More than ever, international education must simultaneously prepare U.S. citizens for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad.

2006 Nancy Petry Scholarship Recipient with students in South Africa

The IIE Rocky Mountain Regional Center offers competitive scholarships for outstanding students at IIE Educational Associate member institutions in the 16-state Rocky Mountain region.  The scholarships are awarded annually.  In addition, IIE administers scholarship programs and exchange opportunities open to students nationwide.  Scholarships are offered for undergraduate and graduate levels of academic study.


Rocky Mountain Regional Center Scholarship Funds

Adell & Hancock
Open to international students currently studying at a U.S. university or U.S. students engaging in a study abroad program during the next academic year.

Nancy Petry Scholarship
Open to U.S. citizens enrolled in a graduate studies program at an IIE Educational Associate Institution of higher learning in the Rocky Mountain region.

Scholarship applications and deadline for Fall 2010 will be announced shortly.

Please contact Karen de Bartolome at kdebartolome@iie.org or 303-837-0788 ext. 14 for more information.


Other Scholarship Opportunities
Other scholarship opportunities for U.S. citizens:

National Security Education Program
For more information contact Emily Bosio at ebosio@iie.org 

Freeman Asia
For more information contact Freeman-ASIA@iie.org

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
For more information contact gilman@iie.org

Western Union Family Scholarship Program
The Family Scholarship Program is intended to help two members of the same family move up the economic development ladder through education. Scholarships may be used for tuition for college/university education language acquisition classes, technical/skill training, and/or financial literacy. For example, one family member may request assistance to attend college and the other family member may request assistance to attend English as a Second Language (ESL) course.
 
For more information about eligibility and criteria, please visit: http://foundation.westernunion.com/ourProgramsScholarships.html
(Please note that there is no www in the address).

*Please note that the Gilman Scholarship, and Freeman Asia program are not administered by the Rocky Mountain Regional Center.  Please direct all inquiries for these two scholarships to the contact information listed above.

Educator Opportunities
IIE offers opportunities for educators to participate in professional development exchanges.  Visit the Educator and Professional Development page for more information.

Funding for U.S. Study Online
The United States offers a diverse array of top quality higher education options. There are over 4,000 accredited colleges and universities, ranging from large research universities to small private colleges, state universities, community colleges, specialized and technical institutions and everything in between.  IIE maintains a large database of these scholarships available for American and foreign students accessible at www.fundingusstudy.org. 

*Please note that Funding for U.S. Study Online is not administered by the Rocky Mountain Regional Center; please direct all inquiries to the contact information provided on the website.