University of Oklahoma Scholarship Opportunities
OU's Office of Financial Aid
Presidential International Travel Fellowships
Fellowships are provided by the Office of the President of the University of Oklahoma to graduate and undergraduate students and to members of the faculty and staff of the University of Oklahoma to cover full or partial international airfare. For more information on these fellowships, contact Education Abroad at 405.325.1607
International Student Services (ISS)
The ISS offers several scholarships to outstanding international students. Contact the International Student Services office at 405.325.3337.
OU Arabic Language Flagship Partner Scholarship opportunities
Students will be eligible to apply for two scholarships to join two study-abroad programs at the Arabic Flagship in Alexandria, Egypt. After completing their second year Arabic at OU students are eligible for a ten-week Summer program. After completing their fourth year at OU, students are eligible for a year-long program.
OU offers many different merit-based scholarships. In addition, many students receive generous Flagship scholarships to cover tuition and partial living expenses (U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required).
(download and complete application form)
The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
The department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma offers various scholarship opportunities for students majoring in Spanish, French, and German. For more information, please contact their offices at 405.325.6181 or refer to their web site at http://www.ou.edu/cas/modlang/main/scholarships.htm.
Other Scholarship Opportunities
Boren Scholars and Fellows Program (NSEP)
This program, also known as the National Security Education Program (NSEP) enables U.S. graduate or undergraduate students to pursue overseas specialization in area and language study and was created by then Senator David L. Boren in 1991. Specifically, Boren Scholarships (for undergraduate students) and Fellowships (for graduate students) provide financial support to study languages, cultures, and world regions that are deemed critical to U.S. national security but are less frequently studied by U.S. students. Areas of the world that are never eligible for the NSEP are Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and languages such as Spanish, French, German, etc.
While language focus is always changing, examples of recently awarded language programs have been in Chinese, Arabic and Turkish. All participating students must be concurrently participating in an academic program at the time of participation as an NSEP scholar. Limited to U.S. citizens, this program has a federal government service agreement attached to the award and would require work by the recipient at an approved federal position after completion.
For further information about this program and an exhaustive list of focused languages and service sites, please go to this website: www.borenawards.org
Also, please feel free to contact the OU campus representative for NSEP: Jack Hobson jhobson@ou.edu
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowships
www.woodrow.org/public-policy/
Fulbright Scholarhip
www.iie.org/fulbright/ or http://www.cies.org/
Nancy Petry Scholarship
Open to U.S. citizens enrolled in a graduate studies program at an IIE Educational Associate Institution of higher learning in the Rocky Mountain region. Applications can be found online at www.rockymountainiie.org or by contacting Brooke Payne at bpayne@iie.org.
Rotary Foundation
Information on scholarships, educational programs, etc.: http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/