Apply for CET Scholarships
CET awards $400,000 in scholarship awards each year and supports the Fund for Education Abroad to ensure financial need is not a barrier to study abroad. Most CET scholarship decisions are based on financial need, and scholarship awards are intended to encourage study abroad by helping to alleviate financial burden.
What types of scholarships does CET offer?
Our most popular scholarship! This scholarship is awarded to students with demonstrated financial need. Priority is given to Pell Grant-eligible students. Award amounts range from $500 to $1,500 for in-person programs and $250 to $500 for virtual programs. You will receive notification of an award shortly after acceptance to a CET program.
CET is committed to creating inclusive program environments that reflect the diversity of the world in which we live. To support this mission, this scholarship is awarded to first-generation college students and students from racial/ethnic minority groups studying with CET. Priority will be given to students who also demonstrate financial need. Two awards will be given each term: $2,000 for fall/spring programs and $1,500 for summer programs. This scholarship is not applicable to virtual programs.
CET is committed to academic excellence. To award our highest achieving students, CET offers a limited number of merit-based scholarships to students with demonstrated academic achievement. Recipients must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and articulate how their chosen CET program will further their academic goals now and in the future. Two awards will be given each term: $1,500 for Fall/Spring and $1,000 for the summer term. This scholarship is not applicable to virtual programs.
The CET Kateřina Jurečková Scholarship for Jewish Studies is a need and merit-based scholarship open to students studying on the CET Prague program with a specific interest in Jewish Studies. One award will be given each term: $1,000 for Fall/Spring. This scholarship is not applicable to virtual programs.
Students who spend an additional term with CET, either at the same program or a different one, will receive a $500 grant towards the additional semester’s program fee for in-person programs and a $250 grant for virtual programs. This grant does not apply to a Janterm + semester combination in China.
Students currently attending an HBCU will automatically receive a $2,000 grant for any fall/spring in-person program, a $1,000 grant for any in-person summer program, or a $250 grant for any virtual program.
How do I apply?
When you apply to a CET program, you receive access to the CET Scholarship applications. Apply for as many CET Scholarships as you like! Each application includes short answer questions and one essay whose prompt matches the spirit of the award. Scholarships that consider financial need also ask for current financial aid information.
Application Deadlines
Spring
Kateřina Jurečková Scholarship for Jewish Studies— October 1
All other CET Scholarships— November 1
Summer
All CET Scholarships— March 1
Fall
Kateřina Jurečková Scholarship for Jewish Studies— April 1
All other CET Scholarships— May 1
When will I hear back?
Need-Based Scholarship
Reviewed on a rolling basis until your program application deadline
Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
Spring applicants: notified after November 15
Summer applicants: notified after March 15
Fall applicants: notified after May 15
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Spring applicants: notified after November 15
Summer applicants: notified after March 15
Fall applicants: notified after May 15
Kateřina Jurečková Scholarship for Jewish Studies
Spring applicants: notified after November 1
Fall applicants: notified after May 1
Continuer & HBCU Grants
Automatically applied to your CET invoice. No application or notification needed!
Fund for Education Abroad Scholarships
CET + FEA Access Partner Scholarships
CET is an Access Partner with the Fund for Education Abroad (FEA). CET applicants are eligible to apply for CET Access Partner scholarships through FEA. Awards can range from up to $1,250 for summer programs, up to $5,000 for semester programs, and up to $10,000 for academic year programs.
For more information and to apply for a CET Access Partner Scholarship, visit the Fund for Education Abroad website.
CET has supported FEA from the beginning. In fact, Executive Director Mark Lenhart, Academic Travel Abroad President Kate Simpson, and former Academic Travel Abroad Chairman David Parry founded FEA in 2010. CET is thrilled to be among study abroad organizations committed to diversifying study abroad through scholarships through the Access Partner Program. Learn more about our commitment to social responsibility through FEA.
Other Sources of Funding
Scholarships for study abroad are available, but can take a little digging to find. Many organizations offer scholarships for specific destinations, programs, or courses of study, so your scholarship search will be easier if you have definite ideas about where you want to go or what program you’d like to attend.
Here’s a list of resources you should be sure to check:
- Your home institution’s study abroad and financial aid offices will be most familiar with scholarships offered by your institution. Staff in these offices can provide advice on whether your existing financial aid will apply to a study abroad program.
- Freeman Awards for Study in Asia are available to undergraduates who demonstrate financial need and plan to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.
- The US State Department sponsors a number of scholarships. Many of these focus on foreign language training. Undergraduate students who receive Pell Grants are encourage to apply for a Gilman scholarship.
- The National Security Education Program provides Boren Scholarships and Boren Fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students to study less commonly taught languages.