Rotary Foundation Scholarships
The Ambassadorial Scholarships Program of The Rotary Foundation is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships program. More than 1,200 scholarships were awarded for study in 2000-01.

Freeman-ASIA Award for study abroad in Asia
The Freeman-ASIA Award Program is designed to support American undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who are planning on studying overseas in East or Southeast Asia. Applicants must have applied or have been accepted to a country-based study abroad program from among the following countries and regions: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. 

Bridging Scholarships
The Association of Teachers of Japanese Bridging Project accepts applications from American students participating in study-abroad programs in Japan. Funding from private foundations and major U.S. corporations has made it possible for ATJ to award 100 scholarships annually to assist students with the travel and living expenses they will incur while studying abroad in Japan. Contributors to the scholarship fund include Boeing Japan, CHS, Citigroup, CocaCola Japan, The Freeman Foundation, Lockheed Martin, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, PricewaterhouseCoopers and ChuoAoyama, Shinsei Bank, The Starr Foundation, TCS Japan, Tohmatsu & Co., Universal Studios, and Weyerhaeuser. Undergraduate students majoring in any field of study are eligible to apply for these scholarships. Japanese language study is not a prerequisite. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled in a college or university in the United States.

DAAD
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) offers Undergraduate Scholarships to highly qualified undergraduate students for study abroad, university language courses, senior thesis research and/or internships in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Gilman International Scholarship
This scholarship provides awards for US undergraduate students who are receiving federal Pell Grant funding at a 2-year or 4-year college or university to participate in study abroad programs worldwide. The program offers a competition for awards for undergraduate study abroad and was established by the International Academic Opportunity Act of 2000.Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

NSEP Boren
NSEP was designed to provide U.S. undergraduates with the resources and encouragement they need to acquire skills and experience in countries and areas of the world critical to the future security of our nation. As a student of another culture and language, you will begin to acquire the international competence you need to communicate effectively across borders, understand other perspectives and analyze increasingly fluid economic and political realities. NSEP is especially designed to support students who will make a commitment to federal service.

British Council
Lists funding and scholarship information for study in the United Kingdom.

Fulbright Scholarships
For both Americans going abroad and incoming foreign students. Grants are made to citizens of participating countries, primarily for: university teaching, advanced research, graduate study and teaching in elementary and secondary schools.

Work Abroad

Did you have a wonderful study abroad experience and now you are ready to return and do something significant? Do you wish you had studied abroad, and now want to have an international volunteer or work experience? Are you ready to find that great opportunity? To get a job abroad requires enthusiasm and perseverance (you), good and user-friendly resources (us), and international connections (Moravian alums all over the world!). Investigate the resources on campus to help you find a short-term overseas job, or plan a career.

User friendly resources in the Career Center include some of the books reviewed below.

Other resources to explore:

*Faculty with contacts abroad
*International students at Moravian College
*Family connections, personal, business
*Volunteer organizations such as those affiliated with churches and service clubs.


Useful Books
Some of following books were reviewed in the NAFSA International Educator magazine by William Nolting, director of international opportunities at the University of Michigan International Center. These books are available in the Moravian College Career Center for student use. You can be one of the growing number of Moravians who work abroad and make a difference in the world!

International Jobs Directory: 1001 Employers and Great Tips for Success! (3rd ed., previously titled Almanac of International Jobs and Careers), by Ron and Caryl Krannich, 1999, Impact Publications. http://impactpublications.com
"This is the best choice for extensive explorations of specific international organizations...it's packed with up-to-date profiles....This book makes the most extensive use of the Internet...listing hundreds of web sites for jobs and for researching potential employers.

International Jobs: Where They Are, How to Get Them (5th ed.), by Eric Kocher and Nina Segal, 1999, Persius Books/Harper Collins Publishers. Also available from Impact Publications.
Recommended as "the best single volume to recommend to students as a basic introduction to international careers....Part One...'Introduction to International Career Planning' is alone worth the cover price."

Work Your Way Around the World (8th ed) (Paperback) by Susan Griffith Petersons; Rev&Updtd edition (February 1, 1997)"Packed with useful information that will steer you through the whole process... a mine of information that you won't want to be without". --Global Adventure Magazine "Good, sensible advice on seeking work". --The Times "The essential starting point for planning a working holiday.  It incorporates hundreds of first-hand accounts from people who have actually done the jobs with the finest hard factual information to offer authoritative advice on how to find work. Work Your Way Around the World gives information on all the main areas of temporary work including the tourist industry, agriculture, teaching English, childcare, and voluntary work, plus insiders' information on how to work a passage or to earn money by using your initiative when you spot a local opportunity".   

International Job Finder: Where the Jobs Are Worldwide (International Job Finder) by Daniel Lauber, Kraig RicePlanning Communications (June 1, 2002)“Students, recent graduates, and others attracted by work opportunities in foreign countries will benefit from this new source, whose purpose is "to gather together in one place the broadest collection of effective online and offline resources for finding international jobs."  

Work Worldwide: International Career Strategies for the Adventurous Job Seeker by Nancy MuellerAvalon Travel Publishing; 1st edition (May 15, 2000)“Lots of people think about having an international career, but to most it seems impossible. This book helps turn those dreams into reality. Work Worldwide shows readers how to research, apply for, and get an international job. It includes quizzes to help define goals, culturally specific information for doing business in a foreign country, and advice for long- and short-term assignments; and it explains the basics of moving to a foreign country, such as visas, currency, and transportation.” 

Great Jobs Abroad by Arthur H. BellMcGraw-Hill Trade (January 1, 1997)“This book provides all the tips and techniques you need to land the job of your dream overseas. Contains information on 1000 companies in over 70 countries, names and phone numbers of key contacts, work permits, residency requirements, resume tips and Internet job sites.”