Made possible by the generous support and fundraising efforts of international educators at PDX Abroad, a community of innovators advancing the field of education abroad through active engagement across institutional and organizational boundaries.
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The Alexia Foundation offers production grants to students and professional photographers to give them the financial ability to produce substantial stories that drive change in the effort to make the world a better place. Students also get scholarship opp ...
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IDRC offers this fellowship annually to facilitate field research on the relationship between forest resources and the social, economic, cultural, and environmental welfare of people in developing countries.
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Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program sends young Biomedical Engineers, anywhere outside the U.S. or Canada for one or more of the following activities:
conducting academic or scientific research in a university or laboratory or
pursuing cou ...
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The Fellowship for International Development Reporting encourages journalists to push the boundaries of daily foreign coverage – which is often focused on disaster or crisis – and set new standards for reporting on the developing world. Fellowship recipie ...
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Trek Escapes is a retail Adventure Travel company specializing in small group adventures around the globe. They feature more then 2,500 departures year round. They offer last minute specials as well.
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Sara’s Wish Foundation scholarships are awarded to extraordinary young women committed to making the world a better place by fully participating in it.
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Celebrating the success of post-secondary students by awarding scholarships is just one way that the Foundation aims to foster the growth of leaders, inspire the next generation, cultivate philanthropy and volunteerism, and ultimately, to ensure the healt ...
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The $20,000 SOM Travel Fellowship offers an applicant the opportunity to expand their professional education beyond the classroom through the observation of buildings, design, culture and history that can only be achieved through travel.
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The purpose of the scholarship program is to
encourage academic excellence and the pursuit of higher education among students who are directly affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS);
provide the path and framework for scholarship recipients to become the MS ...
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The purpose of the scholarship program is to
encourage academic excellence and the pursuit of higher education among students who are directly affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS);
provide the path and framework for scholarship recipients to become the MS ...
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Established in 2006, in memory of Elizabeth Massey, a young lawyer and member of CFUW whose life was greatly enriched by her love of the creative arts.
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The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a one-year grant for purposeful, independent study outside the United States, awarded to graduating seniors nominated by one of 40 partner colleges.
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Made possible by the generous support and fundraising efforts of international educators working in Texas.
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The L. Austin Weeks (LAW) Undergraduate Grant program awards deserving undergraduate level geoscience students with grants that are intended to support their educational endeavors.
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The ATCO Pipelines Indigenous Educational Awards Program is aimed at supporting Indigenous students from First Nations and Métis communities in close proximity to our facilities.
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Boren Scholarships and Fellowships provide opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to become more proficient in the cultures and languages of world regions critical to U.S. interests.
Award amounts are up to $20,000 for the Boren Schol ...
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The Alexia Foundation offers production grants to students and professional photographers to give them the financial ability to produce substantial stories that drive change in the effort to make the world a better place. Students also get scholarship opp ...
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S- Au Pair Intermediate is a placement agency that connects au pairs with families across Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. Contracts range from short term summer positions to year long contracts. For more information, contact S- Au Pair I ...
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This foreign study supplements program is available to Canadian citizens or permanent residents who hold a Joseph-Armand Bombardier, an Alexander Graham Bell, or a Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS) at the master’s or doc ...
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