Student Funding Information

For further information on funding,
see www.bard.edu/academics/globalstudies/.

Graduating Bard students are eligible for a number of scholarships and fellowships that will allow them to study or conduct research abroad. Application information can be obtained at the Office of Career Development or from the Dean of Studies.

Examples:

The Watson Fellowship: A year to travel and explore the world outside the U.S. while undertaking an independent study project.

The Fulbright Scholarship: For recent BA/BS graduates, masters and doctoral students to provide an international experience teaching or conducting research.

See also inside.bard.edu/career for a list of graduate fellowship and scholarship opportunities.

For best Chinese language study abroad, try these Bard-approved programs:

Bard's Summer Advanced Chinese with Research Practica: 2010 & 2011
PIB (summer only) Princeton in Beijing www.princeton.edu/pib January 31st deadline (better to apply earlier) Located at Beijing Normal University, Beijing (1/12 for aid)
ACC (year-round) Associated Colleges in China www.hamilton.edu/academics/acc October 15, March 1 (summer, rolling admission) Located at Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing
IUP (year-round) Inter-University Program, ieas.berkeley.edu/iup January 10, January 31 (summer, rolling admission) Located at Tsinghua University, Beijing
ICLP (year-round) International Chinese Language Program, iclp.ntu.edu.tw April 30, March 31 (summer) Located at National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
CET (year-round) cetacademicprograms.com Various locations

Think you can't afford study abroad? If you received a Pell grant, try http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman

China-related grants:

clscholarship.org/home.php, Critical Language Scholarship for Intensive Summer Institutes, US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and The Council of American Overseas Research Centers
www.borenawards.org, National Security Education Program (NSEP), Boren Awards for International Study
www.blakemorefoundation.org, The Blakemore Foundation for study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean

And many more. Ask your grants office to start you off on your web search.