Center for Global Educational Opportunities

The University's study abroad office can be found here.

International Education Fee Scholarships (IEFS)

IEFS is a University-wide scholarship fund to which all students contribute one dollar each time they pay their fee bills. Now is your chance to apply to be a recipient of one of these scholarships and recoup your contributions! IEFS Scholarships are awarded on the basis of both merit of the proposal and financial need. The awards are between $300 and $500 dollars. Applications for the IEFS Scholarship are available from the Center for Global Education Opportunities in SHC 247. Hours are M-F 8-12noon and 1-5pm; phone 512-471-6490. The current deadline for application is March 1st, details on the scholarship are available online.

Office of the Vice President for Research

Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Undergraduate Research Fellowships provide support (up to $1000) for specific scholarly investigative projects conducted by the university of Texas at Austin undergraduates. These fellowships are intended to cover costs associated with academic research projects proposed and written by student applicants and undertaken with the supervision of a University faculty member, lecturer, senior lecturer, or full-time research scientist or engineer. Check with the Office of the Vice President for deadline information and applications located in Main 302, 512-471-2877.

University of Texas at Austin

Office of Student Financial Services

If you currently receive financial aid, your aid should continue while you are studying in Italy. Since this is a UT-Austin resident credit program and you are registered for UT courses, you are eligible to receive financial aid exactly as you would if on campus. It is recommended that you make an appointment to see your financial aid advisor if you are a current financial aid recipient before you fill out 2006 financial aid paperwork so that you can include Study in Italy program costs in your application. If you have never applied to financial aid before you should do so for 2006, you could be surprised to learn that you are eligible to receive aid.

Scholarships:

The School of Architecture

Smilja Milovanovic-Bertram, School of Architecture
SUT 4.110, 512-471-0149, Email.

Other Ideas

Many students who participated in the past found creative solutions to funding their trip to Italy. Some asked parents and grandparents to send them with the program in lieu of Christmas and Birthday presents. Some asked for Study in Italy as a graduation present a little bit in advance. Some obtained several small loans from various family members, including brothers and sisters already out of college, and agreed to pay them back after graduation with a small amount of interest. Some students also felt that the Study in Italy experience was so important they took out bank loans to cover the expenses, even if they had never taken out loans for college previously. Don't forget to investigate study abroad scholarships offered by the Rotary and Optimist clubs, and other fraternal or church organizations to which you or your family members may belong.