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Win up to $1,000 to Study Abroad! 

Go far. Get further.

From amazing excursions and academics to housing and personal guidance, IFSA study abroad programs are jam-packed with value. To help you benefit, we’re giving away oodles of travel and cultural-experience grants.

20, $1,000 Spring Grants Up for Grabs

Win one of ten $1,000 flight vouchers to help you get to your destination, or one of ten $1,000 packages that include $500 for airfare plus $500 to immerse yourself in local culture by eating out, catching a performance or sports event, and more.

Take the first step, then search programs or connect with our amazing Enrollment Counselors to find your ideal match. To qualify, start your IFSA application by Oct. 15, 2024.

$1,000 Flight Voucher Winners:
Columbia University | Linda Mukarakate
Cuesta College | Roneaka Peters          
Lafayette College | Anica Kim  
Lafayette College | Dongjoon Yoon
Ohio State University at Marion | Kristina Mckee
San Diego State University | Justin Wilkinson                  
Spokane Community College | Gwendolyne Gazley
University of Georgia | Patience Moore-Kindrell             
University of Massachusetts at Amherst | Braden Strott            
Vassar College | Bella Rippon

$1,000 Package Winners:
Bucknell University | Jesse Gunn Cheu
Emory University | Jocelyn Kaplan
Princeton University | Aidan Walker
Saint Cloud State University | Larisa Schultz
Tufts University | Esinam Lotsu
University of Michigan- International Programs in Engineering | Isabella Chittaro
University of Mississippi | Chloe Mull
University of Wisconsin at Madison | Joshua Daneshrad
Vanderbilt University | Kaely Tornek
Wesleyan University | Ella Friese

10, $500 Grants for January

Crunched for time and money? You could win a $500 flight voucher to put an amazing three-week January abroad program in reach! Take the first step. To qualify, start your IFSA application by Oct. 1, 2024.

Winners:
College of Charleston | Sydni Slaughter
James Cook University | Hasindi Gamage           
Lehigh University | Laila Hoxter                     
Lehigh University | Jordan Schrier                
Independent | Eleanor Jasaitis              
Smith College | Genevieve Trabulsi-Orr
Stevens Institute of Technology | Aidan Fazioli    
Stevens Institute of Technology | Olivia Lieberman
Stevens Institute of Technology | Gustavo Moran Diaz
Stevens Institute of Technology | Jair Velazquez 

January Term Programs : Bring a Friend $500 Cultural Grant

Bring a friend to any one of our four IFSA January Term programs for January 2025 and you both will receive a $500 Cultural Grant.

Grants: The Cultural Grant of $500 will be distributed to both you and your friend once you arrive on-site in Mexico, Spain, Costa Rica, or Italy for your January 2025 program. The grant cannot be transferred to another semester or individual. A limit of one grant per person. IFSA reserves the right to withhold prizes for any reason. See complete rules below.

Study in Australia $500 Travel Grant

Recently, the Australian government significantly increased visa fees for international students. To help offset this expense, IFSA will award a one-time $500 travel grant to all students who apply for IFSA Spring 2025 programs in Australia. Upon acceptance into an IFSA program and the signing of your IFSA Student Acceptance Agreement, we’ll send instructions on how to book your flight with our partner provider, Student Universe, using the travel grant voucher.

Study in Argentina: Bring a Friend $500 Cultural Grant

Bring a friend to any one of our three IFSA Study in Buenos Aires programs for Spring 2025 and you both will receive a $500 Cultural Grant.

Grants: The Cultural Grant of $500 will be distributed to both you and your friend once you arrive on-site in Argentina for your Spring 2025 program. The grant cannot be transferred to another semester or individual. A limit of one grant per person. IFSA reserves the right to withhold prizes for any reason. See complete rules below.

Study in China: Bring a Friend $750 Cultural Grant

Bring a friend to any one of our four IFSA Study in Shanghai programs for Spring 2025 and you both will receive a $750 Cultural Grant.

Grants: The Cultural Grant of $750 will be distributed to both you and your friend once you arrive on-site in China for your Spring 2025 program. The grant cannot be transferred to another semester or individual. A limit of one grant per person. IFSA reserves the right to withhold prizes for any reason. See complete rules below.

Study in Sri Lanka: Bring a Friend $750 Cultural Grant

Bring a friend to our IFSA Study in Sri Lanka program or IFSA Study in Sri Lanka: Research program for Spring 2025 and you both will receive a $750 Cultural Grant.

Grants: The Cultural Grant of $750 will be distributed to both you and your friend once you arrive on-site in Sri Lanka for your Spring 2025 program. The grant cannot be transferred to another semester or individual. A limit of one grant per person. IFSA reserves the right to withhold prizes for any reason. See complete rules below.

