Finding financial support for your long-term stay abroad can be, politely speaking, quite challenging sometimes. However, money should never be the reason to skip the invaluable experience of working and learning in the Amazon rainforest. Here you can find possible ways to fund your internship overseas!
YOUR UNIVERSITY
Many universities are offering aid or grants for internships. Speak with you study counselor about different possibilities for funding your trip!
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Sometimes there are governmental aids for studying / doing an internship abroad. Check the website of Ministry of Education of your home country AND of your destination country.
POSSIBLE SCHOLARSHIPS
Anne E. Borghesani Memorial Prize
Deadline: 24.02.2017
Requirements: GPA over 2.8, U.S. Citizens preferred
Requirements: Only U.S. Citizens.
Requirements : Only U.S. Citizens between the ages of 18 and 28.
Requirements: Only U.S. Citizens
Go Overseas Study or Intern Abroad Scholarship
Amount: $500
Requirements: You have to be enrolled in an American institution.
Amount: $500
Every month, LIVFund awards two scolarships for students interested interning or volunteering in Latin America.
Whitaker international program
Requirements: Only U.S. Citizens, Be in the field of biomedical engineering/bioengineering or a closely-related field.
In addition, to keep you busy for the rest of the evening, here are a few scholarship search engines with thousands of scholarships to apply for:
Crowd Funding platforms to fund anything you can possible imagine:
Best of luck!
Matti Laukkanen