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Scholarships & Fellowships
Overview
We are delighted to present three types of scholarships and fellowships, designed to allow motivated students to earn money towards an enriching summer study abroad and/or summer college prep experience.
Abbey Road Scholarship Programs:
1. $200 - $500 Student Ambassador Fellowships:
Our Student Ambassador Fellowships are akin to "mini internships" designed to reward motivated students who demonstrate a commitment to learning that extends throughout the school year. Fellowships are earned through special projects and applied towards the total cost of the program tuition.
See all our Student Ambassador Fellowships
2. $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarships
We are offering five $1,000 merit-based study abroad scholarships, one in each of the following subjects: French, Spanish, Italian, Studio Art and History.
Read more about our Study Abroad Scholarships
3. $500 Green Ticket Scholarships:
Our Green Ticket Scholarship is a $500 merit-based scholarship (applicable toward any of our programs) for a handful of worthy students who have demonstrated their commitment to the environment through their schoolwork or extracurricular activities.
Read more about our Green Ticket Scholarship
1. Student Ambassador Fellowships
Our Student Ambassador Fellowships are akin to "mini internships." We are offering the four types of fellowships for summer 2010:
New Student Ambassador: Our New Student Ambassadors are extremely valuable resources for families who want a first hand account of an Abbey Road summer program. If you constantly update your Facebook and Twitter pages, love talking with your peers about travel, summer and study abroad then the Student Ambassador fellowship is perfect for you! As a New Student Ambassador, you are responsible for sharing your study abroad experiences with prospective Abbey Road students and families throughout the school year after your summer experience. Your duties will include handing out materials to your friends and peers, making fun postings about your summer plans on Abbey Road’s social media fan pages, and serving as a phone and email reference for prospective families next fall. Your work and profile will also be featured on the Abbey Road website!
Web Ambassador: Are you interested in getting your short stories or articles published? Do you want to learn how to blog and create an online journal? If so then consider applying for our Web Ambassador Fellowship. Web Ambassadors are young writers and bloggers who have a knack for composing short stories and articles, are interested in further developing their writing skills and wish to share their summer experiences with their peers. Before your program starts, you will write a short reflection talking about your expectations and goals for the summer. What do you hope to gain from your experience? What are your fears? What are your goals? Then, throughout the summer you will get the chance to collaborate with your Program Director and contribute your thoughts to the Official 2010 Program Blog. Share your stories, talk about your friends’ experiences and reflect on how your summer compares to your first personal reflection. Outstanding personal reflections will also have the chance to be published in the fall on the Abbey Road website and blog.
Program Journalist: Abbey Road Program Journalists are interested in journalism and creative writing with the chance to have their work published on the Abbey Road website. Program journalists are expected to keep a daily journal of the events and activities that have impacted or inspired them during their summer abroad. This is an excellent fellowship for students interested in having a keepsake of their time abroad and polished reflective pieces to include with college applications. Program Journalists are asked to take photos to support their reflections in addition to conducting several student interviews to supplement their personal accounts. These interviews will be used by the journalist at the program’s end as they draft their own unique article about their time abroad. The theme and tone of the Journalist’s article will depend on the material he or she has gathered throughout the summer. Outstanding pieces will be featured on the Abbey Road website and have the possibility to be published in conjunction with the Abbey Road’s Alumni Network.
Program Photographer: Program photographers start their work as soon as they arrive at their program destination. You will be asked to keep a detailed “digital” account of your experiences this summer with Abbey Road. Take your camera with you everywhere you go. You may document interesting classroom activities, social events, weekend day trips and the every-day life experiences you will encounter as you live like a true European local. Keep a clear record of your daily photos making sure to jot down any special notes about particular images (their location, an anecdote about why you took the image etc). Program Photographers are asked to put together a digital photo album upon the program’s completion. You will also be published on the Abbey Road blog! This album will be an excellent keepsake for you and your friends, in addition to a great way to share your study abroad experience with your peers.
2. Study Abroad Scholarships
We are offering five $1,000 merit-based study abroad scholarships, one in each of the following subjects below. We are seeking students who have demonstrated passion, outstanding academic performance and commitment to their chosen subject, both academically and in extra-curricular life:
French Scholarship: applicable toward any of our French summer programs. Designed for an outstanding student of French who has already completed at least two full years of French language.
Spanish Scholarship: applicable toward Cadiz program. Designed for an outstanding student of the Spanish language who has already completed at least two full years of Spanish language.
Italian Scholarship: applicable toward our Florence program. Designed for an outstanding student of the Italian language who has already completed at least one full year of Italian language.
Studio Art Scholarship: applicable toward our Florence or Nice programs. Designed for an outstanding student of studio art. Applicants will be required to submit a few digital copies or photos of their original artwork.
History Scholarship: applicable toward our Western Civilization, Modern Civilization or Florence programs. Designed for an outstanding student of history, who has demonstrated strong interest and success in history-related schoolwork.
3. Green Ticket Scholarships
Our Green Ticket Scholarship is a $500 scholarship for students completing grades 9 to 12 who have demonstrated their commitment to the environment through their schoolwork or extracurricular activities. You are eligible for the GreenTicket Scholarship Program if you have done significant work in any of the following categories:
Environmental issues: global warming, bio-diversity, eco-system preservation, toxic waste reduction, deforestation, energy conservation, recycling
Friends of the earth: agriculture, farming, and food
Wildlife: preservation of endangered species, including marine life and national parks
Any other projects that help to preserve and restore the earth
Deadlines & How to Apply
Deadlines
Student Ambassador Fellowships applications are accepted on a rolling basis and filled on a per program basis. Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Study Abroad Scholarship and Green Ticket Scholarship applications are accepted on a rolling basis and due no later than April 1, 2010. Scholarship recipients will be notified by April 15, 2010, and will be given until April 30, 2010, about making a final decision on enrollment for the summer program of their choice (including submitting an application deposit).
How to Apply
In order to apply, you will be required to download the scholarship application (in PDF format), complete it and submit it via mail or email (academics@goabbeyroad.com).
Download the Summer 2010 Scholarship Application
Please be sure to complete the application in full and indicate the summer program of your choice. In addition, we will need your school transcript and 2 letters of recommendation from those who supervised your work in the above mentioned areas.
All essays, school transcripts, and recommendation letters will be reviewed by the Abbey Road Student Admissions Staff and must be submitted no later than April 1, 2010.
More Questions
For questions about our summer scholarship programs, please contact our Admissions Staff.
