Scholarships
Our tuition fees are more economic than most US universities – AND we offer an experience of a lifetime. However, we realize that studying abroad can be financially demanding through ongoing bills at home, international insurance, additional gear, etc. To promote international awareness and to promote stewardship in Galapagos we give out scholarships for students outstanding through their extra curricular involvement in community work and conservation. To apply for these scholarships please submit a short (1 page) essay on your dedication in community work and conservation to info@ioi-galapagos.org.
Complete Care Package (CCP) Scholarship
For the fall and spring semester we offer two take care of everything scholarships. The semester is 4 months long and worth 15 transferable upper division credits (300-500 level). Each credit costs the student $500. The CCP scholarships cover ALL incidental costs outside of tuition. That includes and is not limited to national airfares, inter island transfers, park and entrance fees, FULL R&B, scientific excursions, etc.)
Full Tuition (FT) scholarship
For our short study abroad experiences during the Christmas, Spring and Fall intersession as well as the full summer abroad program, each 2-3 weeks long and worth 3 transferable credits, we offer FT scholarships. IOI offers one full tuition scholarship for each class offered. The selected exceptional student only has to cover incidental costs such as flights, entrance fees, etc...
External Scholarship Resources:
Being a small and personal organization we can not offer more financial support than the above. That notwithstanding please find below additional scholarship resources:
http://www.iie.org//programs/gilman/index.html - for students receiving federal need-based financial aid.
http://www.iie.org/programs/nsep/default.htm
http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/ - scholarship database
http://www.studyabroad.com/forum/financial_aid.html - scholarship database
www.studyabroad.com/marketplace/finaid.html
http://www.studyabroadfunding.org/
http://www.internationalstudentloan.com/study_abroad/
http://college.enotes.com/scholarships-loans/
http://www.gfwcma.org/ - for females
Some of these are for language study, but that also most of the time includes cultural immersion in host families. Since you would get a lot of that with IOI it is worth a shot as well. If you need specific information for a particular program, don’t hesitate to contact us anytime!
Good luck!
