CMAE Scholars Abroad (CSA)

• Increasing awareness of study abroad opportunities among historically underrepresented students in study abroad, including but not limited to first-generation, transfer, low-income, immigrant origin, or non-traditional students.
• Helping disseminate the message that studying abroad is an experience that all students can and should consider.

Multiple students will receive an award of $2,000 to be used in a GEO-sponsored credit-bearing study abroad program. 

CMAE has partnered with Global Education Oregon (GEO) to increase the number of CMAE Scholars Abroad awards. Thank you, GEO! 

To look for additional study abroad scholarship check out the GEO Scholarship page.

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarship recipients will be selected by a committee with representation from GEO, campus staff, and the Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence.  Applicants will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Must be a current undergraduate holder of a Duck Excellence Scholarship (formerly the Diversity Excellence Scholarship) or demonstrate active engagement in CMAE advising or programming;
• Enrolled as a full-time degree seeking undergraduate student;
• Demonstrate active participation in campus community and activities;
• Applicants must be planning to study abroad in a credit-bearing GEO-sponsored program that will take place in either: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027 or Spring 2027.
• Must be planning to graduate no less than two quarters after completion of the study abroad experience, in order to complete the service requirement. 

How to Apply

Service Requirement

Upon their return all recipients will be required to participate in activities to help promote study abroad. Awardees can fulfill the service requirement by serving on a panel, presenting to a student group, or creating social media content to name a few options. Recipients will work with CMAE staff to complete this requirement. More information can be found in the application.  

Past Awardees

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