Scholarships
All Chinese Flagship Scholars are considered for Flagship Scholarships that support intensive summer study of the language, as well as the Capstone Year in China. There is no separate application for Flagship Scholarships. Instead Flagship Scholars should fill out the following financial aid paperwork to be considered:
- FAFSA (Priority Deadline March 1)
Based on the information provided in the FAFSA, the University of Rhode Island will prepare a financial aid package most likely featuring a combination of grants, scholarships, and student loans. If a student is admitted to the Chinese Flagship Program, he or she may also be offered further scholarships for summer study and the Capstone Year in China.
The URI Office of Enrollment Service's Financial Aid site has a good overview of the financial aid process.
Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows Program
This scholarship provides funds for Rhode Island residents and anyone who is a student at a Rhode Island college or university who wishes to pursue foreign language study. Applicants can be undergraduate students, graduate students, professors, educators, or other residents of Rhode Island. Successful applicants will all share one thing: a passion for developing fluency in another language. The scholarship may support the costs of tuition, fees, travel, housing, and living expenses. Deadline for application: January 31, 2011. Click here for more information.
Year in China
Generous scholarship support is available from the URI Flagship to support students during the Capstone Year in China. The URI Flagship also advises students about other scholarship opportunities and guides them through the application process.
external support for study abroad
Flagship Scholars really stand out in competitive national scholarships meant to support students for their time abroad.
Below is a listing of some of these opportunities. Keep in mind that deadlines may be as much as 18 months prior to planned departure!
Up to $8,000. Must be a Pell Grant recipient. The Gilman Scholarship Program seeks to diversify the kinds of students who study abroad and the countries and regions where they go.
Program varies but typically provides a flat grant of US$25,000 for one academic year of study in another country.
NSEP Boren Awards for International Study
Funded by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), which focuses on geographic areas, languages, and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. Up to $20,000.
Visit the URI Office of National Scholarships for a more complete listing.
