The Summer, Fall, and Academic Year 2025-2026 Application is Open!
The application will be open from November 26, 2024 until February 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Standard Time. We cannot accept late applications or grant extensions. Thank you for understanding.
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, unofficial transcripts, and essay submissions 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.
- Essays & Unofficial Transcript are reviewed for scholarship impact and additional context about the applicant.
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for an FEA scholarship, you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipient
- Be enrolled as an undergraduate at a U.S. institution of higher education at the time of application (graduate students are not eligible)
- Receive credit at your home institution for the program or experience abroad
- Have demonstrated financial need
FEA determines financial need based on information from the most recent FAFSA. You are eligible for an FEA scholarship with regard to financial need if any of the following apply:
- Your Student Aid Index (SAI) is below 20,000
- You are eligible for a Pell Grant
- You have taken out any amount of student loans for the current academic year
What you’ll need
- Complete the application form online.
- 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.
- Upload your unofficial transcript to your online application.
- Make sure ALL application materials are uploaded and submitted before the deadline to be considered for an FEA scholarship. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Watch our most recent webinars below to learn more.
Our Applicant Webinar covers eligibility requirements, application components, recent changes to our application form, and more.
Our Writing Workshop provides our best tips and advice for crafting the essays for your FEA application.
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Are you a study abroad or financial aid advisor, interested in helping your students apply for an FEA Scholarship? Check out our Advisor Resources page.