Study in Scotland: Bring a Friend $750 Cultural Grant

Bring a friend to the IFSA University of Glasgow Partnership program or the IFSA University of St Andrews Partnership program for Spring 2025 and you both will receive a $750 Cultural Grant.

Grants: The Cultural Grant of $750 will be distributed to both you and your friend once you arrive on-site in Scotland for your Spring 2025 program. The grant cannot be transferred to another semester or individual. A limit of one grant per person. IFSA reserves the right to withhold prizes for any reason. See complete rules below.

10, $500 IFSA University of Otago Cultural Grants

Looking to study abroad at the University of Otago in stunning Dunedin, New Zealand for Spring 2025? Apply to the IFSA University of Otago program by Oct. 15, 2024, and you will automatically be entered to win one of 10, $500 Cultural Grants.

Grants: The Cultural Grant of $500 will be distributed to you once you arrive on-site in New Zealand for your Spring 2025 program. The grant cannot be transferred to another semester or individual. IFSA reserves the right to withhold prizes for any reason. See complete rules below.

Winners:
Brandeis University | Japhy Theobald
Colby College | Tori Fischer
Columbia University | Ellen Lansing
Georgetown University | Sarah Lummus
Hamilton College | Harper Youngwood
Lewis & Clark College | Isla Watson
Middlebury College | Connor Curtin
Princeton University | Emily Garcia
Seattle Pacific University | Luna Van Brost
Trinity University | Nathan Ashworth

Attend a Fall 2024 Study Abroad Fair and Win a $500 Travel Voucher

Fall is Study Abroad Fair time on campus. Attend your school’s Fall 2024 Study Abroad Fair, visit the IFSA table, and sign-up to receive more information from IFSA using the special QR code. A $500 travel voucher good toward travel to an IFSA Spring 2025, Summer 2025, or Fall 2025 program will be awarded to two (2) students at each participating Study Abroad Fair.

Entry: Sign-up to receive information from IFSA using the special QR code.

Winners: 
Amherst College | Michelle Ramos Aragon & Shamil Khusnullin
Bates College | Sadie Rooney & Alexa Terry |
Bowdoin College | Mercy Kim & Megumi Iwai Louie
Brandeis University | Hannah Fletcher & Tristan Hearth
Bucknell University | Rose Andreski & Laura Posh
Butler University | Kayla Johnson & Ally Schrotenboer
Carnegie Mellon University | Isabella Diaz & Ella Garruto
Claremont McKenna College | Cooper Danielson & Sally Gaither
Colby College | Shannon Chistopher & Anusha Thapa
Colorado College | Tanya Gonzalez & Lily Henderson 
Davidson College | Alejandro Balnk & William Leclercq
Denison University | Lal Sezgin & Xinlan Yu
Drake University | Theodore Brown & Keira Ludolph
Eckerd College | Branner Boyd & Sean Porter
Elon University | Zaya Martin & Nate Zaytseva 
Emerson College | Lou Magliano & Sofía Quiñones Rios
Emory University |Joseph Hough & Meadow Worthleye
George Washington University | Benjamin Folsaz & Giovanna Perillo
Hampden-Sydney College | Jordan Chorbaji & Daniel Coker
Haverford College | Isabela Jiménez & Danylo Shudrenko
Kenyon College | Maddie Ratcliffe & Jayda Santana
Lafayette College | Sarah Green & Jamie Lin
Lehigh University | Brady Payne & Lily Raider
Middlebury College | Jean Baker & Natalie Byers
Mount Holyoke College | Sophie Frank & Victoria Sloan
Muhlenberg College | Gabriella Damens & Brenya Gommel
Northwestern University | Chiara Bianchi & Andrea Luna
Oberlin College | Beatrice Evans & Jacqueline Rogen
Oregon State University | Emma Schnabel & Brian Trejo
Princeton University | Kimyung Song & Liepa Vxsniauskaite
Providence College | Sydney Cloutier & Ava Obrien
Purdue University | Sammith Belur & Rivaa Lalani
Rice University | Caleb Lin & Michael Tsao
Saint Joseph’s University of Pennsylvania | Caitlin Curran & Mackenzie Ross
Scripps College | Stella Adler & Eve Oliker
Seattle Pacific University | Jacqueline Brizuela & Ruth Greene
Sewanee: The University of the South | Jamie Anne McKinney & Natalie Raines
Skidmore College | Janmin Ruiz Hernandez & Nora Lando
Smith College | Chloe Jahncke & Isabelle Wang
Stevens Institute of Technology | Jillian McCoy & Lily Simons
Swarthmore College | Theodore Yochum
Temple University | Kylah Anderson & Uzodinma Dmereonye
Texas A&M at College Station | Andrea Benitez & Angelina Jansen
The College of New Jersey | Tori Faro & Jazlynne Fernandez
Thomas Jefferson University | Bezawite Alemu & Sarina Castillo
Trinity University | Carolina Brechin & Eve Slemp
Tufts University | Tessa Hartley & Anaiya Ramanathan
Tulane University | Fiona Godes & Clementine Roth
Tuskegee University | Heaven Seabrook & Alaina Zelaya
University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa | Aydia Doyle & Lizzie Putman
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville | Oceana David & Bliss Nichols
University of Denver | Lana Bowers & Luca Kaminski
University of Georgia | Angel Cynes & Vije Kirubanandan
University of Maryland at College Park | Alexa Chapman & Claudia Treminio
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Andrea Lin & Jacqueline Tiros-Lezama
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor | Kathleen Fredericks & Tabria Wade
University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Giuliana Berruti & Annisa Nguyen
University of Mississippi | Lily Little & Henry Lowry
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Maverick Echols & Juan Martinez
University of Puget Sound | Nate Balaam & Sophie Goble
University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Giuliana Berruti & Annisa Nguyen
University of Mississippi | Lily Little & Henry Lowry
University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Maverick Echols & Juan Martinez
University of Puget Sound | Nate Balaam & Sophie Goble
University of San Diego | Chance Aaronson & Oscar Cruz Padilla
University of St. Thomas of Minnesota | Grace Root & Brock Wykle
University of Texas at Austin | Alexa Gonzalez & Hannah Mcanally
University of Virginia | Brooke Bowers & Cassie Uran
University of Wisconsin at Madison | Alec Belina & Joslyn Salamanca
Vanderbilt University | Celeste Lora & Zihan Sun
Vassar College | Catalina Arias & Jarod Hudson
Wake Forest University | Yeanaba Kamara & Will McKinzie
Washington and Lee University | Christopher Paudel & Morgan Stoudt
Wesleyan University | Naomi Ivie & Eleanor Menezes
Whitman College | Sophia Freeman & Jimena Martinez
Williams College | Rosamio Carranza & Sam Drescher
Xavier University of Louisiana | Amauria Monroe & Asialyn Swayzer

