SAIIE Your Life Experience; Your Education

Scholarships

UW-Platteville Scholarship

It is the goal of the Spanish-American Institute of International Education (SAIIE) to make studying abroad and participating on the SAIIE study abroad program more financially attainable for Neumann University students through these scholarships.

Every spring and fall term, SAIIE offers UW-Platteville students the chance to win scholarships worth up to $1,500 for their semester abroad on the SAIIE program, during the summer sessions $300 per session, and $500 if a student is enrolled in both sessions. We also offer UW-Platteville students a scholarship worth $300 for our winterim term.

Eligibility

Eligible students must:

  • have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
  • be a full-time degree-seeking UW-Platteville student in the semester preceding and following the education abroad experience.
  • be participating on the SAIIE education abroad program for at least one summer session.
  • agree to volunteer at two education abroad events (e.g. education abroad fair, presentations) and to serve as an Education Abroad Ambassador or Global Amigo for one semester following their international experience.
  • Choose one of the following ways to share their experience in Seville during their stay:


    1. Blog:     Write a weekly blog reflecting on their experience with SAIIE, Seville, Spanish culture, and life abroad. Students participating in a short-term program should write two blog post per week. Blog posts should be approximately 300–500 words and reflect on your experiences with SAIIE, Seville, Spanish culture, and life abroad. 

    2. Instagram: Share approximately 2–3 posts or stories per week on their personal Instagram account, highlighting their experiences with SAIIE, activities and excursions, places they visit, Spanish culture, and everyday life in Seville. Students should tag @saiiesevilla so SAIIE can follow along and share their experience with our community.

To apply for the scholarship, students must submit the following:

  • submit the scholarship application form. Please click here to download form.
  • submit a one page (ariel 11) well written and grammatically correct scholarship essay answering the following questions: Why do you want to study abroad? What is your financial need? Why SAIIE?.
  • submit one letter of recommendation for the scholarship from a teacher. Please click here to download form.

All materials must be received by SAIIE before the deadline for the applicant to be considered. Scholarship deadlines are as follows:

Summer: May 1

The SAIIE Education Abroad Scholarship will be awarded on a competitive basis and the SAIIE selection committee will most strongly consider applicants:

  • Academic performance and financial need.

Please note: All applicants will be notified of scholarship decisions 1-2 weeks after the scholarship application deadline.

All forms must be scanned in and emailed to the Resident Director , Stuart Chipres, at director@saiie.com