Study Abroad Scholarships

There are currently two credit-earning study abroad programs through the Mt SAC study abroad office.

Please contact the Mt SAC Study Abroad Office for questions
Fall 2025 Florence, Italy (Sep 6 - Nov 29, 2025)

Scholarships for study abroad
For questions and more information on your study abroad options, contact Mt SAC Study Abroad Office.

Benjamin A. Gilman International Schlarship
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Deadline: Thursday, October 10 (for programs that start December 2024 - October 2025)

The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (Gilman 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.

Critical Language Scholarships (CLS)
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Deadline: Applications open early October, 2024

The CLS Program provides opportunities for American college and university students to study languages and cultures essential to America's engagement with the world (available for 13 languages).
Each summer, American undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities across the country, spend eight to ten weeks learning one of a dozen languages at an intensive study abroad institute. The CLS Program is designed to promote rapid language gains and essential intercultural fluency in regions that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.

The CLS Spark is an initiative of the CLS Program, provides opportunities for American undergraduate college and university students to study Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Russian virtually at the beginning level.
Designed to leverage best practices in online language learning, CLS Spark provides students with the opportunity to study critical languages virtually when they may not have access to studying these languages on their campuses.