Grants: Two (2) $500 flight vouchers will be awarded to students visiting the IFSA table at select Fall 2024 Study Abroad Fairs and signing up to receive additional information from IFSA. Upon acceptance into an IFSA Spring 2025, Summer 2025 program, or Fall 2025 program and the signing of your IFSA Student Acceptance Agreement, instructions will be sent on how to book your flight with our partner provider, Student Universe, using the travel grant voucher. The voucher cannot be disbursed as cash, or in any other form other than a credit voucher through Student Universe for payment toward student travel expenses specifically to and from an IFSA program. The travel voucher cannot be transferred to another semester, a non-IFSA program, or individual. See complete rules below


Terms and Conditions

Spring Go Far, Get Further $1,000 grants will be awarded to students who apply for and commit to an IFSA Spring 2025 study abroad program. January Go Far, Get Further $500 grants will be awarded to students who apply for and commit to an IFSA January 2025 study abroad program.

Upon acceptance into an IFSA program and the signing of your IFSA Student Acceptance Agreement, we’ll send instructions on how to book your flight with our partner provider, Student Universe, using the travel grant voucher. The voucher cannot be disbursed as cash, or in any other form other than a credit voucher through Student Universe for payment toward student travel expenses specifically to and from an IFSA program. $500 immersive grants will be distributed via PayPal upon arrival in your host country. Neither the travel voucher nor the immersive grant can be transferred to another semester, a non-IFSA program, or individual. See complete rules below.

Entry Rules

  • Promotions are open to any eligible student who completes an IFSA application for eligible programs during the promotional period.
  • Eligibility for IFSA programs is outlined here and states:
    • Your home college or university must be in the U.S. or Canada. You must be an undergraduate student in good academic and disciplinary standing at a two-year or four-year college. Approval from your home institution may be required.
    • You must have completed at least one full-time semester of college before participating in a study abroad program.
    • IFSA also accepts recent graduates or students seeking graduate degrees, however only undergraduate credit can be earned. Approval from your home institution may be required.
    • You must meet the requirements of the host institution such as GPA minimums and language requirements.
  • The recipient has consented to their general information being shared as a winner, for example their first name, home institution, and major.
  • IFSA promotional offers cannot be combined.
  • IFSA reserves the right to withhold prizes for any reason.
  • IFSA’s decision on all matters relating to the prizes are final.
  • Winners are required to:
    • Provide confirmation of their full name, home institution, major of study.
    • Complete their application by the posted deadline for their program of choice. Winners are subject to all IFSA policies and procedures surrounding the application process with IFSA and/or the host institution.