseas Study Abroad Scholarship. The application deadline is May 28th, 2013. To apply, you must be a current university student enrolled in the US.

About You

Where are you headed?! Country, city...

Usually this will be a private company or your current school.

Studying Abroad; what’s in it for you?

Reorder these tables in regards to most important (top) to least important (bottom).

Why are you studying abroad?
To find love <3
An adventure!
Academically beneficial
Shopping, duh!
To take a break from school
Professional development
To party (aka “make it rain”)
Travel op's before/after/during your program
What or who drove you to choose the program you did?
School resource (career center, study abroad office, etc.)
Alumni of the program
School faculty (advisor, mentor, professor, etc.)
Friends or classmates also going
An online resource/website
What factors were most important to you?
Transferability of credits
Location
Program length
Academic rigor (or ease)
Cost
What are the most useful resources?
Online reviews
Program alumni
Your study abroad office
Your program advisor
#WhyStudy

When you think about studying abroad, what are the first five words that come to mind? (Psst... we'll tweet out our favorites via @GoOverseas, but feel free to tweet your own first using #whygoabroad!)

Some examples:

Megan - adventure, unknown, the Great Wall, dumplings, Mandarin
Tucker - baguettes, macaroons, croissants, quiche, eclairs
Andrew the Intern - babes, waves, parties, shots, koalas

What are your five?

Tip: Creativity > Super Boring

You + a Flag

Take a picture of yourself with the flag of your intended destination. Here are your options:

  1. Print out a picture of the flag, take a photo with it
  2. Get your hands on an actual flag, take a photo with it
  3. Draw the flag, take a photo with it
  4. Make the flag out of anything you can get your hands on, take a photo with it
Tips
  • You have to be in the picture
  • We strongly recommend option 4

Accepted images need to be 800KB in size or smaller, and use one of the following file extensions: JPG, PNG and GIF.

Apply for the Spring 2013 Go Overseas study abroad scholarship today!
Megan shows off her Namibian pride!