Eligibility


Applicants must be full-time undergraduates at a university or community college based in the Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States. Economically disadvantaged students, African-American/Black, Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Multiracial/ethnic or Indigenous/Native-American, students with disabilities and first generation college undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to apply. 


Applicants must meet the following criteria: 



• Applicants must be full-time undergraduates at a university or community college based in the United States. Students must participate in a study abroad program offered by a DiversityAbroad.com partner organization.
• Economically disadvantaged students, African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Latino, Multiracial/ethnic or Native-American undergraduate students as well as student who study in non traditional locations (Outside western Europe & Australia ) are strongly encouraged to apply. 
• Applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Have a minimum cumulative 2.75 GPA at an accredited U.S. university or college
• Be accepted to a study abroad, intern abroad, language immersion abroad or volunteer abroad program offered through a DiversityAbroad.com Partner Organization
• Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
• Must be willing to share their experiences abroad with the DiversityAbroad.com community via blogs, picture and videos (at least twice a week), participation in DiversityAbroad.com travel abroad forum and do a study abroad testimonial at the end of their time abroad

 

Submit a video essay answering the following question: “How do you feel your experience abroad will prepare you for your future career?” (Video essay should be 2 minutes max.)

Here are steps for sending us your video:

Step 1 – Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo.

Step 2 – Name the video “Diversity Abroad Scholarship Fall 2012 Scholarship – YOUR NAME (e.g. Diversity Abroad Scholarship Fall 2012 Scholarship Lisette Gomez)

Step 3 – Include this list of tags: diversity, DiversityAbroad.com, study abroad, Fall 2012

      Step 4 – Submit the link to  scholarships@diversityabroad.com with your application.

 After you’ve complete your video share it!

Facebook 

- "Like" the DiversityAbroad.com page at http://www.facebook.com/diversityabroad

- Post the video link to your Facebook page

- When you post the video to your Facebook wall, tag DiversityAbroad.com by typing "@DiversityAbroad.com" and select our profile from the auto drop-down menu like this:

Twitter 

-Follow DiversityAbroad.com on Twitter @diversityabroad

-Post the video to your twitter account


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Scholarship winners will be notified by Friday May 11, 2012