Overview

Through the generous donations of the Aigrain Fund and the Kapadia Family, Global Studies is able to offer educational/research travel scholarships exclusively to Global Studies majors. 

The Aigrain Fund for Economic Development was established by the generous gift of Jacques Aigrain in 2007. Each year the Aigrain Global Scholarship program awards up to $4,000 in scholarship to at least two undergraduate students who are interested in any or all of the following:

• Engaging in a serious research/academic project in any developing country.
• Applying for an independent internship in an emerging market.
• Working on a faculty-directed field project in a developing country.

The Kapadia Family Global Studies Travel Award was established by the generous gift of the Kapadia Family in 2023. The program will award up to $7,500 in scholarship to one or two undergraduate students to support a global research, education abroad, or internship experience.

The student’s planned research or internship must be approved/sponsored by a Global Studies faculty member or part of a Education Abroad program led by a Global Studies faculty member.  Please reference our website to see a list of all Global Studies core faculty.

Applicants are encouraged to pursue significant and innovative learning through research, education abroad, or internships that have the potential for continued inquiry.

Eligibility

Successful applicants must:

• Be a Global Studies major
  • students who apply to the major in spring are eligible to apply to the summer travel scholarship deadline; note however, the scholarship is contingent on being accepted to the major. 
• Maintain good academic and disciplinary standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Demonstrate faculty approval/support for travel (provide faculty name in narrative or a letter of support)
• If applying for internship: an internship application or letter of support must be in progress by the scholarship application deadline.

To Apply

Download the following documents and submit with your application:

1. Proposal Narrative: 
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   GS Travel Scholarship Proposal Narrative.pdf (12.56 KB)
2. Proposal Budget: 
   
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   GS Travel Scholarship Budget Proposal.pdf (100.77 KB)

Your application must be uploaded to this portal before the below deadline(s).

Deadline to Apply

J-Term 2025 Travel: Friday, September  20, 2024 @ 5:00 pm

Summer Travel: Friday, February 21, 2025 @ 5:00 pm

Award recipients are expected to

• Comply with Institutional Review Board (IRB) research policies and protocols.
• Upon completion of your research or internship experience, you are required to submit a 1,000 word report describing your activities, pursuit of goals, challenges and accomplishments, along with a photo of yourself taken in your research location our website

Scholarship Disbursement

We expect all students to understand and abide by the policies and guidelines presented on the University Policy on Student International Travel page; please read them carefully. 

Undergraduate Students traveling for university-related purposes outside a study abroad program must complete a Travel Registration prior to departure. Registrations are reviewed for completion, and travelers will receive an email confirmation once all requirements have been met. Scholarship funds will be disbursed upon approval of travel by ISO.  Funds for summer travel will be disbursed no sooner than May. 

2024 Scholarship Recipients

Aigrain Global Scholarship: Anna Trainum (GSVS '25) and Mackenzie Durham (GPH '25)

Kapadia Family Global Studies Travel Award: Anna Travasos (GSVS '26) and Julianne O'Leary (GSSJ ' 26)

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Aigrain Global Scholarship: Autumn Jeter (GDS '24), Ben Ross (GDS '24), and Francis Montevilla (GDS '24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Download Autumn's full report.

Download Ben's full report.  

Kapadia Family Global Studies Travel Award: Sarah Goraya (GSSJ '25)

Click here to read her full report!