Office of Global Education Summer Study Away

Summer Study Abroad Fellowships

Some funds have specificity as to where students must travel; others are more open. Please see below for details on each of the funds, but students do not apply individually to a fund. The committee on global education will award funds with the donor's preferences in mind. Students need only apply to this general fellowship.

• The Ouyang Family Summer Study Abroad Fund supports students on financial aid to study in China (roughly half of the funds) as well as any other country in the world. 
• The Opperman Fund supports students to study Chinese language and culture. (The faculty in Asian Languages and Civilizations selects recipients for the Opperman Fund, but the application is the same as general summer study abroad fellowships.) 
• The Huh Family Fund supports students interested in studying abroad in Korea with preference for those students who are not of Korean heritage, including students who were adopted from Korea but raised elsewhere and who do not have any connection to their Korean heritage. (Preference given to students who intend to study abroad in the fall semester, for a summer+fall experience.) 
• Roch-McKinstry Study Abroad Fund supports study abroad to any country in the world. 
• William E. Ford III 1983 Fund supports study anywhere in the world, with preference for programs in Asia or Latin America.

Summer Japanese Language Study Fellowship Funded by the Shoyu Club of Japan and the Nihon Ryuugaku Fund (2024)

Through the generosity of the Shoyu Club of Japan and the Nihon Ryuugaku Fund establised by donor Geoffrey Smith '99, two Amherst students will have the opportunity to study Japanese with the prestigious KCJS (Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies). Students will study in Japan from late May to mid-July (classes: May 29 to July 22), taking Japanese language classes while living in a dormitory on the campus for the Doshisha University in Kyoto. Upon finishing courses, students travel to Tokyo to spend a few days for their cultural studies and to have dinner with members of the Shoyu Club of Japan.

Students must have a minimum of one year of college-level Japanese to apply. They must also have a strong and continuing interest in studying the Japanese language and culture. They are also expected to continue with Japanese language upon their return. Full tuition fees for attending KCJS will be paid by the Shoyu Club of Tokyo, and the dormitory fee, course material fee, a round-trip airfare, a train fare from Kyoto to Tokyo, and the accommodation cost in Tokyo will be provided by the Nihon Ryuugaku Fund.

Steps to take:

1. Apply to KCJS by Monday, January 29. 
2. After being accepted by KCJS, apply for funding from the Shoyu Fellowship and the Nihon Ryuugaku Fund (one application) by March 8. 
3. Decisions will be made in the week before spring break.

Recipients are chosen by a faculty committee in the Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations. After returning home, students must complete an evaluation of the experience for Amherst College and Shoyu Club Fellowship recipients must also complete a letter of appreciation. If a student is awarded the Shoyu Club of Japan Fellowship, s/he is not eligible for the summer study abroad fellowships in the same summer. 

Arabic Language Study Fellowship

Two Amherst students will receive funds from Sally Rathman Kadifa, M.D. ’81 and Samia Geha Foster, M.D. ’92 to study Arabic at the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies at The American University of Beirut (AUB) on the CAMES Summer Arabic Program. The tentative dates of the program for summer 2024 are mid-June to mid-August. The fellowship will cover tuition (~$5,000 exact amount TBA), required AUB health insurance (~$181), access to AUB's athletic facilities (~$100), accommodation in a shared double (~$1,050), airfare (variable depending on departure city) and visa fees. Additional expenses may be included in your budget and AUB's Cost of Living Sheet may be helpful.

Nagle Fellowship for Asian Art and Culture

The Summer International Experience in Asian Art and Culture Fellowship, established by Scott Nagle '85, will provide a student with $5000 (and up to $7500, depending on the project) in funding to travel to Asia over the summer to undertake a project related to Asian art history, Asian culture, or museum careers with a focus on Asian art and/or culture. Asia is broadly defined to include East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or West Asia (i.e., the Middle East). Faculty in Asian Languages and Civilizations will award funds. Questions should be directed to scmorse@amherst.edu.

All applications must be complete by March 15, 2024. Instructions and the application form are online.

Nagle Summer Research Collaboration in Asian Art and Culture Fellowship

The Summer Research Collaboration in Asian Art and Culture Fellowship,established by Scott Nagle '85, will provide a student with $5000 (and up to $7500, depending on the project) in funding to undertake a project related to Asian art history, Asian culture, or museum careers with a focus on Asian art and culture. This research project will take place in partnership with a professor on campus over the summer. Asia is broadly defined to include East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, or West Asia (i.e., the Middle East). Faculty in Asian Languages and Civilizations will award funds. Questions should be directed to scmorse@amherst.edu.

All applications must be complete by March 15, 2024. Instructions and the application form are online.

Nihon Ryuugaku Japan Fellowship

The Nihon Ryuugaku Japan Fellowship is funded by Geoff Smith '99 and supports study of Japanese language and culture. These funds are managed by the Asian Languages and Civilizations department and may extend the deadline for this particular application. Application instructions forthcoming. The application is online and there is no deadline; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.