Freeman-ASIA Award Program

Direct application

$7,000

About this scholarship

U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled as undergraduates at two- or four-year colleges who demonstrate financial need may apply for Freeman-ASIA Awards through the Institute of International Education to fund study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.

Awards provide up to $3,000 for summer, up to $5,000 for a semester or quarter, or up to $7,000 for an academic or calendar year toward program costs, airfare, living expenses, and books.

Applications require endorsements from both study-abroad and financial-aid advisers by the posted deadline.

Essay questions

What else to submit

  • Endorsement from a study-abroad adviser
  • Endorsement from a financial-aid adviser
  • FAFSA completion
  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
  • Contact the financial aid office of your chosen institution
  • Funding supports study-abroad program costs, airfare, living expenses, and books.