The Summer/Fall 2024 Application, Academic Year 2024-2025 Is Closed.


The application closed on Wednesday, February 7, at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time. We cannot accept late applications or grant extensions. Thank you for understanding.

If you are planning to study abroad in spring 2025, the application will open in summer 2024 (date TBD).

FEA invests in deserving U.S. undergraduates who are least likely to study abroad. More than 100 volunteer reviewers read applications each cycle. In partnership with them, we consider financial need, demographic factors, and academic plan and preparedness to decide our scholarship recipients.

  • Financial Need is determined by the FEA Financial Aid Form we provide. We require applicants to have completed a FAFSA for the current academic year.
  • Demographic Factors that are considered include first-generation college student status, racial identity, and community college experience.
  • Academic Plan and Preparedness are determined by your essays and unofficial transcript.

Are you a study abroad or financial aid advisor, interested in helping your students apply for FEA?


Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for an FEA scholarship, you must be:

  • U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipient
  • Currently enrolled as an undergraduate at U.S. institution of higher education (graduate students are not eligible)
  • Receiving credit at your home institution for the study abroad program

What you’ll need

  1. Complete the application form online.
  2. Print the Financial Aid Form and bring it to your university’s financial aid office. Someone from that office should complete the form and give it back to you for you to upload to your online application.
  3. Upload your unofficial transcript to your online application.
  4. Make sure ALL application materials are uploaded and submitted before the deadline to be considered for an FEA scholarship.

Watch our most recent Applicant Webinar below to learn more.

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