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Click here KIIS Scholarships flyer
In addition to financial aid, below are several ways to help students reduce the cost of their KIIS study abroad program:
1. Apply Early & Save $100
For Summer programs, submit the following by January 20 to be eligible for $100 savings and to be considered for early acceptance:
your online KIIS application
pay your $250 application fee (refunded if you are not accepted into KIIS program)
your supporting materials (faculty recommendation, transcript, passport photo page or passport application + 1 photo)
Please note: The $100 savings will be deducted from the student's final April 15 program payment (Summer programs).
(meaning all students are required to pay the $250 application fee and, if accepted, the March 15 $2000 program payment)
Fall Semester programs: May 1 (apply early & save $100 deadline)
Winter programs: October 1 (apply early & save $100 deadline)
Spring Semester programs: October 1 (apply early & save $100 deadline)
2. KIIS Scholarships
Summer programs: One $500 scholarship is available for each KIIS program
Summer Ecuador applicants: Kentucky-Ecuador Partners (KEP) generously provides an additional $500 scholarship.
(KIIS Ecuador applicants may apply for both the KIIS and KEP $500 scholarships)
Fall Semester programs: One $750 scholarship for each KIIS program.
Spring Semester programs: One $750 scholarship for each KIIS program.
Winter programs: One $300 scholarship is available for each KIIS program
3. Your College or University Study Abroad Scholarships
Many colleges and universities offer their students generous study abroad scholarships that can be applied towards a KIIS summer or semester program. These range from a few hundred dollars to over $1000.
For more information, click on your (consortium) school link below or contact your KIIS Campus Representative:
In addition to financial aid, below are several ways to help students reduce the cost of their KIIS study abroad program:
1. Apply Early & Save $100
For Summer programs, submit the following by January 20 to be eligible for $100 savings and to be considered for early acceptance:
your online KIIS application pay your $250 application fee (refunded if you are not accepted into KIIS program) your supporting materials (faculty recommendation, transcript, passport photo page or passport application + 1 photo)Please note: The $100 savings will be deducted from the student's final April 15 program payment (Summer programs).
(meaning all students are required to pay the $250 application fee and, if accepted, the March 15 $2000 program payment)
Fall Semester programs: May 1 (apply early & save $100 deadline)
Winter programs: October 1 (apply early & save $100 deadline)
Spring Semester programs: October 1 (apply early & save $100 deadline)
2. KIIS Scholarships
Summer programs: One $500 scholarship is available for each KIIS program Summer Ecuador applicants: Kentucky-Ecuador Partners (KEP) generously provides an additional $500 scholarship. (KIIS Ecuador applicants may apply for both the KIIS and KEP $500 scholarships)
Fall Semester programs: One $750 scholarship for each KIIS program. Spring Semester programs: One $750 scholarship for each KIIS program. Winter programs: One $300 scholarship is available for each KIIS program3. Your College or University Study Abroad Scholarships
Many colleges and universities offer their students generous study abroad scholarships that can be applied towards a KIIS summer or semester program. These range from a few hundred dollars to over $1000.
For more information, click on your (consortium) school link below or contact your KIIS Campus Representative:
4. Honors Scholarships Many Honors Colleges or Programs offer their honors students generous study abroad scholarships.
Contact the Honors Director at your home institution.
5. Outside Scholarships (click below)
American-Scandanavian Foundation (Denmark) Boren Scholarship ('critical languages' scholarship) DAAD Study Abroad in Germany (Semester program) David Hershberg Scholarship (for students enrolled at any college or university in Metro Louisville and contiguous counties in KY/IN) Foundation for Global Scholars Fund for Education Abroad Gilman International Scholarship (Semester and Summer programs) Global Studies Grant Golden Key International Honor Society Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant Study Abroad Scholarship in Turkey (for African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American students)Scholarship Success Stories
In Summer 2013, eight KIIS students received Gilman scholarships: 1 for Austria-Bregenz (Berea), 1 for Chile (Berea), 1 for Japan (Berea), and 5 for Tanzania (Marshall, 3 NKU, WKU)
In Summer 2012, a KCTCS student from Elizabethtown received a Gilman for the Argentina program Talk to your KIIS Campus Rep before submitting an outside scholarship application. At several universities, there are faculty or staff members who will assist students by reviewing their scholarship applications. Quick links: Academics, Courses, Deadlines, Flight Info, Money Matters, Financial Aid, Forms, Health & Safety, Once Admitted, FAQs
Questions: Contact KIIS at 270-745-4416 or john.dizgun@wku.edu. Fax 270-745-4413.