UHD Study Abroad Travel Award Scholarship

 

The UHD Study Abroad Travel Awards support academic studies that include a travel abroad component. The purpose of the University Study Abroad Award is to help increase the participation of UHDstudents in study abroad programs. Recipients are expected to be ambassadors of international understanding abroad and within the community upon their return. Funding for these awards is provided through the university’s international education fee. This is a competitive scholarship and not all students will receive the award. Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Application

1. Complete a Study Abroad online application through our Application Portal.
2. The Travel Award application is a component of your application.

Spring 2024 Open Date: November 1, 2023 Deadline: Late January, 2024 Decision Date: Late February, 2024	Summer 2024 Open Date: January 16, 2024 Deadline: April 5, 2024 Decision Date: April 29, 2024
Fall 2024 Open Date: April 1, 2024 Deadline: April 30, 2024 Decision Date: Late June	Application Portal

 

Students must meet all of the following minimum requirements:

1. Student must have a minimum GPA of:
   1. 2.5 for Exchange and Affiliated Programs
   2. 2.0 for Faculty-Led Trips
   3. 3.0 for Grduate Students
2. Students must have completed 12 hours at UHD at the time of application (9 hours for grduate students).
3. Students must be enrolled at UHD for a minimum of three hours for the term abroad.
4. Students must receive academic credit for the study abroad course or program.
5. Students who are traveling to a country where there is a US State Department travel warning are not eligible to receive the award. Regions within travel warning countries that are specifically noted as not being subject to the warning will be considered.
6. Students who require a visa for travel must show proof of timely visa application prior to the award disbursement.
7. Students must clear any holds on their student accounts prior to award disbursement.
8. International students may not use the travel award to travel to their home country.
9. Students must participate in a UHD-approved program.

Obligation to Repay Funds if Trip Not Taken:

Students must reimburse UHDfor all scholarship funds awarded for a study abroad program within 30 days if they do not complete the program for any reason. This includes those scholarship funds that are directly applied as payment for the non-refundable portion of a trip’s cost.