Admissions & Tuition
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Students applying to the Overseas Student Program (OSP) have access to a variety of need-based and merit-based scholarships and financial aid opportunities. Explore the possibilities below!
NEW SPRING 2020 TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS
The OSP is excited to offer tuition scholarships of up to $2,500 for students attending the program for the Spring 2020 semester. Interested students can access the application here.
Deadline: November 15th 2019
The OSP is also pleased to offer scholarships of up to $1,500 for our various Winter 2020 programs. You can access the Winter scholarship application here.
Deadline: November 15th 2019
If additional funds are needed, please contact us at for more information.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
In collaboration with IAC Mishelanu, AABGU is proud to offer a brand-new scholarship opportunity. All Mishelanu members are eligible for a $500 scholarship towards their study abroad at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship is a grant program that enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, thereby gaining skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible, a recipient must be a U.S. citizen, an undergraduate student in good standing, receive a Federal Pell Grant, and be in the process of applying to, or accepted for, a study abroad or internship program. Scholarships of up to $5,000 will be awarded.
Boren Scholarships, an initiative of the National Security Education Program, provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests, and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Boren Scholarships promote long term linguistic and cultural immersion, and therefore study abroad proposals for two or more semesters are strongly encouraged. Preference will be given to undergraduate applicants proposing a at least 6 months overseas.
Diversity Abroad & CISI Planning Scholarship
Diversity Abroad and CISI are proud to award 5 planning scholarships to students of diverse backgrounds. The awards, for $2,000 each, will be awarded to students to study abroad in Summer or Fall 2016 and may be used to cover expenses for which financial aid is not readily available such as passports and visas, flights, program deposits, etc. The students do not need to have selected a study abroad program at the time of receiving this scholarship. Eligibility requirements: 1. Must demonstrate financial need (as demonstrated by your FAFSA) 2. Must be a freshman, sophomore, or junior at the time of application 3. Preference given to students who have not studied abroad before 4. Students of diverse and underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) Scholarships
The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) awards scholarships to students studying abroad on programs that are at least four weeks in length. Award amounts are $10,000 for an academic year, $5,000 for a semester, and a pro-rated amount for summer programs depending on the number of weeks (minimim $1,250). FEA strongly encourages students to apply who represent a group that is traditionally underrepresented in education abroad. Those groups include, but are not limited to minorities, first-generation college students, community college students, students with disabilities, student athletes, veterans, and returning learners.
In addition to their general scholarship, FEA awards the following scholarships:
- BASAA Scholarship: awarded to a deserving student who attends a US university/college located in the BASAA area (Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Connecticut)
- DC-Area Scholarship: awarded to a deserving student who attends a U.S. university/college located in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, or suburban Maryland
- Foundation for Global Scholars Scholarship
- Minnesota Scholarship: awarded to a deserving student who attends a US university/college located in Minnesota
- Rainbow Scholarship: awarded to a deserving LGBTQI student who aims to participate in a high-quality, rigorous education abroad program
GoAbroad Meaningful Travel Scholarship
To celebrate their 20 year anniversary, GoAbroad will be awarding 20 $500 scholarships — that’s $10,000 worth of Meaningful Travel Scholarships to help get 20 people abroad. Winners will be selected based on the quality and completeness of their scholarship applications and whether they have chosen and enrolled in a program.
Masa Israel Grants & Scholarships
Masa Israel has partnered with the State of Israel and the Jewish Agency to provide scholarship assistance to Jewish young adults who study in Israel on long-term educational programs. Jewish students in the OSP are eligible for Masa funding.
STA Travel Start the Adventure Scholarship
STA Travel awards $2,500 scholarships for students to study abroad. In addition, the students’ home university or college will receive a matching $2,500 to give to another student in order to help fund a study abroad experience.
Go Overseas and the Institute of International Education launched in partnership with AIFS Study Abroad, CET Academic Programs, IFSA-Butler, STA Travel, the #GoStudyAbroad Scholarship. One winner will receive a $10,000 scholarship and free roundtrip travel. Three additional awards of $5,000 will also be awarded. Students must be studying abroad for at least a semester and be currently enrolled in a US college/university. Deadline is March 31, 2016.
For students studying abroad for the academic year:
American Jewish League for Israel Scholarship
The University Scholarship Fund of the American Jewish League for Israel is a scholarship program to assist students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents to study in Israel. Any U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has been accepted for at least one year of academic study to BGU is eligible; students DO NOT need to be Jewish to receive this scholarship.
For students studying abroad for the summer:
Diversity Network Summer Scholarship
The Diversity Abroad Network “Diversity Network” will offer two summer scholarships in the amount of $1,000 for full-time undergraduate (both community college and university level) students studying abroad. 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.
For students applying as a gap year:
Travel Access Project Scholarship
The Travel Access Project (TAP) is offering grants awarded to deserving and motivated young people to take a “year on” of educational travel between high school and college. Seven scholarships will be awarded of $3,000 each.
For Canadian students: The Fine Family Scholarship
The Fine Family Scholarship is for Canadian students studying at BGU on the OSP. For more information, email the Canadian Associates, Ben-Gurion University () or the OSP office () in New York.
For Columbia University students:
IIJS Undergraduate Israel Fellowship
The Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at Columbia University offers stipends to support study, service, or internship work in Israel during the summer to help students explore the diversity of Israeli society. In return, students become Institute Fellows, and during their summer in Israel will participate in a number of invitation-only educational and social opportunities to discuss matters related to Israeli culture and history.
For Michigan State University students:
The Julie and Ed Levy Jr. Endowed Fund for Scholarship for Student Leaders Studying in Israel offers scholarships to MSU students-both non-Jewish and Jewish students-who choose to study in Israel, and to provide the enrichment of their study abroad experience before they leave for Israel, while they are abroad, and when they return to the United States. The intent of the Levy endowment is to allow MSU students to study at Israeli universities and, through that experience, become outstanding leaders.
For UCLA students:
The UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, a constituent of the UCLA International Institute, is pleased to announce the Harry C. Sigman Scholarship which will provide a scholarship to a UCLA student for study abroad in Israel. The Scholarship is designed for UCLA students from any academic background who wish to gain first-hand knowledge of Israel and its people, and to share their experience with others upon return to UCLA.
For University of Pennsylvania students:
The David Zeehandelaar Memorial Award
The David Zeehandelaar Memorial Award provides support for independent travel or an independent project undertaken by an undergraduate student participating in the study abroad program between BGU and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The David Zeehandelaar Memorial Award honors the memory of a Penn alumnus who had a passionate connection to both Penn and BGU and aims to promote a deeper connection between the two institutions through student experiences in Israel.
For University of Washington students:
Stroum Center Opportunity Grants
The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies offers several grants to support undergraduate experiences with Jewish Studies through UW-approved study abroad experiences. Students DO NOT need to be Jewish Studies majors/minors in order to apply for and receive a grant, although preference is given to students who intend to study a language related to the Jewish experience (e.g., Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino) and/or have pursued coursework in Jewish Studies during their graduate or undergraduate careers at the University of Washington.
The Spitzer Scholarship
AABGU is pleased to share the Spitzer Scholarship. This scholarship offers University of Washington Students who want to study in Israel additional support to spend a semester at BGU. The scholarship is designed for UW students with any academic background who wish to “enrich their lives and broaden their perspectives by knowing Israel from the inside,” says Kathleen Spitzer. Please email for more information
Check out this list of external grants/scholarships for study abroad in Israel!
