Contact & FAQ

FEA awards as many scholarships as possible based on available funding each cycle. In recent cycles, FEA has awarded 3-4% of applicants on average. We strongly encourage all applicants to consider pursuing other sources of funding in addition to applying for FEA. Check out our Additional Resources page for some ideas to get you started.

No. Applicants will only complete one FEA application. FEA will automatically consider each applicant for all of our available scholarships for which they are eligible. There is no need to apply separately for any of our scholarships.

We are not able to provide funding for full degree programs. We can only award scholarships to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or DACA recipients who are attending a U.S institution of higher education and are pursuing a study abroad program outside of the U.S. as part of their undergraduate degree.

No. In order to be eligible to receive funding from FEA, you must submit a scholarship application. We are unable to provide funding outside of our established scholarship processes.

Please check our eligibility page. If you do not fit these qualifications, you are not eligible for an FEA scholarship. To ensure our process remains fair, we do not make any exceptions to these requirements. Submitted applications found to be ineligible will not be considered for review.

We encourage you to take a look at the following resources for other potential study abroad scholarship opportunities: 

• GoAbroad.com’s Travel Scholarships & Financial Resources Directory 
• USAC’s External Scholarships & Databases List 
• FEA’s Additional Resources page 

We have two application cycles per year. The application for Summer/Fall programs is typically open from late November/early December to early February. The application for Winter/Spring programs is typically open from late July to mid-September. Find more information about the current application status on our Apply page.

No. We are unable to grant any individual extensions, no matter the reason.

• Basic Information: Basic questions such as your name and contact information.
• Academic Information: Questions about your current studies, including a section to upload your unofficial transcript(s). You do not need to provide your official transcript.
• Study Abroad Information: Questions about your study abroad plans. 
• About You: Tell us more about you!
• Financial Aid Information: Questions about your finances, including a section to upload documentation from your financial aid package or FAFSA.
• Essays: Two essay questions.

• Why have you chosen your intended study abroad program? Please describe any unique elements of your program that influenced your choice and share what you hope will be most empowering to you about your experience. (300 words maximum)
• What should we know about you that is not conveyed elsewhere in your application? Please be specific. This is your opportunity to tell us why you are a deserving candidate and what makes you different from other applicants. (600 words maximum)

Please note that the essay questions sometimes change. The application will always have the most up-to-date version.

Applicants planning to study abroad for a full academic year are welcome to apply during our Summer/Fall application cycle.

Our review process takes approximately 8 to 9 weeks once the application has closed. If you submitted an application for the Summer/Fall application cycle, you can expect to hear back in April. If you submitted an application for the Winter/Spring application cycle, you can expect to hear back in November. Decision notifications are sent to the email address you provided in your application. If you have not heard back within the anticipated time frame, please check your spam folder.

Unfortunately, due to the number of inquiries we receive, we are unable to provide feedback on individual applications. We are a philanthropic organization and our funding is limited. In many cases strong applications are denied simply because we do not have more funds to award in a given application cycle.

If the application deadline has not yet passed, please reach out us via email at fea@fundforeducationabroad.org.

If the deadline has passed, unfortunately we are not able to allow any changes to submitted applications.

Changes to your program may impact which of our scholarships you are eligible for. If your study abroad plans have changed since you submitted your application, please contact us at fea@fundforeducationabroad.org to let us know about the change so we can be sure to consider you for all of our scholarships for which you are eligible.