Fully-Funded Study Abroad
Below are fully-funded study abroad opportunities and fellowships. These programs are not run through SMCCCD; however, we can support you in the application process!
Critical Language Scholarship
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world. If you are interested in applying for this program, please visit the website linked below, and contact Zaid Ghori, CLS advisor, at ghoriz@smccd.edu for questions and assistance in applying.
Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship
The Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship is a fully funded summer study abroad program designed for students of color as part of CIEE’s commitment to open doors for all students from all backgrounds. The program explores the impact that effective leaders have had on social justice movements and critical peace and conflict resolution efforts around the world. Frederick Douglass Global Fellows will explore conflict and injustice from various perspectives and the leaders who sought to affect positive change for their communities and their countries. Fellows will return to America with new perspectives on how effective leaders influence positive social change and inspired to be the catalyst for positive change in their communities and in our world.