Fund for Education Abroad Offers 24 Deferrable Study Abroad Scholarships

Read the full press release. WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2020 โ€“ The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) has increased access to international education by granting 24 scholarships to US students consistently underrepresented in study abroad. These flexible scholarships are deferrable through spring 2022, a deferral period that has been extended to help students survive the…

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WASHINGTON, D.C., November 13, 2020 โ€“ The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) has increased access to international education by granting 24 scholarships to US students consistently underrepresented in study abroad. These flexible scholarships are deferrable through spring 2022, a deferral period that has been extended to help students survive the current global disruption to higher education and international travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Including this new cohort, a total of 614 scholars, including minority, first-generation college and community college students, have benefited from over $2.2 million in scholarships granted since FEAโ€™s inception in 2010. Of these scholars, 149 have been awarded deferrable scholarships during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This application cycle, 92% of awarded scholars identify as students of Color: 25% Black/African-American, 33% Asian/South Asian, 25% Hispanic/Latinx, and 8% identified as mixed race. Additionally, 84% of these scholars are first-generation college students, and 29% either transferred from or currently attend community college.

โ€œWe are honored to continue operations and award these deserving students during such an uncertain time,โ€ said FEA Executive Director Jennifer Calvert. โ€œWe hope to remain a vital resource to students with financial need as the pandemic subsides, so they can fulfill their dreams of study abroad.โ€ 

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About the Fund for Education Abroad

The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to provide scholarships and ongoing support to students who are underrepresented among the U.S. study abroad population, making life-changing, international experiences accessible to all by supporting minority and first-generation college students before, during, and after they participate in education abroad programs. FEA Access Partners participate on the FEA Access Advisory Board (AAB), established to share best practices in international education and actively engage in FEAโ€™s mission to increase the number of Americans studying abroad. FEA is a Guidestar Gold participant, and  won the 2019 Scholarship Provider of the Year Award from the National Scholarship Providers Association, the 2015 Diversity Abroad Excellence in Diversifying International Education Award and GoAbroad.comโ€™s 2015 Innovation in Philanthropy Award. Follow FEA at www.fundforeducationabroad.org, and on Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr and on Twitter: @FEAScholarships.