All students who participate in Arcadia programs are encouraged to apply for scholarships. On this page we list both external scholarships as well as Arcadia scholarships.
If you are an Arcadia University student, please visit this page to review scholarships for which you are eligible to apply.
Approximately 70% of study abroad students who apply for aid from Arcadia receive some form of award. You may still receive a scholarship from Arcadia Abroad even if you already receive aid from your home school.
Typical awards are as follows:
How To Apply
Download the application. Submit your completed application to your Arcadia Application Portal or to Arcadia Abroad's Office of Student Accounts (TCGSbilling@arcadia.edu)
In addition to scholarship awards from Arcadia Abroad, students receiving a Pell Grant may be eligible for this scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for any semester abroad, including summer.
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. To be eligible for the Gilman Program, applicants must be receiving a Federal Pell Grant during the time of application or provide proof that they will be receiving a Pell Grant during the term of their study abroad program or internship.
The Gilman-McCain Scholarship provides awards of $5,000 for child dependents of active duty service members to study or intern abroad on credit-bearing programs. More information can be found here.
The Fund for Education Abroad (FEA) offers scholarships to students studying abroad. The foundation has a strong preference for, but is not limited to, students studying a foreign language, participating in an academically rigorous program, attending in a non-traditional destination, and/or representing an under-represented group for education abroad, such as a minority or a community college student.
Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grants are designed to help support undergraduates as they seek knowledge and experience in their academic fields by studying abroad. Seventy-five $1,000 grants are awarded each year.
Applicants do not have to be Society members but must attend an institution with an active Phi Kappa Phi chapter. You can view this list to see if your institution has a chapter.