Geneseo Study Abroad Scholarships

This page provides a list of the study abroad scholarships administered by SUNY Geneseo’s Study Abroad Office. For the most part, these scholarships are only available to Geneseo students on Geneseo programs.

Please note that the Geneseo study abroad scholarships will be awarded pending the availability of funds. Please email studyabroad@geneseo.edu or stop by the Study Abroad Office in Erwin 218 if you have any questions.

Applications for all Geneseo-sponsored scholarships must be completed on Horizons. Please be sure to read the “Description” for each scholarship to determine if you are eligible to receive the scholarship.

Scholarship NameSponsorAmountAvailable Terms & EligibilityApplication Deadline
Ambassador Apartments World Citizen ScholarshipAmbassador Apartments/Geneseo Foundation$500.00-1,000.00Available Terms:  Fall Semester or Academic Year ProgramsEligibility: This scholarship is awarded to a student at SUNY Geneseo who will participate in a Fall or Academic Year study abroad program and best demonstrates, in the personal statement on their scholarship application, an awareness and understanding of what it means to be a world citizen. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients.  Endowed by Frank Csapo, Ambassador Apartments.  April 15
Jo Kirk One World ScholarshipJo Kirk/Geneseo Foundation$500.00-
$1,000.00
Available Terms:  Fall Semester or Academic Year ProgramsEligibility: Applicant must be in good academic and judicial standing, and must be accepted on a Geneseo sponsored semester or academic year study abroad program. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. April 15
Student Association Semester Scholarship Geneseo Student Association/Geneseo Foundation$1000.00Available Terms:  Fall Semester/Academic Year and Spring Semester Eligibility: Applicant must be a degree seeking student in good academic and judicial standing, and must be accepted on a Geneseo sponsored study abroad program for the Fall/Academic Year or Spring Semester. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. November 15
April 15
Geneseo Italian Studies ScholarshipPrivate Donor/Geneseo Foundation$1,000.00Available Terms:  Fall Semester/Academic Year or Summer Eligibility: Applicants must be degree seeking students, in good academic and judicial standing, and accepted on a Geneseo-sponsored program in Italy. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. April 15
Geneseo World ScholarshipSUNY Geneseo Study Abroad$1,000.00Available Terms:  Fall Semester/Academic Year and Spring Semester Eligibility: Applicant must be in good academic and judicial standing, and must be accepted on a Geneseo sponsored semester or academic year study abroad program in a country OUTSIDE of Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. April 15
November 15
Geneseo Long-term Study Abroad ScholarshipGeneseo Student Association/Geneseo Foundation$1,000.00Available Terms:  Fall Semester/Academic Year and Spring SemesterEligibility: Applicant must be a degree seeking student in good academic and judicial standing, and must be accepted on a Geneseo sponsored study abroad program for the Fall Semester, Academic Year, or Spring Semester. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. April 15
November 15
Neureiter ScholarshipPrivate Donor/Geneseo Foundation$1,000.00Available Terms:  Fall Semester/Academic Year and Spring SemesterEligibility:  Applicant must be a degree seeking student in good academic and judicial standing, and must be accepted on a Geneseo sponsored study abroad program for the Fall Semester, Academic Year, or Spring Semester. Preference is given to students participating on academic year programs. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. April 15
November 15
Student Association Summer ScholarshipGeneseo Student Association/Geneseo Foundation$1,000.00Available Terms:  Summer Eligibility: Applicant must be a degree seeking student in good academic and judicial standing, and must be accepted on a Geneseo sponsored study abroad program in the Summer. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. April 15
Geneseo Short-term Summer Study Abroad ScholarshipSUNY Geneseo Study Abroad$1,000.00Available Terms:  SummerEligibility: Applicants must be degree seeking students, in good academic and judicial standing, accepted on a Geneseo-sponsored Summer study abroad program. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients.April 15
Geneseo Short-term Winter/Intersession Study Abroad ScholarshipSUNY Geneseo Study Abroad$1,000.00Available Terms:  Winter/Intersession
Eligibility: Applicants must be degree seeking students, in good academic and judicial standing, accepted on a Geneseo-sponsored Winter/Intersession study abroad program. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. 
November 15
Geneseo Short-term Spring Faculty Led with Travel During Spring Break or After Course Study Abroad ScholarshipSUNY Geneseo Study Abroad$1,000.00Available Terms:  Spring Break/Travel After Course
Eligibility: Applicants must be degree seeking students, in good academic and judicial standing, and accepted on a Geneseo-sponsored Spring Break study abroad program. Financial circumstances will be considered when selecting recipients. 
November 15
Erika Rottenberg ’84 Endless Possibilities ScholarshipPrivate Donor/Geneseo Foundation$5,000.00Available Terms:  Summer/Semester with preference for longer duration programsEligibility: Applicants must be education majors and/or pre-law students, Geneseo GPA of 3.5 or better, demonstrate financial need but does is not required to receive federal or state financial aid grants (Pell, TAP, etc.), awardees must be US citizens and residents of the United States. Preference will be given to students with out-of-state residency.April 15
November 15

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