SAIIE Your Life Experience; Your Education

Scholarships

UW-River Falls Scholarhip

The SAIIE scholarship for UW–River Falls students is not currently available. Please check back for future scholarship opportunities.

 

Every spring and fall term, SAIIE offers UW-River Falls 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-River Falls 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 River Falls student in the semester preceding and following the education abroad experience.
  • be participating on the SAIIE education abroad program for at least one semester or summer session.
  • agree to volunteer at one education abroad event (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 contact the SAIIE Resident Director, Stuart Chipres, at director@saiie.com for more information

 

Scholarship Deadlines

Fall term: May 1
Spring term: October 15
Winterim term: November 15
Summer term: April 1

 

Please note: All applicants will be notified of scholarship decisions 2-3 weeks after the scholarship application deadline.