Fund for Education Abroad

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Through the generous support of Academic Travel Abroad (ATA), the Fund for Education Abroad was established in 2010 as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization to address the need for an independent scholarship provider to enable more American college students to study abroad. Applicants from groups underrepresented in study abroad are given preference, in an effort to make the demographics of U.S. undergraduates studying abroad reflect the rich diversity of the U.S. population. Since 2010, FEA has awarded over $3.7 million in scholarships to 1186 undergraduates, helping students from all over the United States follow their dreams of studying abroad.

FEA remains the only national non-profit study abroad scholarship provider funded exclusively with philanthropic support, and the only independent organization dedicated to providing scholarships to students who are least likely to study abroad.

For more information on how to apply for the Fund for Education Abroad scholarship, contact the study abroad office at studyabroad@mercer.edu.

To be eligible for an FEA scholarship, you must be:

Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or DACA recipient
Be enrolled as an undergraduate at a U.S. institution of higher education at the time of application (graduate students are not eligible)
Receive credit at your home institution for the program or experience abroad
Have demonstrated financial need

FEA determines financial need based on information from the most recent FAFSA. You are eligible for an FEA scholarship with regard to financial need if any of the following apply:

Your Student Aid Index (SAI) is below 20,000
You are eligible for a Pell Grant
You have taken out any amount of student loans for the current academic year

Complete the application form online.
Print the Financial Aid Form and bring it to your university’s financial aid office. Someone from that office should complete the form and give it back to you for you to upload to your online application.
Upload your unofficial transcript to your online application.
Make sure ALL application materials are uploaded and submitted before the deadline to be considered for an FEA scholarship.

FEA invests in deserving U.S. undergraduates who are least likely to study abroad. More than 100 volunteer reviewers read applications each cycle. In partnership with them, we consider financial need, demographic factors, and academic plan and preparedness to decide our scholarship recipients.

Financial Need is determined by the FEA Financial Aid Form we provide. We require applicants to have completed a FAFSA for the current academic year.
Demographic Factors that are considered include first-generation college student status, racial identity, and community college experience.
Academic Plan and Preparedness are determined by your essays and unofficial transcript.